Issue - meetings

Report No:   CAB/SE/17/035

Portfolio Holder: Alaric Pugh           Lead Officer: Amy Leader

RESOLVED:

That:

(1)     the outcome of consultation into the Bury St Edmunds Town Centre Masterplan issues and options, as summarised in paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 of Report No: CAB/SE/17/035, be noted; and

(2)     delegated authority be given to the Assistant Director (Growth), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Growth, to approve the draft Masterplan Report for public consultation.

The Cabinet considered Report No: CAB/SE/17/035, which provided an update on progress on the emerging Bury St Edmunds Town Centre Masterplan.

The aim of the masterplan was to set guidelines for the future growth and development of Bury St Edmunds town centre and to provide the framework for individual development proposals to be assessed when they came forward.

Councillor Alaric Pugh, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Growth, drew relevant issues to the attention of Cabinet, including that consultation had been undertaken between 27 February and 21 April 2017 on the proposed Issues and Options, which informed the development of the draft masterplan, and a further period of consultation would be carried out over summer 2017 on the draft itself. 

A summary of the initial findings that emerged from the consultation on the Issues and Options were contained in Section 1.7 of the report, with details of the full responses contained in Appendix A.

The key messages emanating from the development of the masterplan were contained in Section 1.4 of the report, which centred around:

(a)     Ambition;

(b)     People;

(c)     Future Investment; and

(d)     Track Record.

Approval was then sought for delegated authority to given to the Assistant Director (Growth), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Growth, to approve the draft Masterplan Report for public consultation.  This action would be undertaken following consideration and endorsement given to go out to consultation on the draft by the Bury St Edmunds Town Centre Masterplan Working Group, which consisted of a number of partners and stakeholders, as set out in paragraph 1.2.3. 

RESOLVED:

That:

(1)     the outcome of consultation into the Bury St Edmunds Town Centre Masterplan issues and options, as summarised in paragraphs 1.6 and 1.7 of Report No: CAB/SE/17/035, be noted; and

(2)     delegated authority be given to the Assistant Director (Growth), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Growth, to approve the draft Masterplan Report for public consultation.