Issue - meetings

Members considered the full Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) which, as required under the Localism Act 2011 (Section 11), contained information on the plan making process, the progress and effectiveness of the Local Plan and the extent to which the planning policies set out in the Local Plan documents were being achieved.

Members were requested to endorse Appendix 1 as the Council’s AMR for 2011/12.

For the purpose of clarity, Members agreed that the recommendation in the report should be amended to read:- 'Appendix 1 (from page 147 onwards), in light of the Council's duty under the Localism Act 2011, be agreed as the Council's AMR for 2011/12.'

Grammatical errors were noted within the report and Councillor Mrs Manning commented that for ease of reference, column headings should be inserted at the top of each table in Annex 1.

Referring to 'Built Environment' (page 162, paragraph 7.4), Councillor Michael said it would be useful to know how many of the 152 applications in respect of Green Belt, Metropolitan Open Land and Urban Open Space had been successful.

With regard to footfall indicators (pages 156 and 157), Members were aware that weather conditions were likely to have an affect on the number of daily visitors to town centres.

RESOLVED that 'Appendix 1 (from page 147 onwards), in light of the Council's duty under the Localism Act 2011, be agreed as the Council's AMR for 2011/12.