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Re-Designation of Byfleet Neighbourhood Forum WBC21-037.

Meeting: 02/12/2021 - Council (Item 8)

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The Council had before it a report on the Byfleet Neighbourhood Forum.  The Forum had been designated on 13 February 2014 with the primary objective to prepare the Byfleet Neighbourhood Plan.  The Forum was over 7 years old and had ceased to have effect in representing the community in preparing, reviewing or monitoring the delivery of the Byfleet Neighbourhood Plan.  It therefore had no statutory status as a consultee on planning applications for development within the Neighbourhood Area.

In order to continue its work, the existing Byfleet Neighbourhood Forum had submitted a formal application to the Council to re-designate the Neighbourhood Forum for a further period of 5 years.  The application did not seek to alter any part of the existing Neighbourhood Area and had been widely consulted upon.  Twelve representations had been submitted by the end of the consultation period and a representation had been received after the consultation period. An analysis of the representations was set out in the report.  Officers were satisfied that the proposed Neighbourhood Forum application met the requirements of Government legislation and should therefore be approved.

The report was welcomed by the Members, noting the amount of work the Forum had undertaken in submitting the application form.

RESOLVE That

That (i)    pursuant to Section 61F(5) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) the Council approves the re-designation of the Byfleet Residents’ Neighbourhood Forum for a further period of 5 years for the purposes of supporting the future preparation of the Byfleet Neighbourhood Plan and to ensure the effective delivery of its requirements; and

          (ii)   the effective date for the re-designation of the Byfleet Neighbourhood Forum should be the date of the Council’s decision on the application, in this regard, 2 December 2021.