Agenda item

Report: see pages 6 to 86 of the main agenda pack.

The officer introduced the report and informed the meeting that ward councillors had asked for a further FAQ document to be attached to the order.

Members of the committee put questions to the officers. 

Councillor Andy Simmons addressed the committee in his capacity as a ward councillor. He requested officers come back to him and Councillor Catherine Rose regarding helicopter movements in their ward.

A motion to authorise the confirmation of the Article 4(1) direction was moved, seconded, put to the vote and declared carried. 

RESOLVED:

1.  That the confirmation of the Article 4(1) direction as set out in Appendix A to withdraw the permitted development right granted by the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), hereafter “GPDO”, for operations within and adjacent to the Great North Wood, including to domestic and non-domestic properties identified in Appendix C, be authorised.

2.  That the updated equalities impact and needs analysis of the proposed Article 4 Directions (Appendix D) be noted.

3.  That the arrangements for confirming the Article 4 Direction including compliance with the notification requirements under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 be delegated to the director of planning and growth.