Lead Member – Councillor Robert Macey – Portfolio Holder for Housing and Strategic Planning

Report of Director of Place attached (Appendix 4 is TO FOLLOW)

Contact:  Mark Barrow 01743 258916

RESOLVED:

A.    That Cabinet approves the Pre-Submission Version (Regulation 19) of the Local Plan (Appendix 1) for public consultation in line with Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, for a period of seven weeks;

B.    That Cabinet agrees the principle for Shropshire Council to accept up to 30 hectares of employment need from the Association of Black Country Authorities (ABCA) as part of the legal Duty to Cooperate process, in order to supplement the acceptance of up to 1,500 dwellings from ABCA to 2038 (previously agreed in principle), and for this employment provision to be distributed in accordance with draft policy SP2 of the draft Local Plan.

C.   That Cabinet approves an updated version of the Local Development Scheme (Appendix 3)

D.   That authority is delegated to the Executive Director of Place in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Strategic Planning Development to make additional minor editorial changes to the Pre-submission Version of the Local Plan and the Local Development Scheme ahead of its publication for public consultation, and to agree associated documents for publication, including  the Sustainability Appraisal, Habitats Regulation Assessment and the

       Consultation Strategy.