Decision details
Decision Maker: Corporate Director Planning, Growth and Sustainability
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
To approve the fourth batch of information
related to responses to the VALP main modifications consultation
for submission to the VALP Inspector.
To authorise officers to make non-material formatting changes to
other documentation to improve their accessibility and to correct
typographical errors.
Reasons for the decision:
Following the Council’s request under
section 20(7C) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 for
the Inspector to recommend main modifications as necessary to make
the Plan sound and legally-compliant (letter dated 7 September
2018, ED169), the Council prepared a comprehensive list of proposed
modifications. The main modifications were published for
consultation between 5 November and 17 December 2019 and nearly 800
representations were received.
The Inspector issued a note regarding the timetable of the
publication of the modifications in July 2019 (ED219) which
included a request that the Council provide a response to the
representations.
At the Inspector’s request, the responses to the main
modification representations are being submitted in batches as they
are finalised. Batch one was approved on 21 August 2020, batch two
on 2 October 2020 and batch three on 27 November 2020. Where
appropriate, the responses are underpinned by additional
documentation which will also be submitted to the Inspector.
For background documents please email
democracy@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Alternative options considered:
To not approve the documentation. The VALP
Inspector specifically requested the Council’s response to
representations on the main modifications and not providing these
supporting documents would mean his request would not be
met.
Wards Affected: Aston Clinton & Bierton; Aylesbury East; Aylesbury North; Aylesbury North West; Aylesbury South East; Aylesbury South West; Aylesbury West; Bernwood; Buckingham East; Buckingham West; Great Brickhill; Grendon Underwood; Ivinghoe; Stone & Waddesdon; Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville; Wing; Winslow;
Details of any conflict of interest declared: None
Contact: Steve Bambrick, Corporate Director Planning Growth & Sustainability Email: steve.bambrick@buckinghamshire.gov.uk.
Publication date: 14/12/2020
Date of decision: 11/12/2020