Issue - meetings

1.    RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: to Council that the Statement of Common Ground (SoCG) underpinning the Joint Strategic Plan (JSP) as set out in Appendix 1 is approved.

2.    RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: to Council that the Statement of Community Involvement for the Joint Strategic Plan (as set out in Appendix 2) is approved for consultation.

Cllr Anderson introduced the report and invited questions.

Cllr Elliot thanked JDoe for report and asked, when advising on duty to cooperate, how would you see that panning out?  Will that be more prescriptive, how will you prove there has been cooperation?

JDoe responded that it is not enough to have just met, it will be expected that common interest between parties have been set out and that they address areas that cannot be resolved.  Looking ahead it is speculation, awaiting announcement from the Secretary of State. 

Cllr Anderson added to say that the Planning White Paper proposed scrapping the duty to cooperate all together but indications are that any Local Authority that tries to get their local plan adopted, that has not gone through that duty to cooperate exercise will have little chance of getting their plan approved.

Recommendations Agreed.

1.    RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: to Council that the Statement of Common Ground (SoCG) underpinning the Joint Strategic Plan (JSP) as set out in Appendix 1 is approved.

2.    RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND: to Council that the Statement of Community Involvement for the Joint Strategic Plan (as set out in Appendix 2) is approved for consultation.