RECOMMENDED that Council:-
(a) Consider and accept the modifications to the Boscombe & Pokesdown Neighbourhood Plan recommended in the Examiner’s Report 16 July 2019, attached as Appendix 2 to the report;
(b) Agree with the Examiner’s recommendation that the Boscombe & Pokesdown Neighbourhood Plan as modified meets Basic Conditions;
(c) Agree that the Neighbourhood Plan as modified, attached as Appendix 4, can proceed to Referendum, and publish this decision through issuing the Decision Statement;
(d) Agree with the Examiner’s recommendation that the area for referendum will be the designated Boscombe & Pokesdown Neighbourhood area, as shown in the Plan at Appendix 1 (the combined area of Boscombe East & Pokesdown and Boscombe West wards)
(e) As competent authority under the Habitats Regulations, agree to adopt the Habitats Regulations Assessment of the Boscombe &
Pokesdown Neighbourhood Plan, attached as Appendix 5 to the report; and
(f) Delegate authority to the Director of Growth and Infrastructure in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning to agree further minor changes to the Plan.
Voting: Unanimous
In line with the Council’s obligations under the Localism Act to facilitate the production and adoption of Neighbourhood Plans and its duties as competent authority under the Habitats Regulations.