That the Sherborne
and Yeohead & Castleton area (comprising the
parishes of Sherborne, Castleton, Oborne, Poyntington and Goathill) be designated a
neighbourhood area.
Scheme of delegation
Under the Officer Scheme of Delegation (April 2019), the
Executive Director of Place has the power to ‘make a final determination as to
whether to designate a neighbourhood plan area and/or make such an area a
business area’.
The Local Scheme of Nomination (April 2022) sets
out which functions have been nominated by the Executive Director of Place and
any conditions or limitations. This includes the power to ‘make a final determination as to whether
to designate a neighbourhood plan area
and/or make such an area a business area’.
The conditions/limitations are ‘Provided that this does not include power to
make: (i) a final determination as to whether
to designate a neighbourhood plan
area unless in his/her opinion:
(A) there is insufficient time to have the
matter considered by the relevant committee as part of the normal
committee cycle;
(B) the Council is legally obliged to approve the designation; and/or
(C) there has been no objection to the proposal submitted to the
Council within any relevant time for the submission of representations which
has not been withdrawn;’
The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as
amended) state under regulation 5A that where a local planning authority
receives an area application from a parish council; the area specified in the
application consists of the whole of the parish council’s area; and if any part
of the specified area is part of a neighbourhood area, none of that
neighbourhood area extends outside the parish council’s area. The local
planning authority must exercise their powers under section 61G of the 1990 Act
to designate the specified area as a neighbourhood area. Regulation
5A paragraph (3) clarifies that in these circumstances there is no requirement
to consult.
The
conditions within the Officer Scheme of Delegation / Local Scheme of Nomination
have been met and a decision can be made.