The recommendations were amended and then approved.

DECISION

1.    To approve the publication of the proposed submission version of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing the Benefits along with supporting information including an Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA), evidence base studies and other supplementary information for a six week statutory public consultation.

2.    To agree that following consultation and a resolution being taken by Council, that the plan should be submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination;

3.    To authorise the Corporate Director of Place after consultation with the Mayor, to make any appropriate and necessary minor amendments to the proposed submission version of the Local Plan and supporting documents prior to the commencement of the consultation period (regulation 19 stage), with particular reference to data matching and area boundaries, for example on town centres;

4.    To authorise the Corporate Director of Place after consultation with the Mayor to make any appropriate and necessary minor amendments to the proposed submission version of the Local Plan and supporting documents following consultation and prior to submission to the Secretary of State.

5.    To adopt the Statement of Community Involvement Refresh as a revision of the Statement of Community Involvement (July 2012) in accordance with Section 26 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. For the avoidance of doubt the adopted Statement of Community Involvement Refresh shall supercede the previous 2012 iteration.

Action by:

ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE)

(Strategic Planning Manager (M. Ryan-Hernandez)

(Local Plan Team Leader (P. Wadsworth)

Councillor Rachel Blake, Cabinet Member for Strategic Development, introduced the report. She explained that the Local Plan was being presented for agreement before being submitted to a final statutory consultation exercise. Following that exercise the Plan would be submitted to Council before being presented to the government appointed inspector.

During discussion it was noted that some of the data, particularly around area boundaries, needed to be reviewed. Officers were tasked to review this before the Plan proceeded.

The Mayor agreed the recommendations as set out subject to allowing officers to update the Plan as set out above.

RESOLVED

1.    To approve the publication of the proposed submission version of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031: Managing Growth and Sharing the Benefits along with supporting information including an Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA), evidence base studies and other supplementary information for a six week statutory public consultation.

2.    To agree that following consultation and a resolution being taken by Council, that the plan should be submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination;

3.    To authorise the Corporate Director of Place after consultation with the Mayor, to make any appropriate and necessary minor amendments to the proposed submission version of the Local Plan and supporting documents prior to the commencement of the consultation period (regulation 19 stage), with particular reference to data matching and area boundaries, for example on town centres;

4.    To authorise the Corporate Director of Place after consultation with the Mayor to make any appropriate and necessary minor amendments to the proposed submission version of the Local Plan and supporting documents following consultation and prior to submission to the Secretary of State.

5.    To adopt the Statement of Community Involvement Refresh as a revision of the Statement of Community Involvement (July 2012) in accordance with Section 26 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. For the avoidance of doubt the adopted Statement of Community Involvement Refresh shall supercede the previous 2012 iteration.