Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Planning and Planning Enforcement.

(a)       That the Council ‘makes’ the Modified Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Plan2019-2031 (as set out in Appendix A of the Cabinet report of 28 July 2026) part of the statutory development plan for the Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Area.

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Planning Enforcement presented a report on the adoption of the Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Plan 2019-2031 First Review following an independent examination. 

It was proposed by Cllr S Bartlett and seconded by Cllr N Ireland

Decision

(a)       That the Council ‘makes’ the Modified Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Plan2019-2031 (as set out in Appendix A of the Cabinet report of 28 July 2026) part of the statutory development plan for the Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Area.

(b)       That the Council offers its congratulations to Shaftesbury Town Council and members of the Neighbourhood Plan Group for producing a successful neighbourhood plan review.

Reason for this decision

To formally make the modified neighbourhood plan part of the statutory development plan for the Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Area. In addition, to recognise the significant amount of work undertaken by the Town Council and members of the Neighbourhood Plan Group in preparing the plan review and to congratulate the Council and the Group on their success.