Decision - Submission City Plan, Part 1

1.                  That the summary of the responses to the consultation on the draft City Plan Part 1 be noted (summarised in Appendix 1 to the report with a full schedule attached to the Statement of Consultation on city council’s website, placed in the Members’ Rooms and in Customer Service Centres);

2.                  That the Proposed Submission City Plan Part 1 be agreed and published for statutory public consultation for a six week period commencing in February 2013, (Along with appendices and supporting documents);

3.                  That the document should be subsequently submitted to the Secretary of State subject to no material changes, other than alterations for the purposes of clarification, improved accuracy of meaning or typographical corrections, being necessary;

4.                  That the Head of Planning and Public Protection be authorised to agree any draft “main modifications” to the City Plan Part 1 necessary to make it sound and to authorise the publication of such draft modifications for public consultation save that should any draft modification involve a major shift in the policy approach of the City Plan Part 1 the draft modification shall be referred by the Head of Planning and Public Protection to the Policy and Resources Committee for approval;

5.                  That it be noted that all modifications to the Plan will be presented to the Policy & Resources Committee and Full Council in due course as part of the adoption of the City Plan Part 1; and

6.                  That  the following studies be approved as supporting evidence for the City Plan and further Local Development Documents:

·               The Employment Land Study Review 2012

·               Draft Transport Assessment 2012

·               The Brighton and Hove Energy Study 2012

·               Local Housing Requirements update 2012

·               Strategic Housing land Availability assessment (SHLAA) Update 2012

·               Housing Needs Assessment 2012

·               Site capacity assessments 2012