Issue - items at meetings - Draft Supplementary Planning Document 12: Design Guide for Extensions and Alterations

Report of the Strategic Director; Place (copy attached).

That the Economic Development and Culture Committee approves the second draft ‘Design Guide for Extensions and Alterations’ as a Supplementary Planning Document for the purposes of formal public consultation.

75.1    The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Director, Place seeking endorsement to commence formal public consultation on the second draft of the Supplementary Planning Document(SPD) 12 “Design Guide for Extensions and Alterations”. The SPD would form part of the development plan for the city and design guidance for extensions and alterations to buildings throughout the city.

75.2    Councillor Brown stated that whilst supporting the report recommendations she would have preferred to have had sight of the draft document as an appendix to the report. Although it was noted that this document had been deposited in the Members Rooms and in the offices of each of the political assistants based at King’s House it was considered preferable for Members to be provided with this information by other means e.g., a link to the appropriate website or e versions of the documents. The Head of Planning and Public Protection explained that marked the first stage of the consultation process and that this would be borne in mind for the future.

75.3    Councillor J Kitcat stated that he had tried to access the link on the Council website but had experienced a glitch on the system which had prevented him from doing so. Councillor Mac Cafferty stated that this was unfortunate if it detracted from the work that had been undertaken to date.

75.4    Councillor Janio considered that as there were a number of suburbs across the City it was important that they were viewed in concert with one another.

75.5    Councillor Hawtree welcomed the report which brought to fruition work which had been going on-going over a period of time.

75.6    RESOLVED - That the Committee approves the second draft “Design Guide for Extensions and Alteration” as a Supplementary Planning Document for the purposes of formal public consultation.