Minutes

2        BARTON UPON HUMBER NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN PUBLICITY AND INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION – The Director: Communities submitted a report informing the Cabinet Member that the Barton upon Humber Neighbourhood Plan (2024-2039) was submitted to the council on 15 November 2024, and seeking approval to publicise the plan and submit it to an Independent Examiner.

Following various community engagement events, the draft Barton Upon Humber Neighbourhood Development Plan (BNDP) was duly consulted upon in September 2023, which the council responded to. Comments received at the Regulation 14 consultation were assessed, discussed by the steering group and amendments were made to the BNDP and Design Code as necessary.

The council’s response to the Regulation 14 draft plan consultation included several objections regarding the designation of Local Green Spaces. These were reflected in the Consultation Statement.  An assessment of each of these spaces would be undertaken by the Examiner.

The BNDP and Design Code, under Regulation 15 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, was submitted to the council on the 15 November 2024. In accordance with statutory requirements, the council must publicise the BNDP in accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

The Regulation 16 consultation, which would be carried out by the council, would inform local residents, businesses and a range of statutory and non-statutory organisations of the BNDP, Design Code and supporting documents. During the publicity period the council, in consultation with Barton Upon Humber Town Council, would appoint an Independent Examiner to assess the plan. At the end of the publicity period any comments received would be passed on to the Examiner who would then carry out an assessment of the plan.

Following the assessment, the Examiner would issue a report to the council and Barton upon Humber Town Council. If the BNDP met the basic conditions, the Examiner would recommend that the plan proceeds to the referendum stage or may suggest further modifications to the plan so that it met the basic conditions before it could proceed to referendum.  If more than half have voted in favour of the plan, the plan would be adopted.

Resolved – (a) That the contents of the report be noted, and (b) that Option 1, set out in the report at paragraph 2.1, to publicise the submission version of the Barton upon Humber Neighbourhood Development Plan for a six week period and appoint an Independent Examiner, be approved.