Decision details

To seek approval to prepare either a new Borough wide Local Plan or joint Local Plan with Stoke on Trent City Council.

1) That Cabinet agree to the formal withdrawal of the Site Allocations and Policies Local Plan.

2) That Cabinet agree to proceed with the preparation of a new joint Full Local Plan in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent City Council (Option C) and that your  officers work with officers at Stoke-on-Trent City Council to reach agreement on a timetable for the preparation of the Local Plan.

3) That if Stoke-on-Trent City Council do not approve the preparation of a joint Local Plan or agreement cannot be reached on the timescale for the completion of the Plan by March 2014, that Cabinet give serious consideration to proceeding with the preparation of a borough-wide Local Plan.

4) That a further report is submitted to the Cabinet to receive an update on Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s formal stance in this matter and if necessary to consider the need to establish a joint advisory group to support the governance arrangements of each Council.

5) That Cabinet note the implications arising from the need to re-appraise the adopted Core Spatial Strategy for the Council’s CIL process and seek a further report in this regard at the earliest opportunity.