Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director (BA).

The Executive received the report on the Joint Statement of Community Involvement (Joint SCI) prepared for the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan (GESP). This document would be considered by the four Greater Exeter local planning authorities of Exeter City, East Devon District, Mid Devon District and Teignbridge District.  The report included the proposed approach to public consultation for the GESP as it progresses through its statutory plan-making stages towards adoption. The Director (BA) stated that there was no legal requirement to consult on an SCI, but a draft had been subject to public consultation in 2017. It had been amended following the responses and to take account of the emerging Covid-19 situation and restrictions on social interaction. Every effort had been made to include flexibility in the statement of community involvement to enable full and meaningful consultation irrespective of Covid-19.

RESOLVED that:-

(1)        the contents of the Joint Statement of Community Involvement (Joint SCI) that has been prepared for the GESP be approved; and;

(2)        delegated authority be given to the Chief Executive & Growth Director in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the relevant Portfolio Holder to agree changes to the Joint SCI arising from decisions by the other Greater Exeter local planning authorities and approve it as a Local Development Document, noting that it will apply jointly to East Devon District, Exeter City, Mid Devon District and Teignbridge District Councils.