As a result of the Secretary of State’s intervention in the Local Plan process, the Council was directed to complete a review of the Local Plan within six months of adoption. It is anticipated that the Local Plan will be adopted in Spring 2020.
The review process is Council-led, but also involving key external stakeholders as appropriate, of reviewing policies and key issues to assess whether the Local Plan needs to be updated, and to determine the scope of any update, in accordance with government guidance.
Some issues have already been identified through the current Local Plan process as requiring review. Other issues may emerge during the review process.
The purpose of the new CAG would be to:
The Terms of Reference are:
There would be nine Members of the Group, as follows:
3 Labour; 3 Conservative; 1 Thanet Independent; 1 Green; and 1 Independent.
It is anticipated that there would be a series of informal meetings of the Group, followed by a formal meeting to finalise recommendations to Cabinet, before a report is made to cabinet regarding the update of the Local Plan.
Decision Maker: Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy and Transformation
Decision published: 29/01/2020
Effective from: 06/02/2020
Decision:
To establish a new Cabinet Advisory Group in relation to the Local Plan Review.
Lead officer: Adrian Verrall