Minutes

6.   NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME REVISED APRIL 2022 – The Director: Economy and Environment submitted a report to seek approval for the timetable set out in the revision of the Local Development Scheme (LDS) (April 2022). The report was accompanied by the Draft Local Plan to enable the public consultation to commence in April 2022.

That section 15 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, as amended by section 111 of the Localism Act 2011 and the Housing and Planning Act 2016 requires North Lincolnshire Council to prepare a timetable, known as the Local Development Scheme (LDS), setting the documents that will make up the Local Plan and the key dates (or milestones) for its preparation. This included public consultation periods, submission to the Government for independent examination, the examination itself and adoption. The LDS also covers the Statement of the Community Involvement (SCI). The LDS is included as Appendix 1 to this report. 

The LDS must be made publicly available and kept up to date. Progress in meeting these key dates would be assessed in the Authority Monitoring Report, which would be produced by the council.

North Lincolnshire Council was seeking to develop a new Local Plan covering the period 2020 to 2038. The Government was clear in the National Planning Policy Framework that local planning authorities should bring forward up to date local plans without delay. Without an up-to-date local plan, the council would not be able to defend controversial planning applications and maintain a five year land supply of housing sites. Bringing forward the new plan would assist in delivering a five-year land supply for North Lincolnshire. 

Resolved – (a) That the timetable for the revised Local Development Scheme to be approved as from 12 May 2022 and (b) that approval be given for Local Development Scheme to be published on the council website.