Decision - Rottingdean Neighbourhood Plan – Submission for Examination

Brighton and Hove Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee Decided 15 Jun 2023 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee

Report author

Carly Dockerill

Published

15 Jun 2023

Reference

6943

As published

the council's own words, unedited

Rottingdean Parish Council has submitted its draft Neighbourhood Plan to the Council. The Council must now take responsibility for progressing the Plan through the subsequent stages of the neighbourhood plan process, as set down in legislation. This report therefore seeks Committee agreement for officers to proceed with the appointment of an examiner and the submission of the Draft Neighbourhood Plan for examination.

RESOLVED: That Committee: 1. Agreed officers proceed with the appointment of a suitably qualified and experienced independent person to undertake examination of the Rottingdean Neighbourhood Plan; 2. Agreed to submit the Draft Neighbourhood Plan and its supporting documents for examination, together with all representations received in response to the Regulation 16 publication of the Draft Plan; and 3. Endorsed and agreed to submit the officer comments on the Draft Neighbourhood Plan set in Appendix 1 as the Council's Regulation 16 response for consideration at the examination.

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Rottingdean Parish submitted its draft Neighbourhood Plan to Brighton & Hove City Council, which must now progress it through examination. The Committee agreed that officers should appoint an independent examiner, submit the draft plan and consultation representations, and endorse Brighton & Hove City Council officer comments.

Outcome

approved

Recommendation

That officers proceed with appointing a suitably qualified and experienced independent person to examine the Rottingdean Neighbourhood Plan; that the Draft Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents, together with all Regulation 16 representations, be submitted for examination; and that the officer comments in Appendix 1 be endorsed and submitted as Brighton & Hove City Council’s Regulation 16 response.

Financial impact

Brighton & Hove City Council is responsible for funding the neighbourhood plan examination and organising a local referendum. The Council is entitled to central Government funding and has a specific budget set aside for neighbourhood planning; no amount was stated.

Ward affected

Rottingdean & West Saltdean

Decision maker

Culture, Heritage, Sport, Tourism & Economic Development Committee

Date in document

15 Jun 2023

Stakeholders named

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Rottingdean ParishBrighton & Hove City CouncilSouth Downs National Park Authoritylocal communitystatutory consulteeslocal groups

Next steps

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Appoint a suitably qualified and experienced independent examiner.
Submit the Draft Neighbourhood Plan, supporting documents and all Regulation 16 representations for examination.
Submit the officer comments in Appendix 1 as Brighton & Hove City Council’s Regulation 16 response.
Following the examiner’s report, decide how to respond to its recommendations and whether the Plan should proceed to a local referendum.

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