Issue - meetings
Adoption of the Central Area Good Growth Supplementary Planning Document
Meeting: 28/07/2021 - Cabinet (Item 6)
6 Adoption of the Central Area Good Growth Supplementary Planning Document PDF 294 KB
Additional documents:
- 6.6a Appendix. 1 for Adoption of the Central Area Good Growth Supplementary Planning Document, item 6 PDF 10 MB
- 6.6b Appendix. 2 for Adoption of the Central Area Good Growth Supplementary Planning Document, item 6 PDF 806 KB
- 6.6c Appendix. 3 for Adoption of the Central Area Good Growth Supplementary Planning Document, item 6 PDF 9 MB
- 6.6d Appendix. 4 for Adoption of the Central Area Good Growth Supplementary Planning Document, item 6 PDF 384 KB
- Webcast for Adoption of the Central Area Good Growth Supplementary Planning Document
Decision:
The Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses were noted.
DECISION
1. To approve the Central Area Good Growth SPD (Appendix 1 to the report) 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 residential developments on small sites in the Central Area of Tower Hamlets.
2. To authorise the Corporate Director of Place to make any necessary factual or minor editing changes prior to publishing the final Central Area Good Growth SPD.
3. To note the representation schedule summarising representations received during the consultation and the responses to these representations as set out in the Consultation and Engagement Report in Appendix 2 to the report.
4. To note the Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.
5. To note the Equalities Impact Assessment Screening as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE)
(Central Area Design Guidance Project Manager (M. Lembo Schiller)
Minutes:
Councillor Eve McQuillan, Cabinet Member for Planning and Social Inclusion (Job Share) – Lead on Planning, introduced the report. The report was designed to support housing development across the central area of the borough. It was expected that over 7,500 homes would be built within that area over the next ten years. In particular, it was looking at supporting development on smaller sites with protection for heritage where required. She thanked officers in the planning service for their work in creating this document.
The Mayor welcomed the report. He noted the Pre-Decision Scrutiny Questions and officer responses and proposed the recommendations as set out. Members present agreed the recommendations and it was:
RESOLVED
1. To approve the Central Area Good Growth SPD (Appendix 1 to the report) 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 residential developments on small sites in the Central Area of Tower Hamlets.
2. To authorise the Corporate Director of Place to make any necessary factual or minor editing changes prior to publishing the final Central Area Good Growth SPD.
3. To note the representation schedule summarising representations received during the consultation and the responses to these representations as set out in the Consultation and Engagement Report in Appendix 2 to the report.
4. To note the Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening as set out in Appendix 3 to the report.
5. To note the Equalities Impact Assessment Screening as set out in Appendix 4 to the report.