Lead Member: Planning, Sustainability & Regulatory Services (Councillor Alex Hollingsworth)

The Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services has submitted a report seeking the City Executive Board’s  endorsement of  the consultation draft Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan as required by Regulations.

Recommendations:That the City Executive Board resolves to:

1.    Agree that the legal tests have been met and to proceed with the consultation stage;

2.    Endorse the Draft Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan for consultation; and

3.    Proceed with the neighbourhood plan process by submitting the consultation responses and the draft plan for independent examination.

The Head of Planning, Sustainable Development and Regulatory Services had submitted a report seeking the City Executive Board’s  endorsement of  the consultation draft Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan as required by Regulations.

Councillor Alex Hollingsworth, Board Member for Planning, Sustainability & Regulatory Services, introduced the report and added his thanks to those previously noted for all those who had contributed so much to this valuable project. 

Cllr Price noted that what was proposed aligned well with the  vision  set out for the City in “Oxford 2050”.

The City Executive Board resolved to:

1.    Agree that the legal tests have been met and to proceed with the consultation stage;

2.    Endorse the Draft Summertown and St. Margaret’s Neighbourhood Plan for consultation; and

3.    Proceed with the neighbourhood plan process by submitting the consultation responses and the draft plan for independent examination.