Issue - meetings

Report No: CAB/FH/16/019 (TO FOLLOW)

Portfolio Holder: James Waters                Lead Officer: Alex Wilson

RESOLVED:

That the Development Brief for the Mildenhall Hub, be adopted as non-statutory planning guidance.

(Report No CAB/FH/16/019)

The Director and Councillor David Bowman, Chairman of the Steering Group both presented this report, which set out the recommendations of the Group emanating from its meeting held on 10 May 2016.

On 10 May 2016, the Steering Group considered the following substantive item of business:

(1)     Mildenhall Hub: Development Brief

In January 2016, the Group had approved the draft Mildenhall Hub Development Brief for public consultation.  The formal consultation process had commenced on 7 March 2016 and ran until 25 April 2016 and had also included a drop-in event for neighbours and interested parties.  In addition, a separate meeting had been held with a local residents’ group, at their request.

There were two distinct themes arising from the consultation.  The first related to the principle of grouping facilities together on a single site and whether Sheldrick Way was the appropriate site and the second theme related to concerns and issues arising from the development of the site at Sheldrick Way.  The detail of these themes were set out in paragraphs 1.4 to 1.6 of Report No CAB/FH/16/019.  Following the consultation exercise, the Masterplan had been amended to take account of the many comments and suggestions.

Immediately prior to their meeting on 10 May 2016, the Steering Group had undertaken a site visit to Sheldrick Way, to assist with their understanding of the principle of the development.  The Steering Group also considered the consultation responses, as had been set out in Appendix B to Report No JGG/JT/16/004, along with the amended Development Brief, as had also been set out in Appendix A to that report and had recommended that the Brief be adopted as non-statutory planning guidance.

With the vote being unanimous, it was

RESOLVED:

That the Development Brief for the Mildenhall Hub, be adopted as non-statutory planning guidance.