Issue - meetings
Proposed Reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the Planning System
Meeting: 11/09/2024 - Executive (Item 223)
PDF 182 KBPurpose:
To consider a number of proposed changes to National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and to agree West Oxfordshire District Council’s response to those proposed changes.
Recommendations:
That the Executive resolves to:
1. Note the content of the report, including the summary overview of the proposed changes to national planning policy;
2. Delegate responsibility to the Planning Policy Manager, in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning, to agree, finalise and submit the suggested draft consultation response attached at Annex A.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Councillor Hugo Ashton, Executive Member for Planning, introduced the report, which considered a number of proposed changes to National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and sought to agree West Oxfordshire District Council’s response to those proposed changes.
In debate, the Executive agreed that the formal response must be of a robust nature, and that the response must be challenging to the Government.
At the invitation of the Leader, Councillor Julian Cooper stated that the response would benefit from highlighting Rural Exception Sites, and that more exposure to these sites would adopt fresh thinking in relation to the subject matter.
Councillor Hugo Ashton proposed that the Executive agree the recommendations as listed on the original report. This was seconded by Councillor Andy Graham, was put to a vote, and was unanimously agreed by the Executive.
The Executive Resolved to:
- Note the content of the report, including the summary overview of the proposed changes to national planning policy;
- Delegate responsibility to the Planning Policy Manager, in consultation with the Executive Member for Planning, to agree, finalise and submit the suggested draft consultation response.