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A report from the Director of Regeneration and Environment is attached. This seeks approval, for recommendation to full Council, of the formal adoption of the Development Management Document to form part of Enfield’s Local Plan. (Key decision – reference number 3978)

Note: The Development Management Document has been published on the Council’s website as a reference document.

(Report No.83)

(8.45 – 8.50pm)

Councillor Alan Sitkin (Cabinet Member for Economic Development) introduced the report of the Director – Regeneration and Environment (No.83) seeking endorsement of the Development Management Document (DMD) and recommending to Council that it be formally adopted.

NOTED

1.               That the Development Management Document (DMD) would form part of Enfield’s Local Plan and would specifically deliver the detailed planning policies that would be used to determine all planning applications. There were a number of statutory phases leading to the adoption of the document as set out in full in the report.

2.               The Planning Inspectorate’s report into the soundness and legal compliance of Enfield’s DMD as appended to the report.

3.               That the Local Plan Cabinet Sub-Committee had endorsed the DMD for recommendation to Cabinet and full Council.

4.               The areas of regulation that would be covered by the DMD, as outlined by Councillor Sitkin. The document was at an advanced stage and any changes at this stage would delay its publication and implementation. Members were asked to endorse the DMD. There would be further planning documents coming forward for consideration in the future. 

Alternative Options Considered: None. It was imperative that the DMD be adopted to inform planning decisions, in the context of the changes to national planning policy guidance, to replace the remaining Unitary Development Plan policies (1994) and provide a robust up to date Local Plan.

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed to note receipt of the Planning Inspector’s final report, Appendix 1 to the report, this concluded the Development Management Document (DMD) to be “sound” and legally compliant, in accordance with Government legislation.

RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL formal adoption of the DMD to form part of Enfield’s Local Plan.

Reason: To inform planning decisions, as set out in the alternative options considered above and paragraph 4 of the report.

(Key decision – reference number 3978)