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1.    That Cabinet notes the actions of the previous administration in preparing the Strategic Options Consultation Document and the Preferred Options Consultation Document.

2.    That Cabinet notes the responses to the consultation exercise carried out on the Strategic Options Consultation Document, as detailed in the Strategic Options Consultation and Responses Document (Supporting Document 1), and summarised in the draft Preferred Options Consultation document and that the said document be included on the Joint Local Plan page of the Council’s website.

3.    That subject to any issues arising from the Planning Committee, Cabinet agrees to the publication of the draft Preferred Options Consultation document (Appendix 1) for public Consultation purposes, in line with the methods of consultation set out in the adopted Statement of Community Involvement (SC1).

4.    That a report be submitted to a subsequent meeting of the Cabinet on the results of the Preferred Options public consultation exercise (target of September 2018), to inform the next stage of the plan preparation in partnership with Stoke on Trent City Council.

5.    That Cabinet delegates to the Executive Director Regeneration and Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration, the authority to finalise the public consultation arrangements and associated documentation for the Preferred Options stage.

A report was submitted to advise Cabinet on the completion and outcome of the public consultation on the ‘Strategic Options’ stage of the Local Joint Plan. The report also provided an update on the plan-making process for the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke on Trent Joint Local Plan and approval was sought to go out to public consultation on the Preferred Options Consultation Document.

The Portfolio Holder for Planning and Regeneration pointed out that the document, which set out a vision for the next 15 years, was based on a preferred scenario but was open for possible change prior to the end of the consultation.

Resolved:       (i)         That Cabinet notes the actions of the

PreviousAdministration in preparing the

Strategic Options Consultation Document

and the Preferred Options Consultation

Document.

(ii)      That Cabinet notes the responses to the consultation exercise carried out on the Strategic Options Consultation Document, as detailed in the Strategic Options Consultation and Responses Document (Supporting Document 1), and summarised in the draft Preferred Options Consultation document and that the said document be included on the Joint Local Plan page of the Council’s website.

(iii)         That subject to any issues arising from the Planning Committee, Cabinet agrees to the publication of the draft Preferred Options Consultation document (Appendix 1) for public Consultation purposes, in line with the methods of consultation set out in the adopted Statement of Community Involvement (SC1).

(iv)         That a report be submitted to a subsequent meeting of the Cabinet on the results of the Preferred Options public consultation exercise (target of September 2018), to inform the next stage of the plan preparation in partnership with Stoke on Trent City Council.

(v)          That Cabinet delegate to the Executive Director Regeneration and Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration, the authority to finalise the public consultation arrangements and associated documentation for the Preferred Options stage.