Issue - meetings

Adoption of a Neighbourhood Planning Protocol for Bath & North East Somerset following amendments arising from the public consultation on the draft protocol

Alan Langton (Trustee, Bath Preservation Trust) in a statement [a copy of which is attached to the Minutes as Appendix 25 and on the Council's website] felt that the revised protocol had introduced greater balance.  He was pleased to see references to enforcement and to heritage assets.  He did however feel that there should be a reference to the World Heritage Site if the document was to be fully fit for purpose.

Councillor Tim Ball in proposing the item, said that this would be the first of many papers to be considered by Cabinet as a result of the Localism Bill.  He particularly referred to paragraph 4.9 of the report, which showed that the document had achieved national recognition as good practice.

Councillor David Bellotti seconded the proposal.

On a motion from Councillor Tim Ball, seconded by Councillor David Bellotti, it was

RESOLVED (unanimously)

(1) To ADOPT the My Neighbourhood: A Neighbourhood Planning Protocol for B&NES as the Council’s policy on Neighbourhood Planning and community engagement in planning superseding the existing Statement of Community Involvement for Planning (2007); and

(2) To DELEGATE responsibility to the Divisional Director (Planning & Transport), in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing, to make final graphic and minor textual amendments prior to publication of the Neighbourhood Planning Protocol.