The Acting Head of Planning Services has submitted a report toconsider the Examiner’s Report, approve modifications to the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan and agree that the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan is submitted to a referendum.

Recommendations:That the City Executive Board resolves to:

1.    Approve the Modifications to Policies in the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan as recommended by the Examiner’s Report (September 2018);

2.    Approve the factual modifications that have been made for the purpose of correcting errors and approve the factual modifications relating to textual changes in the introductory chapters or in terms of the justification for the policies in the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan; and

3.    Agree that the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan (as modified in the form at Appendix 4) is submitted to a referendum.

The Acting Head of Planning Services had submitted a report toconsider the Examiner’s Report, approve modifications to the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan and agree that the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan be submitted to a referendum.

Cllr Gant, speaking as a local Councillor on an item for decision on the agenda, paid tribute to the work of the three Chairs of the St Margaret’s Neighbourhood Forum and those officers, notably Tom Morris and Amada Ford, who had got the plan to its present state. He was pleased to say that the Forum supported the latest iteration of the plan.

The Board Member for Planning and Transport introduced the report, adding his thanks to those involved. The next step would be a referendum as set out in the report before coming back to Council for final approval. He noted that all neighbourhood plans had to be compatible with whichever Local Plans were in force at a particular time.

It was agreed that references to electoral wards which might not exist by the time the plan was effective should be removed to avoid possible subsequent confusion.

The City Executive Board resolved to:

1.    Approve the Modifications to Policies in the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan as recommended by the Examiner’s Report (September 2018);

2.    Approve the factual modifications that have been made for the purpose of correcting errors and approve the factual modifications relating to textual changes in the introductory chapters or in terms of the justification for the policies in the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan; and

3.    Agree that the Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan (as modified in the form at Appendix 4) is submitted to a referendum.