To submit the
Planning Policy Manager’s report
Minutes:
A brief outline was given by Rhun ap Gareth on the following:
·
The
Committee’s role in formally accepting the Inspector’s Report
·
Requirements
of the statutory process in preparing the JLDP
·
Consider
the suitability of the Anglesey and Gwynedd Joint Local Development Plan
Nia Davies outlined the stages and Plan
preparation process of the Joint Local Development Plan and The Inspector’s
Report.
Background (1-6)
·
The
necessity of having a Plan in place.
·
Explanation
of the process which started in 2011 and the complicated statutory stages to
have reached this stage, namely in receiving the Inspector’s Report.
·
Inclusive
process – public consultation and participation stages undertaken throughout
Examination Process (7 -12)
·
Hearings
relating to various themes
·
Follow
Action Points and changes
·
Prepare
a register of Matters Arising Changes
·
Further
hearings were held as a result of the above
Inspector’s Report (13 – 21)
·
The
Inspector’s Report was received on June 30, 2017.
·
The Report
stated that the Plan is sound and satisfied the tests of soundness, along with
the recommendation of minor changes (Appendix A and B).
·
The
Councils must accept the report in its entirety as it’s a binding report. It
won’t be possible to pick and choose parts of the report.
Statutory Requirements (22 – 23)
·
Statutory
requirement for the Councils to accept/not accept the plan within a period o 8 weeks after receipt of the Inspector’s Report. The
committees will be held in Gwynedd on 28 July 2017 and Anglesey on 31 July,
2017.
Risks and challenges of not having a Plan
(24 - 32)
·
Currently
neither authority has a Plan in place.
·
Necessary
to have a Plan to manage development. Currently neither authority has a supply
of land for housing, therefore this increases the risk of appeals relating to
Planning application, which may incur costs against the authority.
·
A
reminder was given relating the Welsh Governments powers to adopt the plan.
·
If a
decision was made to adopt the Plan, the system allows for an
individual/organisation to present a High Court Challenge, up to a six week
period post adoption.
Further requirements (33 – 34)
·
It
was noted that councils must publish a statement of adoption and Sustainability
Assessment.
Steps to be undertaken if the individual
Councils decide to adopt the Plan (35-39)
·
Gather
information and report yearly on the Monitoring Framework (chapter 7) along
with preparing a series of Supplementary Planning Guidance (list in Appendix 9
of the Plan).
·
Prepare
a review of the Plan four years post adoption.
Points raised:
i.
Acknowledgement
was given for the work undertaken so far as part of the process of preparing
the Plan, however concerns were raised relating to the overprovision of housing
(8,000 houses equating to an increased population of 20,000). Frustration was
raised due to the fact that this figure is imposed on Councils. The financial
cost of preparing the Plan was acknowledges however the linguistically impact
of adoption would be much greater.
ii.
The
concerns as raised above (i) were echoed. It was
further noted that it is a Local Plan being prepared and that it should satisfy
the needs of the local population, not a Plan which has been influenced by
central guidance in Welsh Government.
iii.
The
Committees role in accepting that the correct process was undertaken in
preparing the Plan was highlighted along with the requirement to agree that the
Inspector’s Report should be presented to Full Council for adoption.
Decision:
In accordance with
the recommendation, a decision was made to:-
i. formally accepts the Inspector’s Report and notes its contents
ii. agree that the process up to
the adoption stage has been completed
iii. note the matters and options
and the required related documents
Supporting documents: