Decision details

The Cabinet had before it a * report the Head of Planning and Regeneration requesting Members to consider a bid for DCLG support to deliver East Cullompton as a Locally Led Garden Village.

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration outlined the contents of the report stating that in March 2016 the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published a prospectus titled ‘Locally-led Garden Villages, Towns and Cities’ which aimed to deliver accelerated housing supply through the support of high quality locally-led schemes that would realise a new generation of garden villages, towns and cities. An offer of support was made for ambitious locally led proposals for garden communities at a smaller scale of ‘villages’ 1,500 – 10,000 homes as well as larger ‘towns’ of more than 10,000 homes. The prospectus invited expressions of interest for Government support by 31^st July 2016.

The Local Plan Review identified land to the east of Cullompton as a suitable location for strategic growth and included a draft policy for the allocation of mixed use development which included 2100 dwellings which could be put forward for Government support under the local led garden village scheme.

Consideration was given to:

·         the funding that may be available under the scheme along with enabling support, brokerage, assistance in overcoming barriers and the ability to work alongside stakeholders to bring the development forward.

·         The support of Cullompton Town Council and the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group of the scheme.

RESOLVED  that:

1)        the submission of an expression of interest to the Government for support under the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) prospectus ‘Locally-led Garden Villages, Towns and Cities’ be approved; and

2)        Delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration to compile and submit the expression of interest documentation.

(Proposed by Cllr R J Chesterton and seconded by Cllr N V Davey)

Note:  *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.