Lead Member – Councillor Chris Schofield - Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regulatory Services

Report of Mark Barrow - Executive Director of Place

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet agreed:

1.     The Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Plan meets the ‘Basic Conditions’ and all the other legal requirements as summarised in the Independent Examiner’s Report, subject to the modifications proposed in the Schedule of Modifications (Appendix 2)

2.     The required modifications be agreed, and that the final ‘referendum’ version of the Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Development Plan (Appendix 3) proceed to local referendum.

3.     The referendum area be that as defined as the designated area to which the Neighbourhood Development Plan relates, i.e. the Bishops Castle Town Council boundary.

4.     The Executive Director of Place be authorised to exercise all the relevant powers and duties and undertake necessary arrangement for Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Development Plan final referendum version (Appendix 3) to now proceed to referendum and for the referendum to take place asking the question ‘whether the voter wants Shropshire Council to use this neighbourhood plan for the Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Plan area to help it decide planning applications in this neighbourhood area’

The Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regulatory Services introduced the report which sought Cabinet approval to proceed to local referendum on the Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Development Plan. He praised the work of the volunteers and officers who had developed the plan, which captured the essence of Bishop's Castle and its future development.

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet agreed:

1.     The Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Plan meets the ‘Basic Conditions’ and all the other legal requirements as summarised in the Independent Examiner’s Report, subject to the modifications proposed in the Schedule of Modifications (Appendix 2)

2.     The required modifications be agreed, and that the final ‘referendum’ version of the Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Development Plan (Appendix 3) proceed to local referendum.

3.     The referendum area be that as defined as the designated area to which the Neighbourhood Development Plan relates, i.e. the Bishops Castle Town Council boundary.

4.     The Executive Director of Place be authorised to exercise all the relevant powers and duties and undertake necessary arrangement for Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Development Plan final referendum version (Appendix 3) to now proceed to referendum and for the referendum to take place asking the question ‘whether the voter wants Shropshire Council to use this neighbourhood plan for the Bishops Castle Neighbourhood Plan area to help it decide planning applications in this neighbourhood area’