Issue - meetings

This item was deferred from the previous meeting.

Three Holes

A discussion took place on whether Three Holes should remain as a rural village or be included with Outwell and Upwell as a Joint Key Rural Service Centre.

AGREED:  Three Holes to remain as a rural village.

The Planner explained that the report aim to capture the comments from the last Task Group meeting held in December 2016. Members were advised that there was one issue still to be resolved – the classification of Three Holes.

In response to questions on amending appendices to the Core Strategy, the Planning Policy Manager explained that changes had been made since the last plan.  The next Local Plan to 2036 would comprise one document and would include vision policies, etc.

The Planner explained that the settlement hierarchy had been set out in tabular format and included a map to illustrate the geographic distribution of the settlements and their tier classification across the Borough.

In response to questions regarding the potential of additional sites being built out prior to 2026, the Planning Policy Manager explained that to date 66% of the allocations made were either at pre-application or planning permission stage.  The Chairman, Councillor Blunt added that the timetable for the previous plan was to 2026, however, the Council could not define at what speed the plan was developed.

Following further comments and questions regarding the numbers contained in the previous plan, the Chairman, Councillor Blunt explained that the extended plan allowed more flexibility to deliver and alleviated any concerns relating to the 5 year land supply.

The Planner informed the Task Group that the Local Plan Review Settlement Hierarchy would form part of the documentation which would go out to consultation.

AGREED:  The placement of Three Holes be deferred to the next meeting of the Task Group.