Decision details

The FHDC Portfolio Holder for Planning and Growth will be asked to endorse the Forest Heath District Council response to the Pre Submission Consultation draft Newmarket Neighbourhood Plan to form the basis of a submission to Newmarket Town Council, by the consultation deadline of 17 February 2019.

RESOLVED:

That the response to the Pre Submission Consultation Draft Newmarket Neighbourhood Plan, as attached at Appendix A to Report No: CAB/FH/19/001, be endorsed to form the basis of a submission to Newmarket Town Council, by the consultation deadline of 17 February 2019. The approval of the final wording be delegated to the Service Manager (Strategic Planning), in consultation with the FHDC Portfolio Holder for Planning and Growth.

On 7 January 2019, Forest Heath District Council (FHDC) received notification that Newmarket Town Council had commenced a six week consultation on their Second Pre-Submission Version Neighbourhood Plan.  FHDC as the District Council and Local Planning Authority (LPA) should provide feedback on the content of the Pre-Submission Plan by the close of consultation on 17 February 2019.

The Newmarket Neighbourhood Plan (Second Pre-Submission version) contained land use policies and allocations which would carry weight in the planning decision making process when the Neighbourhood Plan (NNP) was ‘made’ (adopted) and also a number of community actions, which expressed NTC aspirations that go beyond what planning policy could achieve.  Planning Policy had compiled a detailed response to the Pre-Submission NNP which was set out in Appendix A to Report No: CAB/FH/19/001.

None.  It was a statutory duty for the Local Planning Authority (LPA) to provide advice or assistance to the body producing a Neighbourhood Plan.