Agenda item

(a)  That the Site Allocations Development Plan Document be approved for publication and submission to the Secretary of State.

(b)  That the Strategic Director of the Green and Built Environment in consultation with the Commissioner for Neighbourhoods and Renewal be granted delegated authority to:

·  Make any necessary minor alterations to the Site Allocations DPD following the Council meeting and prior to Publication of the DPD for public consultation.

·  Make any necessary minor alterations to the Site Allocations DPD following the public consultation on the Publication Version and prior to the Submission of the Site Allocations DPD to the Secretary of State ;

·  Withdraw the DPD prior to the determination by the Secretary of State should it be expedient to do so;

·  Make any necessary alterations to the Proposals Map prior to its adoption.

(c)  That the new Proposals Map for Slough, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved for consultation alongside the Publication and Submission Versions of the Site Allocations DPD.

The Cabinet considered a report seeking Members endorsement of the publication and submission of the Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD).  The Cabinet was invited to forward any comments to the meeting of the Council on 24^th September, 2009.  Members were advised that the Site Allocations Document was a key part of the Local Development Framework, it provided the opportunity to implement the Core Strategy for Slough by identifying specific sites for the development.  The report summarised the sites to be taken forward in the site allocations SPD which would be published for public consultation and subsequently submitted to the Secretary of State.  In answers to questions from Members attending under Rule 30, Officers advised that the market lane site was not part of the site allocations identified as this was a speculative scheme and use of sites for education purposes due to pressure on places would not be ruled out.

Recommended –

(a)  That the Site Allocations Development Plan Document be approved for publication and submission to the Secretary of State.

(b)  That the Strategic Director of the Green and Built Environment in consultation with the Commissioner for Neighbourhoods and Renewal be granted delegated authority to:

·  Make any necessary minor alterations to the Site Allocations DPD following the Council meeting and prior to Publication of the DPD for public consultation.

·  Make any necessary minor alterations to the Site Allocations DPD following the public consultation on the Publication Version and prior to the Submission of the Site Allocations DPD to the Secretary of State ;

·  Withdraw the DPD prior to the determination by the Secretary of State should it be expedient to do so;

·  Make any necessary alterations to the Proposals Map prior to its adoption.

(c)  That the new Proposals Map for Slough, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved for consultation alongside the Publication and Submission Versions of the Site Allocations DPD.