Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Regeneration and Housing

The Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Regeneration and Housing which provided details of the Liverpool City Region Statement of Co-operation on Local Planning which had been approved by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and now needed to be approved by the constituent local authorities.

Decision Made:

That the Liverpool City Region Statement of Co-operation on Local Planning

be approved to guide consultation on Development Plan documents, including the Sefton Local Plan and any reviews thereof, produced at the Liverpool City Region and at Sefton levels.

Reasons for Decision:

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority approved the Statement of Cooperation on Local Planning on 15 July 2016 and resolved that it be presented to each Constituent Council (including West Lancashire which was an associate member of the Liverpool City Region) for adoption.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

The alternative is not to agree to adopt the Statement of Cooperation. However, the Council would then fail to meet the statutory Duty to Co-operate requirement, both in relation to any Liverpool City Region-wide plans prepared in the future and those prepared by Sefton. There would not be a Liverpool City Region-wide approach to cooperating on strategic issues, and there would also be an impact on our losing out on economies of scale in relation to consultation and procurement where appropriate.