Issue - meetings

To submit a report by Heledd Jones (Team Leader) Joint Planning Policy Unit

To approve the publication of the Supplementary Planning Guidance for the public consultation period.

Heledd Jones gave a presentation giving the context of the SPG and setting out the next steps. The process of preparing the SPG was explained, and that revisions had been made following the introduction of the initial draft of the SPG to the Panel. It was highlighted that these changes had been made following internal discussions. The revisions were set out as below.

·         Revise sections that refer to the relevant policies included within the JLDP in order to ensure consistency and accuracy between the Guidance and the Policies;

·         Add some clarity with regard to the loss of use of a non-commercial community facility and the information that is expected to be submitted;

·         Clarify what information is expected to be submitted for considering the suitability of applications for ancillary uses on employment sites.

Matters raised:

·         It was asked why para 4.5 (Town Centers) required that the property had been on the market at a reasonable selling price or rental price for a period of six months but para 4.6 (in villages) the requirement was twelve months

Response

·         It was explained that this requirement derives from the policies in the LDP and that this cannot be changed through the SPG.

Decision - To approve the publication of the Supplementary Planning Guidance for the public consultation period.