Decision details

The Cabinet considered the report of the Chief Executive which provided details of the consultation undertaken by the Council on the House Extensions and New Housing Supplementary Planning Documents, the comments received and the proposed changes to be made to the documents.

Decision Made:

That approval be given to the adoption of the House Extensions and New Housing Supplementary Planning Documents, which would replace the existing Supplementary Planning Documents and be used for development management purposes.

Reasons for Decision:

Supplementary Planning Documents are required to be officially adopted by the Council in order for them to be given weight when determining planning applications.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

One alternative would be not to update the existing Supplementary Planning Documents. However this would result in the existing documents becoming further inconsistent with national planning policy and consequently being of limited weight in making decisions on planning applications.