To consider a report of the Executive Member for Investment, Regeneration and Strategic Planning.

PLEASE NOTE: The annexes to this report are extremely extensive, and are being circulated electronically only.

1. That the commencement of the Trafford Local Plan be agreed.

2. That the Regulation 18 – Issues Paper be approved for initial public consultation and authority to carry out any associated procedural steps be delegated to the Acting Corporate Director of Economic Growth, Environment and Infrastructure (Appendix 1 to the report).

3. That the Integrated Assessment Scoping Report (Appendix 3 to the report) be approved.

4. That a fresh ‘Call for Sites’ be launched in relation to the Trafford Local Plan.

5. That authority to make and approve amendments to the wording and/or layout of the final Issues Paper; and the accompanying Integrated Assessment Scoping Report, be delegated to the Acting Corporate Director of Economic Growth, Environment and Infrastructure.

The Executive Member for Investment, Regeneration and Strategic Planning submitted a report which identified the process for producing the Trafford Local Plan and sought approval to commence the Local Plan process through the production of, and consultation on, the Issues Paper. It also identified the scope of the Integrated Assessment and the proposed ‘Call for Sites’. An opportunity was provided for Members to raise questions on the report’s content.

            RESOLVED -

(1)       That the commencement of the Trafford Local Plan be agreed.

(2)       That the Regulation 18 – Issues Paper be approved for initial public consultation and authority to carry out any associated procedural steps be delegated to the Acting Corporate Director of Economic Growth, Environment and Infrastructure (Appendix 1 to the report).

(3)       That the Integrated Assessment Scoping Report (Appendix 3 to the report) be approved.

(4)       That a fresh ‘Call for Sites’ be launched in relation to the Trafford Local Plan.

(5)       That authority to make and approve amendments to the wording and/or layout of the final Issues Paper; and the accompanying Integrated Assessment Scoping Report, be delegated to the Acting Corporate Director of Economic Growth, Environment and Infrastructure.