The Director for Place submitted a written report seeking formal adoption of the North Prospect Area Planning Statement (APS), to ensure that there was an up to date planning framework in place to manage the process of change in the area.

The Area Planning Statement was also submitted incorporating the findings of the previous studies, along with additional information, comments and advice from stakeholders and the public, arising from a six week public consultation exercise that ended on 10 October 2012.  These were combined to create a strategy to guide the regeneration over the life of the project.

Councillor Vincent (Cabinet Member for Environment) presented the report.

In response to questions, Cabinet Members were advised that –

·         officers would meet with ward representatives on some of the assumptions in the planning statement;

·         a design code had been produced with Plymouth Community Homes;

·         the phases of development would be different in design terms.

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision –

As set out in the report.

Subject to the adoption of the planning statement, agreed to incorporate the principles of the Area Planning Statement into the Plymouth Plan which will be the subject of public consultation in 2013.