Decision details
The Bridport Area Neighbourhood Plan 2020 - 2036 - Independent Examiner's Report and Progress to Referendum
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Planning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
Reason
for Decision
To progress the Bridport
Neighbourhood Plan to referendum so that pending a favourable vote, the plan
can be 'made'
Alternative Options
considered and rejected
The Council can decide not to
follow the recommendations of the Examiner, but it must set out its reasons for
doing so.
The Council has agreed to accept all of the
Examiner’s recommendations made within her report but with the exception of two
modifications to Policy H3. These modifications are with the agreement of the
Joint Councils Committee (JCC).
Policy H3 has been re-titled ‘Affordable Housing
Exceptions Sites’ rather than ‘Rural Exceptions Sites and Entry Level Exception
sites’.
- The title and policy text of Policy H3 has been modified to remove
reference to ‘Rural Exception Sites’ to ensures Policy H3 remains in
general conformity with the strategic polices of the Adopted West Dorset,
Weymouth & Portland Local Plan 2015; Policy HOUS2: Affordable Housing
Exception Sites.
- The title and policy text of Policy H3 has also been modified to
remove reference to ‘Entry Level Exception Sites’ to ensure Policy H3 has
regard to National Policy and advice. NPPF, Paragraph 71 (b), footnote 34
clarifies that Entry-level exception sites should not be permitted in
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), such as the Bridport
Area.
Decision:
a) The Bridport Area Neighbourhood Plan 2020 - 2036 as modified can proceed to referendum
b) A recommendation to 'make' the Bridport Area Neighbourhood Plan 2020 - 2036 be made to a Cabinet meeting after the referendum if the result of the referendum is in support of making the plan and there are no other issues identified that would go against such a decision.
Publication date: 02/12/2019
Date of decision: 27/11/2019