Issue - meetings

The proposed Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum and proposed Sandbanks Peninsula Neighbourhood Plan Area have been submitted to the Council.  Both applications have met the conditions of the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012. 

Following a six week period of public consultation between 23/09/2019 - 04/11/2019 and due consideration of comments received, there is no justification or reasons to refuse the proposed forum’s application. Those who commented were mainly supportive of the applications.

Formal designation of the Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum and Sandbanks Peninsula boundary area will enable the community to start preparing a neighbourhood plan for the Sandbanks Peninsula Area. Once this has been through the statutory process and if adopted by Council, the policies in the plan will be used, alongside the Council’s planning policy documents, to make decisions on planning applications in the area. 

RESOLVED that:-

(a)        Note the officer assessment of the application submitted by the proposed Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum to apply for status as a ‘designated body’ and the proposed Area boundary.

(b)        Note the support for the Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum and area boundary from the consultation responses received.

(c)        In light of (a) and (b) approve the designation of the Sandbanks Neighbourhood forum as a relevant body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning within the boundaries of the neighbourhood area set out in the application, and;

(d)        Approve that the area set out in the application be designated as a neighbourhood area for the purposes of neighbourhood planning

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Strategic Planning

Reason

The Council, as Local Planning Authority is required to determine an application it receives for designation as a proposed ‘Neighbourhood Forum’ for the purposes of specific planning powers; and it is required to consider and determine a proposed ‘Neighbourhood Area’ should be designated as such, in accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning Regulation 2012.

The Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning presented a report, a copy of which had been circulated to each Member and a copy of which appears as Appendix 'G' to these Minutes in the Minute Book.

Cabinet were asked to consider approving the designation of the Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum as a relevant body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning within the boundaries of the neighbourhood area set out in the application.

RESOLVED that:-

(a)       Note the officer assessment of the application submitted by the proposed Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum to apply for status as a ‘designated body’ and the proposed Area boundary.

(b)       Note the support for the Sandbanks Neighbourhood Forum and area boundary from the consultation responses received.

(c)       In light of (a) and (b) approve the designation of the Sandbanks Neighbourhood forum as a relevant body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning within the boundaries of the neighbourhood area set out in the application, and;

(d)       Approve that the area set out in the application be designated as a neighbourhood area for the purposes of neighbourhood planning

Voting: Unanimous

Portfolio Holder: Strategic Planning