Note – the status of Neighbourhood Plans in the District may be found via this link
https://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/my-services/planning-and-building/neighbourhood-planning/
Minutes:
Members heard that the government had announced it would be creating a new use class, defined as the use of a dwelling house, not a sole or main residence, for temporary sleeping, accommodation for the purpose of holiday, leisure, recreation, business or other travel, for example, Airbnb. This would bring such dwellings within planning remit.
Additionally, it was explained that the government was also consulting on strengthening planning policy for brownfield development, seeking to amend national policy to make it clear that significant weight should be given to all housing delivery, but especially significant weight on brownfield sites, It proposed that councils should be less bureaucratic and more flexible in applying policies that halt housebuilding on brownfield land, so long as any new housing provided acceptable living standards. It was anticipated that 52 local planning authorities in England's 20 year largest citizen towns would be made to follow a new brownfield presumption. The consultation would run until 26 March 2024.
The government was also running a consultation around making changes to permitted development rights, mainly around household extensions. They were consulting on whether to increase the overall size limits on home extensions which would allow larger rear home extensions and also L-shaped extensions, removing the volume limits for home roof extensions, and the size limit for extensions to commercial buildings to be doubled to up to 100%, or 200m2, whichever was the lesser. Additionally, provision of, or limitations on, the location and size of air source heat pumps was being reviewed.
With regard to Neighbourhood Plans, Members were provided with the following update.
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Neighbourhood Plan/s |
Headlines |
Planning Decision Weighting |
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Made Neighbourhood Plans |
Brattleby, Caistor*, Cherry Willingham*, Dunholme*, Great Limber, Lea, Nettleham*, Osgodby, Riseholme, Scotter, Scothern*, Saxilby with Ingleby*, Welton by Lincoln*, Willoughton, Glentworth, Spridlington, Sudbrooke*, Scotton, Bishop Norton and Atterby, Gainsborough, Morton, Corringham, Sturton by Stow and Stow*, Hemswell and Harpswell, Keelby, and Hemswell Cliff. |
Full weight |
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Scothern Review* |
Examination at its final stage. |
Review NP has increasing weight |
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Nettleham Review* |
Examination underway. |
Review NP has increasing weight |
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Reepham |
Regulation 16 consultation has closed. An examiner is to be appointed. |
Increasing weight |
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Ingham |
Regulation 14 consultation is underway and closes on 5 April. |
Some weight |
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Sturton by Stow and Stow Review* |
Minor updates are being made to the NP. |
Review NP has little weight |
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Grasby and Searby cum Owmby |
A planning consultant has been appointed to help with the NP. |
Little weight |
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Springthorpe and Sturgate |
The parish meeting has received approval to prepare a NP. |
No weight |
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Swallow |
The parish council is considering having a NP. |
No weight |
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North Kelsey |
The parish council is considering having a NP. |
No weight |
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Neighbourhood Plans - made (26) - designated/in preparation (17) - under review (9)* - future (40 approx) |
To view all of WL’s neighbourhood plans please go to: https://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/my-services/planning-and-building/neighbourhood-planning/
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NP stage-weighting - Made–full weight - Referendum successful–full weight - Examination successful/Decision Statement issued–significant weight - Submission Reg 16– increasing weight - Draft Reg14 - some weight - Designated – little weight |
A Member of the Committee requested that Councillors be kept informed of policy matters as they were passed, in order for all to understand the weighting to be afforded and how it interacted with existing policy. This was confirmed and Members were assured training would also be provided.