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Local Plan: Issues consultation feedback

Meeting: 08/02/2022 - Executive (Item 25)

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To consider the report of the Deputy Chief Executive.

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Agreed:

 

RESOLVED that the content of the ‘New Local Plan Issues Consultation Summary Report’ (Appendix A) be noted as a document which will be used to inform the preparation of the emerging new Local Plan.

 

Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.

 

 

 

Minutes:

The Executive received the report which summarised the Local Plan ‘Issues’ consultation and the responses received, which was included as an Appendix to the report. As the Local Planning Authority for Exeter, the City Council had a statutory duty to prepare planning policy for the city and an initial, ‘Issues’ public consultation had been held between September and November 2021. The consultation enabled the public, stakeholders and the wider community with an early opportunity to influence the scope of the new Local Plan for Exeter.

 

Particular reference as made to:-

 

·        of the 215 responses received from the consultation, the majority had been submitted online, with 161 from individuals and 54 from organisations; and

·        the responses would help inform the next stage of developing the Local Plan for consultation in Autumn of 2022.

 

During discussion the following points were made:-

 

·        public feedback had reflected many of the Council priorities including addressing the climate emergency, health and wellbeing, delivering much needed homes for the city and economy and jobs;

·        significant reference had been made to developing brown field sites and protecting green spaces, which were important goals for the Council;

·        a wide range of engagement mechanisms had been used, including a public consultation at the Exeter Central Library.

 

RESOLVED that the content of the ‘New Local Plan Issues Consultation Summary Report’ (Appendix A) be noted as a document which will be used to inform the preparation of the emerging new Local Plan.