Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors King and Mitchell.  Councillor Cox replaced Councillor King and Councillor Sian replaced Councillor Mitchell for this meeting only.

It was clarified that Councillor Drury had been appointed to the Sub-Committee at the Annual Council meeting, not Councillor Lloyd.

To confirm, as a correct record, the minutes of the Local Plan Sub-Committee meeting held on 12 May 2025.

The minutes of the Local Plan Sub-Committee meeting held on 12 May 2025 were confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

There was none.

To receive any declarations of interest.

There were no declarations of interest.

If the Sub-Committee wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

RESOLVED:

That under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Sub-Committee that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

This report sets out the newly submitted sites to be included in the Regulation 18 consultation. Inclusion in the consultation does not commit the Council to including the sites at Regulation 19 publication of the Local Plan.

A presentation will be provided at the meeting to aid Members’ consideration.

Recommendation:

That the Local Plan Sub Committee:

 i.         notes the contents of this report;

ii.         notes the contents of the presentation;

iii.         considers the sites as set out in the presentation against the criteria set out in this report and presentation;

iv.         recommends to Policy & Resources Committee the sites to be included as under consideration and those to be discounted in the Regulation 18 consultation;

v.         agrees that public access to the report be denied until after Policy and Resources Committee (23 June 2025); and

vi.         agrees that public access to the decision be denied until after Policy and Resources Committee (23 June 2025).

The Committee considered a report and received a presentation which set out the newly submitted sites to be included in the Regulation 18 Consultation, including site details and a summary of their performance in the SHELAA site assessments.  Further information on the Sub-Committee’s considerations is included in the separate Part II minute.

RESOLVED:

That the Local Plan Sub-Committee:

 i.         notes the contents of the report;

ii.         notes the contents of the presentation;

iii.         considers the sites as set out in the presentation against the criteria set out in the report and presentation;

iv.         recommends to Policy & Resources Committee the sites to be included in the Regulation 18 consultation, subject to amendment as set out in the separate Part II minute and categorisation of the sites using a tiered ranking system;

v.         agrees that public access to the report be denied until after Policy and Resources Committee (23 June 2025); and

vi.         agrees that public access to the decision be denied until after Policy and Resources Committee (23 June 2025).