Issue - meetings

This report provides a summary of the consultation responses and explains the main changes that are being proposed to the draft Plan and recommends that this be published on 25^th March and made available for comment for 6 weeks.  It is also recommended that it be submitted for examination subject to Full Council agreement.

(i)         that agreement be given to the revised draft Wembley Area Action Plan for publication and public consultation on 25 March 2013 for 6 weeks, and recommend that Full Council agree the draft Plan be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for Examination;

(ii)        that the proposed responses to individual representations, as set out in the schedule attached in the appendices, be agreed;

(iii)       that the Director, Regeneration and Major Projects be authorised to make further editorial changes to the document prior to finally issuing it for public consultation.

Councillor Crane (Lead Member, Regeneration and Major Projects) reminded the Executive that in September 2011 approval had been given to the first draft of the Wembley Area Plan, a subsequent report had been presented on preferred options. The report now before members provided a summary of the consultation responses and explained the main changes that were being proposed to the draft Plan and recommended that it be published on 25 March 2013 and made available for comment for six weeks.  It is also recommended that it be submitted for examination subject to Full Council agreement. Councillor Crane advised that the Planning Committee had considered the plan in the preceding week and approved it.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that agreement be given to the revised draft Wembley Area Action Plan for publication and public consultation on 25 March 2013 for six weeks, and recommend that Full Council agree the draft Plan be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for Examination;

(ii)        that the proposed responses to individual representations, as set out in the schedule attached in the appendices, be agreed;

(iii)       that the Director, Regeneration and Major Projects be authorised to make further editorial changes to the document prior to finally issuing it for public consultation.

(Councillor Long declared a personal interest in the item relating to the Wembley Plan, left the room for the discussion and took no part in the voting thereon).