Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Chief Officer (Regeneration and Planning).

Councillors please note: Appendices 2a and 2b of this report are published electronically and can be found on the Council website at:

https://committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=305&MId=6913&Ver=4

Paper copies will be available in the Members’ Rooms at Morecambe and Lancaster Town Halls. If you require your own paper copy please contact Democratic Services on 582132.

(Having previously declared a disclosable pecuniary interest, Councillor Peter Williamson left the Chamber at this point.)

The Chief Officer (Regeneration and Planning) presented a report seeking a resolution from Council to publish the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Development Plan Document (DPD) for formal representations before submitting the document to the Planning Inspectorate for examination in public.

Members asked a number of questions, which Councillor Hanson responded to.

Councillor Hanson, seconded by Councillor Blamire, proposed that:

“The recommendations, as set out in the report, be approved.”

There was a short debate, followed by a unanimous vote on the proposition.

Resolved unanimously:

That the Council

(1)     Publishes the Arnside and Silverdale AONB DPD for final representations, followed by submission of the document to the Planning Inspectorate for examination.

(2)     Publishes background evidence and supporting material, including the responses to consultations, the consultants’ reports on the Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment for the Plan, and the specialist landscape, biodiversity and viability assessments on the sites included in the Plan.

(3)     Authorises the Chief Officer (Regeneration and Planning) to make minor changes to improve the clarity and internal consistency of the AONB DPD prior to the publication period and between the publication period and submission.

(Councillor Peter Williamson returned to the Chamber at the conclusion of this item.)