Statutory process for the emerging local plan.
When drafting a new Local Plan, the council has to follow a set procedure created by national government. Creating a new Local Plan Document includes several stages of work, evidence collection, and consultations.
Proposed Spatial Strategy Consultation (Regulation 18) Nov 2020
The content of the proposed strategy was agreed by Cabinet 12th October 2020 and Planning Committee 29 July and 26 August and 9 September 2020. The Proposed Spatial Strategy was made available for consultation 9 November 2020 at citizenspace.
Report of public consultation on the Issues and Options consultation document (July 2017)
Purpose: to inform Members about the representations received during the consultation on the Issues and Options document from January to March 2017. It also includes the proposed high level responses to representations.
Recommendation(s) - that Committee is requested to resolve:
- That the summary of the responses received as a result of public consultation on the Issues and Options for the Local Plan and comments set out in this report be noted.
- That the “Report on Public Consultation” setting out the Council’s response to representations be published.
Approval of Local Plan Issues and Options document - Cabinet (November 2016)
Purpose: To agree Issues and Options for the review of Slough’s Local Plan which would be the subject of public consultation.
Decision:
- That the draft Issues and Options Document for the Review of the Local Plan for Slough (2016-2036) be approved for public consultation, with delegated powers to Officers, following consultation with the Commissioner for Housing & Urban Renewal, to make any necessary minor changes prior to publication.
- That delegated powers be granted to Officers, following consultation with the Commissioner for Housing & Urban Renewal, to publish a Local Development Scheme setting out a timetable for the Review of the Local Plan for Slough.
- That delegated powers be granted to Officers, following consultation with the Commissioner for Housing & Urban Renewal, to publish a Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) setting out how the Councils stakeholders and community would be involved in preparation of Planning Policy documents.
Consultation on the Call for Sites and other sites (June - July 2016)
This Council consulted on the proposals submitted in the Call for Sites consultation. There was a positive response, the consultation document is in several sections below due to its size. In order to encourage responses the Council did not include any policy or intrinsic interpretation or evaluation of the proposals submitted.
Call for Sites (January - March 2016)
The Council held a 'Call for sites' to gather information about sites suitable for residential, employment, retail, open space or community use that can help deliver the policies of the new Local Plan. Over 130 proposals were put forward from the public, developers, landowners or other organisations.
Intention to produce a Local Plan (December 2015 - January 2016)
The Council is required to notify ‘specified bodies and persons’ of the subject of the new Plan and invite representations about what it ought to contain. The required details for this are set out in the Regulation 18 Consultation letter below. Comments on the proposed scope and content of the Local Plan DPD were reported to Planning Committee in April 2016
Scope of strategic cross boundary matters for duty to co-operate (October 2015)
There is a legal requirement for Councils to engage constructively, actively and on an on-going basis both with regard to the evidence base and in the formulation of the new Local Plan. It is important to support neighbouring authorites to do the same and the Council follows this through regular Officer and Member contact. However to ensure Slough complies with this the Council consulted on a draft Scoping Statement in October 2015 with its ‘Duty to Co-operate’ partners. That identified the strategic cross boundary matters that are likely to arise, and an initial list of those parties the Council considered should be involved.