Decision details

Blackfordby designation of a neighbourhood area

Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Place

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To agree to the requests from Ashby de la Zouch Town Council to designate a neighbourhood plan area for Blackfordby under Part 2 of the Neighbourhood Planning
(General) Regulations 2012.
To delegate authority to the Planning Policy Team
Manager to claim funding from Government and that such funding be ring fenced for the purpose of the Council supporting the preparation of neighbourhood plans and to manage, in co-operation with the Community Focus Team Leader, the Council's involvement in the
neighbourhood plans process.

Reasons for the decision:

To comply with the requirements of the Localism Act that the Council consider requests to designate neighbourhood areas

Alternative options considered:

Whether to agree the request. The application was subject to a period of consultation which attracted one response which did not, in itself, raise objection to the proposed designation. It was concluded, therefore, that it was appropriate to agree to the request to designate

List of Background Papers: Response from Gladman Developments Limited to consultation

Declarations: None

Source of Delegation: 6.2.1

Contact: James Arnold, Strategic Director of Place Email: james.arnold@nwleicestershire.gov.uk Tel: 01530 454555.

Publication date: 23/01/2018

Date of decision: 22/01/2018

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