Decision details

Following consideration of the officer report and appendices and discussion, the Executive:

(a) Confirmed a commitment to commence the Mendip Local Plan Part II site allocations review specified in the Order to the following timescales  

o   To undertake a call for sites limited to the 505 dwellings within 28 days of the amended order, commencing on 24 July 2023 for 6 weeks until 4 September 2023 

o   To publish a Regulation 18 consultation with proposed allocations by 8 January 2024 (for 6 weeks consultation as required by the Regulations) 

o   To publish a Regulation 19 statement seeking representations for a 6 week period as required by the regulations by 13 May 2024

o   To submit for examination by 1 September 2024. 

b.         Agreed the proposed approach to the review as set out in the report and notes the site allocations review for the Mendip Local Plan will be subject to Member and community consultation; 

c.         Noted the resource and financial implications of the Order and project plan and that further reports will be made to Executive prior to the Regulation 18 consultation on the preferred option for allocation of the additional 505 homes and the Regulation 19 publication prior to submission to the Inspectorate;  

d.         Agreed that delegated authority be given to Service Director – Governance, Democratic and Legal Services to apply to the Court to seek to vary the Court Order should circumstances beyond the Council’s control mean that the timetable set out above cannot be achieved;

Agreed that delegated authority be granted to the Service Director – Economy, Employment and Planning in consultation with the Lead Member for Economic Development, Planning and Assets, to expedite the timetable, if feasible, to bring forward the date for the Regulation 19 publication and submission of the allocations.