Issue - items at meetings - Nature Conservation and Development Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Report of the Director of Environment (copy attached).

1.     That the Cabinet Member notes the results of the public consultation exercise (Appendix 1) and endorses the changes made to the draft Nature Conservation and Development SPD subject to a further round of consultation on Annex 6 Calculating Developer Contributions and New Nature Conservation Benefits.

49.1       The Cabinet Member considered a report of the Director of Environment concerning the results of a consultation exercise in relation to the Nature Conservation and Development Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) (for copy see minute book).

49.2       The Cabinet Member stated that the SPD was a further demonstration of the city’s commitment to nature conservation and the aim of the document was to provide clear guidance on securing nature conservation improvements as part of a new development.

49.3       The Cabinet Member stated that the recommendations attached to this report had been amended and invited the Assistant Director for City Planning to explain the reason for this.

49.4       The Assistant Director for City Planning stated that there was a need to consult further on Annex 6 of the SPD as a result of further changes that have been made that would improve the impact of the SPD as a whole.

49.5       RESOLVED - That having considered the information and the reasons set out in the report, the Cabinet Member accepted the following amended recommendation:

(1)       That the results of the public consultation exercise (Appendix 1) be noted and officers be requested to bring the draft Nature Conservation and Development SPD back to a future meeting for adoption following a further round of consultation on Annex 6 (Calculating Developer Contributions and New Nature Conservation Benefits).