Issue - meetings

For Cabinet to consider and recommend to Council that they formally withdraw the Draft Fenland Local Plan (2019–2040) and begin work on a new Local Plan under the new plan making system introduced by the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.

AGREED to recommend to Council that they:

a)    Withdraw the emerging Fenland Local Plan 2021-2040

b)    Commence the production of a new Local Plan under the new system to be completed by March 2028 that will cover the period 2025 to 2050 once the new plan making regulations are published.

c)    Delegate authority to the Head of Planning in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder to publish and keep up to date a new Local Development Scheme.

Members considered the Local Plan Update report presented by Councillor Boden.

Proposed by Councillor Boden, seconded by Councillor Mrs French and AGREED to recommend to Council that they:

a)    Withdraw the emerging Fenland Local Plan 2021-2040

b)   Commence the production of a new Local Plan under the new system to be completed by March 2028 that will cover the period 2025 to 2050 once the new plan making regulations are published.

c)    Delegate authority to the Head of Planning in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder to publish and keep up to date a new Local Development Scheme.