Issue - meetings

Report of Councilllor Jonathan Dow on behalf of the Cabinet.

Councillor Dow moved and Councillor Tutt seconded that the recommendations of the Cabinet be approved.

Resolved: (By 16 votes for , no votes against and 8 abstentions)

1)   That the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document be adopted.

2)   That the Affordable Housing Implementation Technical Note (adopted 2013) be revoked.

Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning.

Lead cabinet member:  Councillor Steve Wallis.

(1) Affordable housing SPD approved for publication for 8 week consultation period to receive representations and comments.

(2) Director of strategy, planning and regeneration given delegated authority, in consultation with the lead cabinet member, to make minor amendments before the commencement of the consultation period.

6.1 Cabinet considered the report of the director of strategy, planning and regeneration.  Following changes in national policy and updated information on development viability, the council was preparing a new affordable housing supplementary planning document (SPD) to update the position relating to affordable housing contributions sought from development.  The SPD would provide detailed explanation in support of the implementation of policy D5: housing of the Eastbourne core strategy local plan 2006-2027 (adopted 2013).  It would contain advice relating to the standards required of the range of residential sites in order to deliver the affordable housing necessary to meet local needs.  Once adopted, the SPD would replace the affordable housing implementation technical note (adopted 2013).

6.2 Before the new SPD could be adopted, it was required to be published for consultation with the local community and other stakeholders.  It was  proposed that public consultation should take place for an 8 week period between 26 May and 21 July 2017, in line with the principles set out in the statement of community involvement.  The draft SPD was appended to the report.

Resolved (key decision):  (1) That the affordable housing supplementary planning document be approved for publication for an 8 week consultation period to receive representations and comments.

(2) That the director of strategy, planning and regeneration given delegated authority, in consultation with the lead cabinet member, to make minor amendments before the commencement of the consultation period.