(Public Pack)Agenda Document for Central Lancashire Strategic
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Dear Councillor, CENTRAL LANCASHIRE STRATEGIC PLANNING JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE - TUESDAY, 24TH MARCH 2020 The next meeting of the Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee to be held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Chorley on Tuesday, 24th March 2020 at 6.30 pm. Entrance to the Town Hall during the evening can be gained from the doors on St Thomas’s Road, opposite the Police Station. The agenda and accompanying reports for consideration at the meeting are enclosed. The agenda papers are being sent to both appointed and substitute Members. Any appointed Member who cannot attend on Tuesday, 24th March is asked to first contact their substitute to see if he or she can attend instead. Then please contact Philippa Braithwaite either by telephone or email at the address below to give their apology with an indication of whether the substitute Member will attend. Yours sincerely Gary Hall Chief Executive of Chorley Council Philippa Braithwaite Democratic and Member Services Officer E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (01257) 515034 CENTRAL LANCASHIRE STRATEGIC PLANNING JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA 1 Appointment of Chair for the Meeting 2 Welcome by Chair and Introductions 3 Apologies for absence 4 Declarations of Any Interests Members are reminded of their responsibility to declare any pecuniary interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda. If you have a pecuniary interest you must withdraw from the meeting. Normally you should leave the room before the business starts to be discussed. You do, however, have the same right to speak as a member of the public and may remain in the room to enable you to exercise that right and then leave immediately. In either case you must not seek to improperly influence a decision on the matter. 5 Minutes of meeting Tuesday, 28 January 2020 of Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee (Pages 5 - 8) 6 Planning for School Places -Lancashire County Council School Planning Team A presentation will be delivered at the meeting. 7 Central Lancashire Local Plan Update (Pages 9 - 12) Report of the Central Lancashire Local Plan Co-ordinator attached. 8 MOU Update A verbal update will be given at the meeting. 9 Central Lancashire Housing Monitoring Report (Pages 13 - 50) Report of the Central Lancashire Planning Policy Officers attached. 10 Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal Update A verbal update will be given at the meeting. 11 Exclusion of the Public and Press To consider the exclusion of the press and public for the following items of business on the ground that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. By Virtue of Paragraph 3: Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) Condition: Information is not exempt if it is required to be registered under- The Companies Act 1985 The Friendly Societies Act 1974 The Friendly Societies Act 1992 The Industrial and Provident Societies Acts 1965 to 1978 The Building Societies Act 1986 (recorded in the public file of any building society, within the meaning of the Act) The Charities Act 1993 Information is exempt to the extent that, in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information. Information is not exempt if it relates to proposed development for which the local planning authority may grant itself planning permission pursuant to Regulation 3 of the Town & Country Planning General Regulations 1992(a). 12 Issues and Options Consultation Update and Next Steps A verbal update will be given at the meeting. 13 Dates of Future Meetings To note that next meeting of the Joint Advisory Committee is to be held at Preston City Council on 9 June 2020 at 6.30pm. This page is intentionally left blank Agenda Page 5 Agenda Item 5 MINUTES OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE STRATEGIC PLANNING JOINT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING DATE Tuesday, 28 January 2020 MEMBERS PRESENT: Councillors Bill Evans, Alistair Bradley, Alistair Morwood, Debra Platt, Peter Moss, John Potter, Michael Green, Keith Iddon and Barrie Yates OFFICERS: Jonathan Noad (Director of Planning and Property), Steven Brown (Head of Development Management), Charlotte Lynch (Democratic and Member Services Officer), Carolyn Williams, Zoe Whiteside, Chris Hayward, Chris Blackburn and Marcus Hudson 91 Appointment of Chair for the Meeting RESOLVED: (Unanimously) That Councillor Bill Evans be appointed as Chair for the meeting. 92 Welcome and Introductions The Chair, Councillor Bill Evans, welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced those present. 93 Apologies for absence An apology for absence was received from Councillor Sue Whittam (Preston City Council). 94 Notification of any Substitute Members (if any) There were none. 95 Declarations of Interest There were none. 96 Minutes of meeting Monday, 28 October 2019 of Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee RESOLVED: (Unanimously) That the minutes of the meeting of the last Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee, held on 28 October 2019, be signed as a correct record. Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee Tuesday, 28 January 2020 Agenda Page 6 Agenda Item 5 97 Central Lancashire Local Plan Update The committee received a report of the Central Lancashire Planning Local Plan Coordinator which provided an update on the progress of the Local Plan review. Members were informed that the Issues and Options Consultation was ongoing until mid-February and that over 200 online responses had been received to date with 685 people attending consultation events. A Developers’ Forum had been held in December 2019 with members and officers from South Ribble, Chorley and Preston Councils attending. Another session would be scheduled in 2020. Work was still ongoing with regards to the viability of the Local Plan and members were informed that a consultancy firm would be appointed and tasked with this work. The impact of concerns around climate change was discussed. South Ribble, Chorley and Preston Councils had declared climate emergencies and members were informed that the impact of climate change would need to be considered within the Local Plan. The possibility of appointing a climate change officer to work across the three councils had been suggested but remained to be scoped. Although Lancashire County Council had not formally declared a climate emergency, assurances were given that measures were being taken to reduce the effects of climate change. Members acknowledged that a lot of work would be undertaken within the next 18 months and noted the report 98 Draft Revised Central Lancashire Local Development Scheme (LDS) The Central Lancashire Planning Local Plan Co-ordinator, Carolyn Williams, presented a report on the Draft Revised Central Lancashire Local Development Scheme (LDS). As work on the Local Plan review is fluid, the timetable for works is regularly updated to reflect any changes to the anticipated timeframe. Adoption of the Local Plan is now anticipated for December 2023. Members acknowledged a delay in progress due to the extension of the Issues and Options consultation as well as the need to undertake reviews on strategic flood risk, education provisions and the spatial strategy. The potential need to undertake a review of Greenbelt land may also cause further delay to the publication of the Local Plan. Members requested that the report be amended to clarify that the anticipated targets for completion of work are ambitious and variable. The report was noted. Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee Tuesday, 28 January 2020 Agenda Page 7 Agenda Item 5 99 Consultation of the Revised Joint Memorandum of Understanding Members received a report of the Director of Early Intervention and Support (Chorley Council) which provided an update on the consultation responses to the revised Joint Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU was reviewed and amended following the introduction of the Standard Housing Method for Local Housing Need by the government, which altered the methodology for calculating annual housing requirements. Adoption of the revised Joint MOU had been approved by South Ribble and Chorley Councils and would be debated by Preston City Council in February 2020. Members were informed that the MOU confirmed the annual housing need figures for each area of Central Lancashire, with South Ribble requiring 334 homes; Chorley 282; and Preston 410. Consultation had initially taken place in November 2019 and was reopened between December 2019 and January 2020 following constructive feedback. Developers, agents, parish councils, elected members and county councillors were consulted, with 37 responses received. A number of key issues, such as failure to consult properly, were identified through the consultation and addressed in the report. Members expressed satisfaction with the standard of officer’s responses to concerns identified through the consultation and thanked the Central Lancashire Planning team for their work. The report was noted. 100 Any Other Business There was none. 101 Dates of Future Meetings The next meeting of the Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee will be held at Chorley Council on Tuesday, 24 March 2020 at 6:30pm. Chair Date Central Lancashire Strategic Planning Joint Advisory Committee