74 Non Statutory Interim Planning Policy Statement: Climate Emergency PDF 284 KB
Report of the Director of Place.
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The Cabinet were presented with a report from the Director of Place, which sought approval for the Non-Statutory Interim Planning Policy Statement to be published for public consultation.
The Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration noted that:
The Leader thanked the Cabinet for their presentation and asked the Chief Executive to make a comment on the work done with the University of Exeter, to which the Chief Executive explained that work undertaken by the University of Exeter was more in relation to the Council’s own emissions and that this report considered how plans would be considered within the planning process.
A Cabinet Member welcomed this report and noted that this report played an important part in Mid Devon’s decarbonisation.
A Cabinet Member was positive about this report, but raised that this was not statutory and therefore there were no obligations for developers to follow this. Clarification was sought as to what the costs might be to uphold this. The Director of Place explained that the process was quite involved and expected that there might be a degree of pushback but climate change was relevant and this process would support deliberations at Planning Committee and for engagement to be promoted.
The Cabinet Member added that there was a cost to this and raised concern over public engagement and that ... view the full minutes text for item 74