Issue - meetings

(a)       That the report be received and progress noted.

(b)       That authorisation is given to scope the review of the Green Space Strategy in line with the National Planning Policy Framework and report the resource implications of the review to a future meeting of the Cabinet.

A report was submitted to inform Cabinet of progress made with the implementation of the Urban North Staffordshire Green Space Strategy and the associated Action Plan over the last year.

Members were informed of the need to review the current Green Space Strategy to reflect changes in national planning policy, local government finance and projected resources to ensure the strategy remains fit for purpose for the future and is a robust evidence base for the proposed joint Local Plan.

Cllr Naylon requested whether local groups could be involved in helping to scope the review, to include working with local groups in Stoke and Stafford where interests and links overlapped or intersected.

The Executive Director (Planning and Regeneration) stated that a joint brief would be prepared with the city Council and that discussions were currently underway regarding the nature and extend of the piece of work that would be commissioned. There would be opportunities for local interest and community groups to feed into the process.

Resolved:                                                 

(a)       That the report be received and progress noted.

(b)       That authorisation is given to scope the review of the Green Space Strategy in line with the National Planning Policy Framework and report the resource implications of the review to a future meeting of the Cabinet.