The Acting Head of Planning Services will submit a report to seek approvals to progress the production of the Oxfordshire Plan 2050 through adopting the Statement of Community Involvement, approving an amendment to the Local Development Scheme and approving the Regulation 18 (Part 1) document for consultation.

The report will be published as a supplement to this agenda.

The Acting Head of Planning Services had submitted a report to seek approvals to progress the production of the Oxfordshire Plan 2050 through adopting the Statement of Community Involvement, approving an amendment to the Local Development Scheme and approving the Regulation 18 (Part 1) document for consultation.

Since publication of the report some additions had been made to it, details of which had been distributed in advance of the meeting. A copy of the paper detailing these additions is attached to the minutes.

The Planning Policy and Place Manager introduced the report.  The Statement of Community Interest (SCI) detailed the changes made to it as a result of the 38 responses to the recent consultation. The proposed amendment to the  Local Development Scheme (LDS) sought simply to introduce an additional phase of consultation but all within the original timeframe. The intention is to keep the ‘Regulation 18’ consultation at a high level to stimulate debate but with sufficient ‘hooks’ within it to align with the local plan.

The Chair reminded  the Board that the JSSP was an important element of the Growth Deal and one which had to be delivered within a timescale.

The City Executive Board resolved to:

1.    Adopt the Statement of Community Involvement (“SCI”) as amended

following the close of the consultation as attached at Appendix 1;

2.    Approve the amendment to the Local Development Scheme (“LDS”) as asset out at paragraph 18 of this report;

3.    Approve the Regulation 18 (Part 1) Issues consultation document for public consultation as attached at Appendix 3; and

4.    Authorise the Oxfordshire Councils joint Heads of Planning group, to make any necessary editorial corrections and minor amendments to the documents, and to agree the final publication style.