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Summary of the main issues raised by Councillors through the Local Plan scrutiny process
On 13 January 2021, Cheshire West and Chester Council Cabinet considered a report from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the Local Plan. On adoption of the Local Plan (Part Two) at full Council on 18 July 2019, Overview and Scrutiny Committee were asked to look at the Local Plan review process.
The full report from Overview and Scrutiny Committee is attached at Appendix A of the Cabinet report (available here) and a table of the recommendations is attached at Appendix B (available here). The Cabinet report is available here).
Cabinet decided that a 12-week public consultation exercise would be carried out which would pick up on the key themes emerging from the scrutiny review. In summary the main issues and concerns raised by Overview and Scrutiny Committee, in relation to the Local Plan were:
Understanding the outcomes and impacts of the coronavirus pandemic
Focusing recovery plans on green industry/ employment
Including the poverty emergency and considering the disproportionate and substantial impacts on those on low incomes
Considering wider health determinates
Improving the standard of all new build developments, requiring e.g. Passive House Standard, renewable energy, EV charging points and high-speed broadband
Exploring how new development could comply with the UN Sustainability Targets and the Climate Emergency targets
Exploring options for the change of use of buildings to residential use
Providing land to deliver self-build homes and creating self-build communities
Supporting low cost, eco self-builds and the use and development of modular homes
Creating a ‘standards plan’ for the borough.
Summary of the main issues raised by Councillors through the Local Plan scrutiny process
On 13 January 2021, Cheshire West and Chester Council Cabinet considered a report from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the Local Plan. On adoption of the Local Plan (Part Two) at full Council on 18 July 2019, Overview and Scrutiny Committee were asked to look at the Local Plan review process.
The full report from Overview and Scrutiny Committee is attached at Appendix A of the Cabinet report (available here) and a table of the recommendations is attached at Appendix B (available here). The Cabinet report is available here).
Cabinet decided that a 12-week public consultation exercise would be carried out which would pick up on the key themes emerging from the scrutiny review. In summary the main issues and concerns raised by Overview and Scrutiny Committee, in relation to the Local Plan were:
Understanding the outcomes and impacts of the coronavirus pandemic
Focusing recovery plans on green industry/ employment
Including the poverty emergency and considering the disproportionate and substantial impacts on those on low incomes
Considering wider health determinates
Improving the standard of all new build developments, requiring e.g. Passive House Standard, renewable energy, EV charging points and high-speed broadband
Exploring how new development could comply with the UN Sustainability Targets and the Climate Emergency targets
Exploring options for the change of use of buildings to residential use
Providing land to deliver self-build homes and creating self-build communities
Supporting low cost, eco self-builds and the use and development of modular homes
