Issue - meetings

            The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director – Environment seeking approval for the formal adoption of “Supplementary Planning Document (SPD): House Extensions” as part of the Halton Local Development Framework.

            It was noted that the production of this SPD was included within the Local Development Scheme (LDS), which set out the spatial planning policy priorities for the Council for the next three years. The purpose of the SPD was to complement the Halton Unitary Development Plan (UDP) by providing additional guidance for anyone intending to extend or alter their house or erect a garage or other outbuilding to ensure that all developments met the standards described.

            The report set out the process and the consultation procedure undertaken.

Reasons for Decision

            The SPD had been produced to ensure that, through its function as a Local Planning Authority, the Council:-

(a)               was in accordance with national and regional planning policy and advice; and

(b)               wherever possible, met the priorities of the community it served, as set out in the Halton Community Strategy and Corporate Plan.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

            The alternative options considered and rejected with regard to the preparation of the document were set out within the Sustainability Appraisal report.

Implementation Date

            With immediate effect.

            RESOLVED: That

1)                 the Supplementary Planning Document (SPD): House Extensions be formally adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document and part of the Halton Local Development Framework;

2)                 the responses to the representations received at the public participation stage, as set out in the statement of consultation, be agreed; and

3)                 further editorial and technical changes that do not affect the content or intended purpose of the SPD be agreed by the Operational Director – Environmental and Regulatory Services in consultation with the Executive Board Member for Planning, Transportation, Regeneration and Renewal, if necessary, before the document is published.