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Report to follow.

Councillor Gibson declared an interest in this item and stated she would leave the Chamber during the discussion.

Council resolved to:

1.    Note that the Environmental Agency had signed a Statement of Common Ground (SoCG),

2.    Agree to keep the Green Belt allocations in the Local Plan as submitted to the Planning Inspectorate on 25 November 2022,

3.    Agree to delegate authority to the Group Head of Place, Protection and Prosperity in consultation with the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee, to undertake any further consultation required by the Planning Inspector; and

4.    Agree to delegate authority to the Group Head of Place, Protection and Prosperity in consultation with the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee, to prepare a main modification to the Local Plan, for the new policy on ‘Local Plan Early Review’.