(a)

would be part of the Local Development Framework documents within the Development Plan and would provide guidance to support policies set out in the Core Strategy;

(b)

primarily introduced additional guidance covering applications received for houses in multiple occupation and included the guide of a ‘threshold’ approach to assessing whether a change of use would be harmful to an area’s character having regard to the existing number of converted and non-family dwellings in the vicinity;

(c)

was approved for consultation by the Cabinet Member for Environment and a consultation had been carried out for six weeks, and nine responses had been received.  Some minor amendments and clarification had been made to the document as a result.

(d)

the proposals had received a broad level of support;

(e)

all Local Development Framework documents would be fed into the Plymouth Plan, when there would be an opportunity to rationalise and streamline the policies, but that there would still be a role for more detailed guidance relating to smaller scale developments;

(f)

the following issues they had raised, would need to be revisited as part of the development of the Plymouth Plan –

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the ongoing maintenance costs of play areas; 

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surface water drainages;

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secure cycle stores and minimum cycle parking standards

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parking standards for new developments