The Director of Planning and Regulation submitted a report to seek Cabinet’s approval of the Authority Monitoring Report and Infrastructure Funding Statement for publication. 

Cabinet is recommended to:

1.    Approve the Authority Monitoring Report and Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25 for publication.

2.    Authorise the Director of Planning and Regulation to make any necessary minor corrections not materially affecting the document prior to publication.

Cabinet resolved to: 

1. Approve the Authority Monitoring Report and Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25 for publication.
2. Authorise the Director of Planning and Regulation to make any necessary minor corrections not materially affecting the document prior to publication.

The Director of Planning and Regulation submitted a report to seek Cabinet’s approval of the Authority Monitoring Report and Infrastructure Funding Statement for publication. 

Councillor Hollingsworth presented the report. He highlighted key points from the report, such as the housing land supply issue facing this and many other councils. He noted the changes in housing land supply, due to the national framework which required them to use a new method to calculate their housing need. This points to the fact that they have an undersupply of housing and housing land, an issue the Council has been grappling with for some time. Councillor Hollingsworth outlined the issues beyond their control which had impacted their ability to deliver housing. He explained how the Infrastructure Funding Statement was structured and how the value of affordable housing provided on site was left out of this methodology.

Rachel Williams, Planning Policy and Place Manager, noted that when anew local plan is adopted, the basis for the calculation reverts and the dip they’re seeing currently should be temporary.

Cabinet resolved to:

1. Approve the Authority Monitoring Report and Infrastructure Funding Statement 2024/25 for publication.
2. Authorise the Director of Planning and Regulation to make any necessary minor corrections not materially affecting the document prior to publication.

Councillor Arshad left the meeting during this item at 18:24.