Issue - meetings

Further to Minute No. 54 of the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 21 August 2013, the Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Built Environment on an application by Formby Parish Council to have a Neighbourhood Plan area formally designated by the Council, which was the first step to the production of a Neighbourhood Plan.

Decision Made:

That approval be given to the combined area of Formby and Little Altcar Parishes been designated a single Neighbourhood Plan area under Regulation 7 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

Reasons for Decision

To determine the application for the designation of Neighbourhood Plan area under the provisions of Part 2 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None. It is a statutory requirement to determine applications for the designation of a Neighbourhood Plan area.