Issue - meetings

To consider a report by the Lead Member for Planning.

The Committee considered a report by the Lead Member for Planning on the preparation of a Statement of Common Ground to demonstrate the enhancement of cooperation that has taken place between adjoining local planning authorities and other bodies involved in the preparation of local plans. The draft statement was in the process of being considered by each sovereign council in Dorset for approval so that it was in place and would sit alongside local plans throughout examination, of which the Purbeck Local Plan would be in March 2019.  Purbeck District Council and North Dorset District Council had agreed the statement without amendment to date.

Decision

That the draft Statement of Common Ground, attached as Appendix 1 to the Lead Member’s report, be approved.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that the requirement for a Statement of Common Ground to be prepared, in association with the development of Local Plans, was met.