Subject:		Local Development Scheme
Date of Meeting:		19 November 2020
Report of:		Executive Director - Economy Environment & Culture
Contact Officer:	Name:	Steve Tremlett
	Email:	Steve.tremlett@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Ward(s) affected:		All

FOR GENERAL RELEASE

1.         PURPOSE OF REPORT AND POLICY CONTEXT

1.1 The purpose of this report is to seek approval of the revised Local Development Scheme (LDS). This is the three-year work programme setting out the timetable for the preparation of planning documents produced by the Local Planning Authority, including those that make up the development plan for Brighton & Hove. It covers the period from 2020 to 2023.

2.         RECOMMENDATIONS:    

2.1 That the Committee approves the revised Local Development Scheme 2020 – 2023, attached as Appendix 1.

3. CONTEXT/ BACKGROUND INFORMATION

3.1 All Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) are required to prepare and maintain a Local Development Scheme (LDS) under s15 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The LDS is a public statement of a LPA’s programme for the production of Development Plan Documents (DPDs), the subject matter and geographical area to which each is to relate, and which are to be prepared jointly with one of more other LPAs. It also sets out the programme for preparing other planning documents, for example Supplementary Planning Documents, and provides an update on the progress of neighbourhood plans in the city.

3.2 DPDs set out policies on the development and use of land in a local authority area. The LDS outlines in advance when public consultations are due to take place, when DPDs are expected to be submitted to the Secretary of State for public examination, and when they are expected to be adopted.

3.3 The previous LDS was published in 2017 to cover the period 2017 -2020 and an update is now required.

3.4 Key updates in this iteration of the LDS include:

· An updated timetable for City Plan Part Two reflecting delays due to Covid-19, with adoption now anticipated in Spring 2022;

· The timetable for the Review of the East Sussex, Brighton & Hove and South Downs Waste and Minerals Local Plan with adoption anticipated in winter 2021/22;

· An indicative timetable for the forthcoming review of City Plan Part One;

· Updates on forthcoming Supplementary Planning Documents – the Urban Design Framework; Hove Station Masterplan; Nature Conservation SPD and the Eastern Seafront Masterplan.

3.5 Full details and timetables are set out in the revised LDS, which is included as an appendix to this report.

3.6 The council’s performance against the LDS timetable is assessed in the Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) which is published annually.

4. ANALYSIS & CONSIDERATION OF ANY ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS

4.1 The council is required by planning legislation to produce a LDS. The alternative options considered and evaluated in preparing the LDS relate to the type of development plan documents to be prepared over the next three years, how they will be resourced and prioritised, and when the key stages will be undertaken. The proposed timetable is considered the best option with the resources available.

5. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & CONSULTATION

5.1 The LDS is not subject to public consultation, however the production of all DPDs, SPDs and Neighbourhood Plans set out within it include stages of public consultation.

6.         CONCLUSION

6.1 Approval of the LDS will ensure that there is an up to date timetable for preparing

development plan documents in accordance with planning legislation. The approved LDS will be published on the Council’s website.

7.         FINANCIAL & OTHER IMPLICATIONS:

Financial Implications:

6.2 There are no direct financial implications as a result of the revised Local Development Scheme. The costs of preparing the revised Local Development Scheme has been and will be met from existing revenue budgets.

            Finance Officer Consulted:     Name Jess Laing                         Date: 23/10/2020

Legal Implications:

7.1 The statutory background to the recommendation is set out in the body of the report.

Lawyer Consulted:                   Name Hilary Woodward              Date: 27/10/20

Equalities Implications:

7.2 The LDS will make the planning system more accessible and transparent to the community. Individual development plan documents are subject to an Equality Impact Assessment.

Sustainability Implications:

7.3 None relevant to this report.

Brexit Implications:

7.4 None relevant to this report.

Any Other Significant Implications:

7.8       None directly relevant to this report.

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

Appendices:

1.         Revised Local Development Scheme 2020-2023