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This document provides information and tools needed for the protection and management of the World Heritage Site setting in support of policies in the Local Plan and the Core Strategy. Approval is requested from the Cabinet to go out to Public Consultation during May – June 2012.  Following consultation, the final version of the document will be reported to Cabinet for adoption as a Supplementary Planning Document.

Note:  The SPD document is very large, so copies will be put on display at the Council’s Public Inspection Points and in the Council’s Political Group Rooms.

Councillor Tim Ball said that the proposals spoke for themselves and he moved the recommendations.

Councillor Cherry Beath seconded the proposal and gave her full support.  She said the document was an important step in protecting the world heritage status of Bath.

On a motion from Councillor Tim Ball, seconded by Councillor Cherry Beath, it was

RESOLVED (unanimously)

(1) To APPROVE the Draft City of Bath World Heritage Site Setting Supplementary Planning Document for public consultation as part of the process leading to adoption as a Supplementary Planning Document to policies BH.1 in the Bath and North East Somerset Council Local Plan and B4 in the Core Strategy once it is adopted; and

(2) To DELEGATE authority to the Divisional Director for Planning and Transport Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Homes and Planning, to make minor text changes and minor design changes to the layout, if required, and for the inclusion of the rest of the appendices and changes to the selection of photos to the Draft Supplementary Planning Document.