DECISION

1.    To note Appendix 1 of the report: Roman Road Bow Neighbourhood Plan Final Report of Examination and Appendix 3 of the report: Referendum Version of the Neighbourhood Plan, and the Examiner’s recommendation that the plan meets the basic conditions subject to modifications being made, can therefore proceed to referendum, and that the referendum area should be the same as the designated neighbourhood area.

2.    To agree that Appendix 3 of the report: Referendum Version of the Neighbourhood Plan should proceed to referendum, with a referendum area that is the same as the designated neighbourhood area, in accordance with Schedule 4B of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

3.    To note that under the Planning Policy Guidance on Neighbourhood Planning, the neighbourhood plan will have significant weight in the planning decision-making process for the designated neighbourhood area until the referendum can be held; and if the plan is successful at referendum it will have full weight in the planning decision-making process.

4.    To note the specific equalities considerations as set out in Section 8 of the report.