Issue - meetings

Councillor Lyons, Portfolio Holder for Planning Policy, introduced the recommendations of the Executive in respect of the adoption of the revised Affordable Housing Delivery Supplementary Planning Document.  The Document would be key in managing development across the Borough and other planning decisions.

The draft Document had been the subject to a public consultation in response to which thirteen representations had been received. No significant changes had been proposed, though the implications for planning were highlighted by Councillor Morales, Chairman of the Planning Committee.

RESOLVED

That (i)    the various representations to the Affordable Housing Delivery Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) consultation together with Officer’s responses and recommendations as set out in Appendix 1 to the report be noted;

          (ii)   the revised Affordable Housing Delivery SPD included in Appendix 2 to the report be adopted as Supplementary Planning Document for the purposes of managing development across the Borough and other planning decisions; and

          (iii) the requirements of the SPD should apply from the date of adoption, in this case 30 March 2023.

Reporting Person – Giorgio Framalicco

The Executive received a report which recommended to Council the adoption of the revised Affordable Housing Delivery SPD for the purposes of managing development across the Borough and other planning decisions.  The Local Development Framework (LDF) Working Group had considered the consultation responses and the report at its meetings on 11 January 2023 and 1 February 2023.  Councillor Lyons, Portfolio Holder for Planning Policy, thanked Officers for their hard work on the revision of the SPD.

REcommended to council

That  (i)    the various representations to the Affordable Housing Delivery Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) consultation together with Officer’s responses and recommendations as set out in Appendix 1 to the report be noted;

          (ii)   the revised Affordable Housing Delivery SPD included in Appendix 2 to the report be adopted as Supplementary Planning Document for the purposes of managing development across the Borough and other planning decisions; and

          (iii)  the requirements of the SPD should apply from the date of adoption, in this case 30 March 2023.

Reason:   To ensure that there is up to date guidance on the interpretation of Woking Core Strategy Policy CS12: Affordable Housing.