Agenda item

Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan

Cabinet Member: Councillor Nicholson

The City Council will be asked to consider recommendations from Cabinet on the approval and submission arrangements for the Joint Local Plan (to follow).

The Cabinet minute (to follow) and report will also be submitted.

Minutes:

Councillor Nicholson (Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Strategic Transport, Housing and Planning) proposed and Councillor Bowyer (Leader) seconded the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan (Cabinet minute 69 refers).

Following a vote, Council agreed -

1. that the Plymouth and South West Devon Local Plan be formally approved and subject to a six-week period for representations to be received, pursuant to Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations, subject to changes outlined in the table below.

2. that following the completion of the six-week period for representations the local plan be formally submitted for Public Examination.

3. that delegated authority to agree minor amendments to the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan prior to its submission be given to the Assistant Director for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure, in consultation with the Joint Local Plan Member Steering Group.

4. that the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan Steering Group continue to oversee the Joint Local Plan to ensure its effective monitoring and review, and that officers be instructed to draw up a revised Collaboration Agreement to this effect between West Devon Borough Council, South Hams District Council and Plymouth City Council, with responsibility delegated to the Assistant Director of Strategic Planning and Infrastructure for signing the Collaboration Agreement, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Strategic Housing, Transport, and Planning.

Section	Correction Needed	Change Made to JLP
PLY48 – Sherford	Minor error in figure identified from Sherford planning consent for employment floor space	Total employment figure revised from 68,000-67,000sqm
PLY60.12 - Bell Close, Plympton	Error in floor space potential of site	Total employment figure revised from 6,500-2,000sqm
TTV13 - The Quayside, Kingsbridge	Need to clarify the part of the commercial floor space which is anticipated for employment use.	Figures clarified - 200 sqm B1 floor space anticipated
TTV17 - land at Exeter Road, Okehampton	Error in site area and therefore floor space calculation	Total employment figure revised from 44,800-35,000sqm
TTV22 - Plymouth Road, Tavistock	Error in omitting the calculation for one of the sections of the site	Total employment figure revised from 14,600-18,600sqm
TTV27 - Baltic Wharf, Totnes	Error in identification of employment uses given planning consent for site – should allow for B1 and B2	Policy corrected
TTV28.6 - Ashburton Road, Totnes	Error in site area and therefore floor space calculation	Total employment figure revised from 1,700-1,200sqm
TTV29.11 – Hatherleigh Market	Error in identification of employment uses given planning consent for site – should allow for B1a	Policy corrected
TTV29.24 - North of Milzac Close, Yealmpton	Site capacity needs correcting to reflect consented scheme	Total employment figure revised from 5,100-2,500sqm
Fig 3.6 - employment supply	Consequential amendments needed in light of above corrections, and avoidance of double counting in figures	Figures corrected – see revised fig 3.6 below
DEV8.2 - Meeting local housing need in the Thriving Towns and Villages Policy Area	The words 'outside locally identified High Value Areas' have been included in error, and need to be removed to support affordable housing delivery	Policy corrected

Corrected Figure 3.6 – Employment Supply (Net Increase, square metres)

	Plymouth Policy Area			Thriving Towns and Villages			Plan Area
	B1a office	B1/B2	B8	B1a office	B1/B2	B8
Completions 14-16	2,283	10,918	5,033	707	9,548	1,088	29,577
Outstanding permissions	42,032	84,077	32,692	2,559	10,249	6,940	178,549
Identified sites	96,400	175,405	141,217	33,400	71,000	58,800	576,222
TOTAL SUPPLY	140,715	270,400	178,942	36,667	90,797	66,828	784,348

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