Minutes:
The Commission considered a report of the Chief Executive
concerning the current position in relation to the East Midlands Regional Plan
arising from the Cabinet’s consideration of the matter on
The Chairman advised members that a recent meeting of the East Midlands Regional Assembly (EMRA) Board had resolved to endorse the County Council’s view that it would be beneficial to approach the Minister for Housing with a view to achieving a deferral of the partial review of the Regional Plan, given the current economic and housing market uncertainty and the limited availability of data and evidence relating to the impact of the economic downturn of the future requirement for new homes.
It was reported that the timetable requiring Section 4(4)
Authorities to submit advice on the review by
Arising from questioning, the Commission was advised:
RESOLVED:
(a)
That the current position in respect of the
Regional Plan be supported and that the summary timetable for the partial
review be noted;
(b) That a further report setting out the views of the County Council as a Section 4(4) Authority be submitted to the next meeting of the Commission.
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