The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.

DECISION

1.    To approve the High Density Living SPD (appendix 1) for adoption and authorise officers to prepare an adoption statement and publish the Regulation 18(4)(b) Statement and adoption statement so it can be considered a material planning consideration in the assessment of planning applications for high density and high-rise buildings.

2.    Authorise the Corporate Director of Place to make any necessary factual or minor editing changes prior to publishing the final High Density Living SPD.

3.    To note the Equalities Impact Assessment as set out in appendix 2.

4.    To note the Representation schedule summarising representations received during the consultation and the responses to these representations as set out in appendix 3.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE)

(Strategic Planning Manager (A. Maher)

(High Density Development Project Manager (L Cerrada)

Councillor Eve McQuillan, Cabinet Member for Planning and Social Inclusion (Job Share) – Lead on Planning, introduced the report presenting for agreement the Council’s award winning new Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on High Density Living. It looked at what made high density and tall buildings good places to live and what should be avoided in their development planning.

She noted that fire safety was not included in the SPD as those issues would be dealt with by fire experts and not the planning service. Fire safety would be considered as part of any design and planning process.

The Mayor welcomed the report to help ensure new developments were of good quality. He congratulated officers on the national recognition and award received for the new SPD. He noted the pre-decision scrutiny questions and officer responses including looking at issues around, for example, how aspects of living may change due to people modifying their work arrangements following the pandemic. He proposed the recommendations as set out and they are agreed without dissent. It was:

RESOLVED

1.    To approve the High Density Living SPD (appendix 1) for adoption and authorise officers to prepare an adoption statement and publish the Regulation 18(4)(b) Statement and adoption statement so it can be considered a material planning consideration in the assessment of planning applications for high density and high-rise buildings.

2.    To authorise the Corporate Director of Place to make any necessary factual or minor editing changes prior to publishing the final High Density Living SPD.

3.    To note the Equalities Impact Assessment as set out in appendix 2 to the report.

4.    To note the Representation schedule summarising representations received during the consultation and the responses to these representations as set out in appendix 3 to the report.