Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Planning and Infrastructure

The Planning Policy Team Manager presented the report to Members.

Councillor J Legrys welcomed the report but expressed concerns that feedback from the HMA authority’s discussions was not being received.  He appreciated that this was an update report but felt that Members needed to be involved in the discussions about where the sites would be and the mechanism for distribution outside of the city.

The Planning Policy Team Manager reported that the mechanism  for redistributing the unmet need from Leicester City was currently being considered and he was hopeful that a methodology/assessment would be available later in the year.  He believed that the decisions would eventually be the responsibility of each authority to make and further reports would be presented in the future.

With permission of the Chairman, the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Infrastructure addressed the Committee.  He reported that advice on the matter had been sought from the Planning Advisory Service to make sure that the distribution process was fair.  The Committee would be kept updated.

It was moved by Councillor V Richichi, seconded by Councillor J Hoult and

RESOLVED THAT:

(I)        The Statement of Common Ground for the partial review be signed by the District Council.

(II)       The level of unmet need declared by Leicester City be noted.