Issue - meetings

The purpose of this report to seek approval to undertake consultation on the Sustainable Environment and Development draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and delegate authority to the Strategic Director for Communities and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Planning to consider consultation responses, along with any necessary changes, and the decision on whether to adopt the final Sustainable Environment and Development SPD.

Cabinet RESOLVED:

1)          To approve consultation on a Sustainable Environment and Development draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) as set out in Appendix A of the report.

2)          To delegate authority to the Strategic Director for Communities and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Planning to consider consultation responses, along with any necessary changes, and the decision on whether to adopt the final SPD.

Councillor Tatler (Cabinet Member for Regeneration & Planning) introduced a report seeking approval to undertake consultation on a draft Sustainable Environment and Development Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and delegate authority in relation to its final adoption.

In considering the report, Cabinet noted and welcomed the aim in developing the SPD to provide clarity, given the extent of new development across the borough and Council’s commitments in relation to tackling the climate emergency, on how developments within Brent would be required to address climate change factors, taking account of the Brent Local Plan and Climate and Ecological Emergency Strategy.

Members were advised of the extensive range of both internal and external engagement undertaken to inform the content of the SPD, which had included the Local Plan Member Working Group.  As a result, it had been recognised that the SPD would be expected to clarify the guidance and requirements in relation to the creation and delivery of more sustainable developments at both major and minor level within the borough, including reference to relevant London Plan policies, Supplementary Planning Guidance, London Plan Guidance as well as Brent’s Local Plan policies.

Having noted the outline of the proposed consultation process and recognised the way in which the SPD had been designed to support delivery of the Council’s wider development and climate emergency commitments, Cabinet RESOLVED:

(1)    To approve progressing consultation on the Sustainable Environment and Development draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) as set out in Appendix A of the report.

(2)    To delegate authority to the Strategic Director for Communities and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Planning to consider consultation responses, along with any necessary changes, and the decision on whether to adopt the final SPD.