Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Place

Presented by the Regeneration and Planning Portfolio Holder

The Regeneration and Planning Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members.

He reminded Members that in January Cabinet had withdrawn several SDPs as they were out of date or no longer had a relevant policy in the adopted Local Plan. He advised that consultation had taken place on both documents and that Cabinet were being asked to recommend to the Local Plan Committee that the documents be adopted subject to the amendments detailed in appendix a.

Councillor A V Smith stated that it was a very good piece of work and that the Council needed a cycling strategy.

Councillor R D Bayliss expressed frustration that cycle paths had been provided along the busy roads yet many still cycled on the roads and asked if there was anything the Council could do to encourage the use of the cycle paths.

Councillor R Blunt stated that the population was growing but the road network in Leicestershire could not cope and therefore the Authority would be ahead of the game with the policies being proposed.

It was moved by Councillor T J Pendleton, seconded by Councillor A V Smith and

RESOLVED THAT:

The Ashby de la Zouch cycling strategy and the Coalville cycling strategy be recommended to the Local Plan Committee for adoption as supplementary planning documents subject to the amendments outlined in appendix a.

Reason for decision: To recommend to the Local Plan Committee that the strategies be adopted as supplementary planning documents.