Agenda item

* RESOLVED –

1.   That the Council’s publication of the Brownfield Land Register, in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Registers) Regulations 2017, be noted.

2.   That the proposal to not include any sites on Part Two of the Council’s Brownfield Land Register, be approved.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

1.   To follow stated regulations.

2.   To minimise the unnecessary expense to the Council created through the process of analysing, publicising and consulting on sites for Permission in Principle.  This cost would usually be taken on by a developer when applying for outline or full planning permission.

The Strategic Planning and Key Sites Manager submitted a report advising members of the publication of Part 1 of the Council’s Brownfield Land Register. The register was published on 19 December, 2017.

The Council was required to publish this mandatory document, which details the core information held on sites eligible for inclusion on the Register, by the end of 2017 as per the Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Registers) Regulations 2017.

The Strategic Planning and Key Sites Manager also advised that the Council, as the Local Planning Authority, would be responsible for the cost, assessment and consultation requirements relating to any sites placed on ‘Part 2’ of the Brownfield Land Register.

* RESOLVED –

1.   That the Council’s publication of the Brownfield Land Register, in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Registers) Regulations 2017, be noted.

2.   That the proposal to not include any sites on Part Two of the Council’s Brownfield Land Register, be approved.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

1.   To follow stated regulations.

2.   To minimise the unnecessary expense to the Council created through the process of analysing, publicising and consulting on sites for Permission in Principle.  This cost would usually be taken on by a developer when applying for outline or full planning permission.