Decision details

The Portfolio Holder for Environment and Regeneration advised that the Council’s existing Local Development Scheme (LDS), approved in July 2016, needed to be updated as a result of the recent lifting of the Secretary of State’s Holding Direction on the Stevenage Borough Local Plan.  The proposed revised LDS now showed an anticipated adoption date for the Local Plan of 22 May 2019, as well as timetables for the Railway Station Area Action Plan and the introduction of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL).

It was RESOLVED:

1.         That the Local Development Scheme (LDS) 2019, attached as Appendix A to the report, be approved as the programme for the new Stevenage Borough Local Plan and associated documents, subject to any necessary minor editorial modifications agreed by the Assistant Director of Planning and Regulation having consulted with the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Regeneration.

2.         That the LDS 2019 is brought into effect from 13 May 2019 and published on the Council’s planning web pages.

Reason for Decision:  As contained in report.

Other Options considered:  As contained in report.