Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of City Development.

Agreed:

RESOLVED that:-

(1) the ‘Householder's Guide: Design of Extensions and Alterations’ (included in Appendix A of the report) be approved as the basis for public consultation commencing on 23 October 2023;

(2) the Director City Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for City Development  be granted delegated authority to agree minor changes to the ‘Householder's Guide: Design of Extensions and Alterations’ before it is published for consultation; and

(3) the Director City Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for City Development be granted delegated authority to agree a change to the consultation start or end date if required.

Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.

The Executive received the report which set out the details of a review and update on the Council’s Householder’s Guide to Extension Design Supplementary Planning Document (SPD), and sought approval to consult on the document for a six week period in October 2023. The current SPD for householders on extension design had not been updated since 2008, and an updated SPD would ensure alignment with current planning policy and guidance.

Members were advised that the Council as the local planning authority for Exeter, had a statutory duty to consult on the draft revised SPD before it could be adopted and would ensure that it was in accordance with the Council’s Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) adopted in July 2022 and Consultation Charter adopted in July 2021.

Particular reference was made to the SPD which would look at improving how applications for housing extensions were submitted and having good guidance and policy for applications and the impact on neighbouring properties.

Members welcomed the clear and accessible document and noted one link in the document needed to be fixed before going to consultation.

The Portfolio Holder for City Development advised that Council’s Householder’s Guide to Extension Design Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) had been presented at a recent Planning Member Working Group meeting. She further emphasised its importance and encouraged engagement with the consultation.

RESOLVED that:-

(1)  the ‘Householder's Guide: Design of Extensions and Alterations’ (included in Appendix A of the report) be approved as the basis for public consultation commencing on 23 October 2023;

(2)  the Director City Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for City Development  be granted delegated authority to agree minor changes to the ‘Householder's Guide: Design of Extensions and Alterations’ before it is published for consultation; and

(3)  the Director City Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for City Development be granted delegated authority to agree a change to the consultation start or end date if required.