25 July 2012 - East Devon District Council

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Arising from consideration of the above minutes:- 23 Meeting of the Council, 25 July 2012 a) Localisation of Council Tax Benefit for working age customers (Cabinet Minute 29) Correction in text to read Portfolio Holder – Corporate Business instead of Corporate Services. b) Seaton – Windsor Gardens access (Cabinet Minute 40) Councillor Peter Burrows who had specially attended the Cabinet meeting to raise concerns about the potential problems of allowing developers access across Windsor Gardens for a year said that these concerns should have been more clearly set out in the minutes. He said that traffic movements were a real issue. The Leader advised that the Council had ensured that the conditions attached to the permission would minimise disruption and that the Portfolio Holder – Environment and his Deputy would monitor the works. c) Cabinet – 11 July 2012 Councillor Pauline Stott had not been present and asked for her apologies to be recorded. d) Planning Policy – New East Devon Local Plan 2006 – 2026 Special Meeting of Development Management Committee (Minute 11) Proposed amendments: 1. Councillor Roger Giles proposed an amendment to the minute to reduce the allocation of 2 hectares of employment land at Ottery St Mary to 0.67 hectares. He said that this would reflect the advice in the Roger Tym and Partners‟ report which had been commissioned by the Council. The amendment was seconded by Councillor Claire Wright. Councillor Mark Williamson asked the Planning Policy Manager to respond. Matt Dickins advised that Roger Tym‟s report referred to Class B Land Use but the 2 hectares included in the draft Local Plan had wider implications and included educational, retail and residential care use. The amendment was put to the vote and lost. 2. Councillor Mike Allen proposed that an Extraordinary meeting of the Council be held to enable all Councillors to be presented with a full version of the Local Plan and to contribute to the debate. This would include further consideration of the proposal in respect of the Sidford development land and advice from the Environment Agency and Highways. He said that the meeting could be timetabled without causing disruption to the Local Plan process and its timelines.
*26 Minutes of Cabinet and Committees Arising from consideration of the minutes:- 24 Meeting of the Council, 25 July 2012 e) Planning Policy – New East Devon Local Plan 2006 – 2026 Special Meeting of Development Management Committee (Minute 11) Proposed amendments (continued) The amendment was seconded by Councillor Graham Troman who emphasised the need for an audit trail of decision making in respect of the Plan. He was concerned about some misinterpretation of what the towns had said in consultation. Sidmouth Ward Members, Councillors Christine Drew and Stuart Hughes would welcome an opportunity to raise their concerns about the proposed allocation of employment land at Sidford and its potential impact. Discussion included concern over the Local Plan process. Members were again reminded that there would be a further period of 6 weeks for consultation. The proposal to hold an Extraordinary Council meeting to discuss the full Local Plan without delaying the Local Plan process was put to the vote and lost. 3. Councillor Hughes proposed that the capacity for expansion of the Alexandria Industrial Estate should be explored. This amendment was seconded by Councillor Wale. The proposal was put to the vote and carried. RESOLVED that the capacity for expansion of the Alexandria Industrial Estate be explored. 4. Councillor Allen proposed that the process in respect of producing the Local Plan should be considered in detail by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee so that lessons could be learned for the future. This proposal was seconded by Claire Wright. Councillor Williamson questioned the timing of the review and suggested that this should be undertaken when the Inspector‟s comments had been made; the Committee would then be able to fully assess the processes in the light of feedback from the Inspector. He agreed that it would be helpful to be prepared for the next review – the Plan would be reviewed with consultation every 5 years throughout its life. As Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Stuart Hughes suggested that such a process review could be included in his Committee‟s Forward Plan with the aim of receiving a report for the meeting in March 2013.
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