Issue - meetings

Following the successful examination and referendum, this report seeks to make and bring into force the Freshford and Limpley Stoke Neighbourhood Plan, so that it will be used by the Local Planning Authority to help determine planning applications within the Neighbourhood Area.

Councillor Liz Richardson said that she was passionate about Neighbourhood Development Plans (NDP) and highlighted that this was the first plan to crosses boundaries of two Councils - Bath & North East Somerset Council and Wiltshire Council.  Councillor Richardson welcomed that there was a 50.12% referendum turnout of the overall Freshford and Limpley Stoke Neighbourhood Area electorate.  A majority (74%) were in favour of using the Freshford and Limpley Stoke NDP to help decide planning applications in the Neighbourhood Area.

Councillor Liz Richardson moved the recommendation.

Councillor Charles Gerrish seconded the motion by saying that he was delighted that the Cabinet were able to approve this Neighbourhood Plan.  The new Freshford & Limpley Stoke Neighbourhood Plans would be used by this Council and Wiltshire Council, as the Local Planning Authorities, to help determine planning applications within their areas.

RESOLVED (unanimously) that:

The Cabinet make and bring into force the Freshford & Limpley Stoke Neighbourhood Development Plan as part of the Development Plan for the Freshford & Limpley Stoke Neighbourhood Area, in accordance with Section 38A(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”) (as amended by the Localism Act, 2011).