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 Cleobury Mortimer 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 Cleobury Mortimer Neighbourhood Development Plan (September 2023) (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 Cleobury Mortimer Town Council boundary.

4.     The Executive Director of Place be authorised to exercise all the relevant powers and duties and undertake necessary arrangements for the Cleobury Mortimer Neighbourhood Development Plan final referendum version (September 2023) (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 Cleobury Mortimer 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 Cleobury Mortimer Neighbourhood Development Plan.

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet agreed:

1.     The Cleobury Mortimer 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 Cleobury Mortimer Neighbourhood Development Plan (September 2023) (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 Cleobury Mortimer Town Council boundary.

4.     The Executive Director of Place be authorised to exercise all the relevant powers and duties and undertake necessary arrangements for the Cleobury Mortimer Neighbourhood Development Plan final referendum version (September 2023) (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 Cleobury Mortimer neighbourhood plan area to help it decide planning applications in this neighbourhood area’.