Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutions.

To receive any disclosures of interest from councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for members.

Committee is asked to:

1.    Note that the Council is still under Direction 3 as set out in the letter from the Minister of State for Housing and Planning dated 14 September 2023 that requires on conclusion of the examination of the Plan that consideration is given to adopting the Plan, including any main modifications recommended by the Planning Inspector.

2.    Note the contents of the Inspector’s Report on the Examination of the Spelthorne Local Plan.

3.    Recommend to Council the adoption of the Spelthorne Local Plan 2024-2039/40, which incorporates the Main Modifications, as set out in the Inspector’s Report on the Examination of the Spelthorne Local Plan, and other Additional (minor) Modifications.

4.    Subject to recommendation 3, recommended to Council that the Policies Map is adopted and published alongside the Spelthorne Local Plan 2024-2039/40.

5.    Subject to recommendation 3, note the Spelthorne Local Plan 2024-2039/40 replaces the following documents and by adopting the Spelthorne Local Plan 2024-2039/40 they no longer form part of the Council’s development plan:

a.    Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document (adopted 26 February 2009),

b.    Spelthorne Allocations Development Plan Document (adopted 17 December 2009), and

c.    Spelthorne Borough Loal Plan 2001 Saved Policies and Proposals as at 28 September 2007 (Updated December 2009).

6.    Subject to recommendation 3, recommend to Council that delegated authority is given to the Deputy Chief Executive in agreement with the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee, to agree any further (non-material) Additional Modifications to the Plan and its accompanying Policies Map before its publication.

7.    Subject to recommendation 3, recommend to Council to accept the content of the Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment Report and Habitats Regulations Assessment: Addendum of Proposed Modifications, and publish them in accordance with Regulation 16 of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004.

Committee is asked to make a recommendation to Council to:

1.    Adopt the Houses in Multiple Occupation Supplementary Planning Document (HMO SPD) as set out in Appendix 1; and

2.    Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee (E&S) to make minor amendments prior to publication including a summary and glossary in the final version of the SPD.