The Head of City Development has submitted a report.  Following consultation on the Preferred Options for the Barton Area Action Plan (AAP) in the summer of 2011, draft planning policies have been prepared to guide development of the land at Barton. The policies are set out in the Proposed Submission Barton AAP.  This report seeks approval of Council to publish the Proposed Submission Barton AAP for public consultation early in 2012 and, subject to the outcome of the consultation, submit the draft AAP to the Secretary of State for formal examination.

Council is asked:

(1)       To approve the Proposed Submission Barton AAP and the proposed changes to the Oxford Proposals Map for public consultation for a period of 6 weeks in early 2012, subject to the satisfactory completion of the current transport and drainage modelling studies;

(2)       To approve the supporting documentation listed in Annex 2, ie. Sustainability Appraisal, Habitats Regulation Assessment, Equalities Impact Assessment and Pre-Options and Preferred Options consultation reports;

(3)       To authorise the Head of City Development, in consultation with the Executive Lead Member, to make any necessary editorial corrections to the document, Sustainability Appraisal and Habitat Regulations Assessment, and to agree the final wording and designed version before publication for public consultation;

(4)       To approve the Proposed Submission Barton AAP as a material consideration in determining planning applications;

(5)       That following public consultation, authorise the Head of City Development, in consultation with the Executive Lead Member, to make any minor changes to the document deemed necessary as a result of public consultation, and then to formally submit the Barton AAP to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for public examination.

The Head of City Development submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) which following consultation on the Preferred Options for the Barton Area Action Plan (AAP) in the summer of 2011, draft planning policies had been prepared to guide development of the land at Barton.  The policies were set out in the Proposed Submission Barton AAP and this report sought approval of Council to publish the Proposed Submission Barton AAP for public consultation early in 2012 and subject to the outcome the consultation, to submit the draft AAP to the Secretary of State for formal examination.

Councillor Cook moved the report.

Councillor Rundle seconded by Councillor Altaf-Khan moved amendments as follows:

(1)       Under BA1 – In the first sentence, end first paragraph at ‘traffic speeds’ and delete the whole of the second and third paragraphs.

(2)       Under BA6 – In the first paragraph, delete the whole of the second sentence and in the second paragraph delete the word ‘private’

(3)       Under BA6 add a new fourth paragraph with the following words ‘it is inevitable that there will be some increase in traffic from the present entrance to Barton from the Green Road roundabout and measures will be investigated to improve access into Barton at that roundabout’

(4)       Under BA9 – after the second sentence add the words ‘within the limits set by the financial viability of the project, all efforts will be made to provide affordable housing above that minimum level’.

Councillor Rowley seconded by Councillor Cook moved an amendment to Councillor Rundle’s third amendment as follows:

To add a fourth paragraph with the following words ‘'Measures will be investigated to improve access to and from Barton via the Headington Roundabout'

Following a debate, Council voted and Councillor Rundle’s first, second, third and fourth amendments were not adopted, but Councillor Rowley’s amendment was.

Council resolved:

(a)       To approve, subject to the additional amendment by councillor Rowley to Policy BA6, the Proposed Submission Barton AAP and the proposed changes to the Oxford Proposals May for public consultation for a period for 6 weeks in early 2012, subject to the satisfactory completion of the current transport and drainage modelling studies;

(b)       To approve the supporting documentation listed in Annex 2, i.e. Sustainability Appraisal, Habitats Regulation Assessment, Equalities Impact Assessment and Pre-Options and Preferred Options consultation reports;

(c)        To authorise the Head of City Development, in consultation with the Executive Lead Member, to make any necessary editorial corrections to the document, Sustainability Appraisal and Habitat Regulations Assessment and to agree the final wording and designed version before publication for public consultation;

(d)       To approve the Proposed Submission Barton AAP as a material consideration in determining planning applications;

(e)       That following public consultation, to authorise the Head of City Development, in consultation with the Executive Lead Member, to make any minor changes to the document deemed necessary as a result of public consultation, and then to formally submit the Barton AAP to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for public examination.