Lead Member – Cllr David Walker, Portfolio Holder for Planning

Lead Officer – Tim Collard, Service Director for Legal, Governance and Planning

RESOLVED:

3.1. Following consideration of the draft Design of New Dwellings Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 1) -  to approve a minimum six week public consultation on the draft document. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, the final draft Supplementary Planning Document will be brought back to Cabinet to seek approval to ‘adopt’ it as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

3.2. Following consieration of the draft Design of Residential Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 2) – to approve a minimum six week public consultation on the draft document. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, the final draft Supplementary Planning Document will be brought back to Cabinet to seek approval to ‘adopt’ it as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

3.3. That authority is given to the Service Director – Legal, Governance and Planning, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning, to agree any additional minor changes to the draft Design of New Dwellings Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 1) and the draft Design of Residential Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 2) ahead of these consultations.

The Portfolio Holder for Planning explained that approval was sought to consult on two draft Supplementary Planning Documents for Shropshire – the Design of New Dwellings SPD and the Design of Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD.  These and others to come would strengthen the policy framework until a new local plan was made.  He responded to questions about siting and density of development, quality of design, reduction of car dependency and community space.

It was confirmed that reference to existing strategies could be included within new SPDs

RESOLVED:

3.1. Following consideration of the draft Design of New Dwellings Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 1) -  to approve a minimum six week public consultation on the draft document. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, the final draft Supplementary Planning Document will be brought back to Cabinet to seek approval to ‘adopt’ it as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

3.2. Following consieration of the draft Design of Residential Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 2) – to approve a minimum six week public consultation on the draft document. Subject to the outcome of this consultation, the final draft Supplementary Planning Document will be brought back to Cabinet to seek approval to ‘adopt’ it as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

3.3. That authority is given to the Service Director – Legal, Governance and Planning, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning, to agree any additional minor changes to the draft Design of New Dwellings Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 1) and the draft Design of Residential Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document (Appendix 2) ahead of these consultations.