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70.

Public speaking

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Minutes:

Councillor David Valentine representing Gittisham Parish Council spoke about the working draft Local Plan and drew Members attention to the parish council’s concerns about the potential allocations for residential development to the West of Honiton reference Gitti_01 and Gitti_05.  He advised it would have a serious detrimental impact on the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the village as the developments would encroach into the valley and would be within 400m from the village.  He referenced the land owners presentation given to Strategic Planning Committee Members on 25 January where they focused on the proximity of the site being close to employment but highlighted in reality the proposed allocation was remote and a considerable distance from the town centre and other services and would have a negative impact on the highway infrastructure.

71.

Minutes of the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 369 KB

Minutes:

Members were happy to accept the minutes of the consultative Strategic Planning Committee meeting held on 11 January 2022.

72.

Declarations of interest

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Minutes:

Minute 75. Working draft of the proposed East Devon Local Plan 2020 to 2040.

Councillor Eleanor Rylance, Personal, Broadclyst Parish Councillor.

 

Minute 75. Working draft of the proposed East Devon Local Plan 2020 to 2040.

Councillor Jess Bailey, Personal, Devon County Councillor.

 

Minute 75. Working draft of the proposed East Devon Local Plan 2020 to 2040.

Councillor Mike Howe, Personal, Bishops Clyst Parish Councillor.

 

Minute 75. Working draft of the proposed East Devon Local Plan 2020 to 2040.

Councillor Olly Davey, Personal, Exmouth Town Councillor and a minor investor in co-cars which are based in Exeter.

 

Minute 75. Working draft of the proposed East Devon Local Plan 2020 to 2040.

Councillor Paul Hayward, Personal, Employed as Clerk to All Saints and Chardstock Parish Councils and locum Deputy Clerk to Axminster Town Council.

 

Minute 75. Working draft of the proposed East Devon Local Plan 2020 to 2040.

Councillor Philip Skinner, Personal, Plymtree Parish Councillor; Known to FWS Carter & Sons and the Stewart family.  Also owns a piece of land in Talaton that is in the HELAA process and advised that during any discussion about Talaton he would like to be removed to the virtual lobby and would not participate in the debate or take part in the vote.

 

Minute 75. Working draft of the proposed East Devon Local Plan 2020 to 2040.

Councillor Sarah Chamberlain, Personal, Broadclyst Parish Councillor and Ward Member for Broadclyst.

73.

Matters of urgency

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Minutes:

There were no matters of urgency.

74.

Confidential/exempt item(s)

To agree any items to be dealt with after the public (including the Press) have been excluded. Thereare no itemswhich officersrecommendshould be dealtwithin thisway.

 

Minutes:

There were no confidential / exempt items.

75.

Working draft of the proposed East Devon Local Plan 2020 to 2040 pdf icon PDF 441 KB

This report introduces and highlights key matters within the working draft of the proposed new East Devon Local Plan covering the period 2020 to 2040.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Service Lead – Planning Strategy and Development Management directed Members to Chapter 15 – Ensuring access to open space and sporting recreation facilities on page 323 which would be the starting point for discussion.

 

Members noted that a report would be brought to committee on 22 February providing an update on the timetable for production of the Local Plan and the Service Lead – Planning Strategy and Development Management raised concerns that work was falling behind and that the Local Plan would not be ready for consultation in the early summer as previously envisaged.

 

In response to a question about the HELAA the Service Lead – Planning Strategy and Development Management advised that he hoped to bring a report to Members in March.

 

Chapter 15 – Ensuring access to open space and sporting and recreation facilities

 

82. Strategic Policy – Access to open space and recreation facilities

 

Members advised that they support officers preferred option to:

Insert policy that establishes a strategic approach to ensuring that new development is only provided or allowed where it can provide appropriate access to existing open space and/or will provide appropriate provision as part of the overall scheme being proposed.  Policy is to provide a framework to support others in this chapter and throughout the plan and will:

·         Highlight relevance of accessibility to open space;

·         Require new provision where shortfalls exist; and

·         Generally set a high standard for all developments in order for them to be acceptable.

 

83. Policy – Retention of land and buildings for sport and recreation use

·         Clarification sought on the final paragraph of option A as it appeared misleading.   The Service Lead – Planning Strategy and Development Management confirmed that surplus land would not be lost and would be reused for alternative purposes;

·         Support was expressed that loss of land would be protected or replaced if lost but highlighted that the policy did not specify that loss of land should be replaced in the same area;

·         Suggestion to amend the wording to option A so that it involves the community and not just the developers;

·         The wording in brackets (local to be defined) needs to be more specific;

·         More definition is required for sport and recreation.

 

Members advised that they support officers preferred option that:

Proposed policy will establish that the loss of land and buildings that are currently or were previously used for sport and recreation will not be acceptable unless:

Alternative provision of equal or greater community quality and benefit is delivered (to include additional provision the need for which is generated by any net additional building);

 

A development involving some site loss will result in overall net gains through existing facility enhancement;

 

In the local area (local to be defined) there is a net surplus of the general type of facility or space that is being lost (this will NOT be taken to be a specific sports pitch/space surplus but a generic space type reference e.g. grass area suitable for team sport).

 

84. Policy – land  ...  view the full minutes text for item 75.