Issue - meetings

Report of the Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Growth is attached.

Councillor Eammon O’Brien, Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Growth presented the report regarding Developer Contributions for the Education Supplementary Planning Document. Members were advised it is proposed that, following the consultation, a further version of the Developer Contributions for Education SPD will be brought back to Cabinet for formal approval.

Important part is dealing with education provision that will come due to increase in demand judgements based on each application and sets out approach set out regarding capital works rather than existing issues.

If approved consultation will take place over the next six weeks and welcome any comments, following this the report will be brought back to Cabinet for approval.

Members discussed the report and in response to a member question the Cabinet were informed that this will form part of local planning guidance and sit alongside the local plan.

Decision:

Cabinet:

1.    Approved the draft Developer Contributions for Education SPD attached at Appendix 1 as the basis for a six-week public consultation commencing June 2024.

2.    Agreed to delegate approval to the Executive Director of Place to make modifications to the draft Developer Contributions for Education Supplementary Planning Document - before consultation commences.

Reasons for decision(s):

1.    To ensure that all stakeholders are given the opportunity to have their say on the draft Developer Contributions for Education Supplementary Planning Document.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

None