Agenda item

*RESOLVED –

1.   That the draft Chesterfield Railway Station Master Plan and the associated supporting material be approved for public consultation.

2.   That the Service Director – Economic Growth, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economic Growth, be granted delegated authority to make minor amendments and corrections to the draft Master Plan and associated supporting material to make it ready for public consultation.

3.   That, following the public consultation, the Service Director – Economic Growth be granted delegated authority to review the draft Master Plan in the light of comments received and amend it with a view to reporting back to Cabinet on the outcomes of the consultation with a final draft of the Master Plan for adoption.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

1.   To allow consultation to be undertaken on the draft Chesterfield Railway Station Master Plan in accordance with the Council’s published Statement of Community Involvement and Communications and Engagement Strategy.

2.   To allow for minor amendments to be made in the event of further information coming forwards.

3.   To allow for the production of a final draft of the Master Plan taking account of the outcomes of consultation with a view to bringing it back to Cabinet for adoption.

The Strategic Planning and Key Sites Manager presented a report seeking approval of the draft Chesterfield Railway Station Master Plan and supporting material for public consultation which would commence on 8 February, 2021 for a four week period.

The proposed HS2 route would include at least one hourly stopping service at Chesterfield and the preparation of the Master Plan formed part of the Council’s aims to realise the economic benefits of HS2, support the East Midlands HS2 Growth Strategy and co-ordinate public and private investment in the station area.

The draft Master Plan had been developed in collaboration with Derbyshire County Council, using the consultants AECOM and Whittam Cox Architects. The Council had received funding from Sheffield City Region and D2N2 to create the Master Plan and a final version of the Master Plan would need adopting by the end of March 2021 before the funding expired.

The public consultation would take place online using a virtual exhibition room hosted by AECOM. Outcomes from the consultation would be used to review the draft Master Plan and be reported back to Cabinet.

The draft Master Plan and supporting documents were attached as appendices to the officer’s report.

*RESOLVED –

1.    That the draft Chesterfield Railway Station Master Plan and the associated supporting material be approved for public consultation.

2.    That the Service Director – Economic Growth, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economic Growth, be granted delegated authority to make minor amendments and corrections to the draft Master Plan and associated supporting material to make it ready for public consultation.

3.    That, following the public consultation, the Service Director – Economic Growth be granted delegated authority to review the draft Master Plan in the light of comments received and amend it with a view to reporting back to Cabinet on the outcomes of the consultation with a final draft of the Master Plan for adoption.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

1.    To allow consultation to be undertaken on the draft Chesterfield Railway Station Master Plan in accordance with the Council’s published Statement of Community Involvement and Communications and Engagement Strategy.

2.    To allow for minor amendments to be made in the event of further information coming forwards.

3.    To allow for the production of a final draft of the Master Plan taking account of the outcomes of consultation with a view to bringing it back to Cabinet for adoption.