Issue - meetings

To consider the following recommendation of Cabinet dated 22 March 2011:

1.    Cabinet resolved to approve the Submission Draft Waste Site Allocations DPD for publication for an eight week formal consultation to commence in May/June.

2.    Cabinet also endorsed the Waste Site Allocations Proposed Submission Draft and recommends that Full Council approves the document for the purpose of submission to the Secretary of State, subject to there being no representations which, in the opinion of the Director for Economy and Enterprise in consultation with the Cabinet Member, raise fundamental issues on the soundness of the Strategy.

The report considered by Cabinet is attached as background information together with the Submission Draft Waste Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) (enclosed).

For details of interests declared in this item, please refer to minute no. 99 above.

The Chairman of Council referred Council to the report previously considered by Cabinet at its meeting held on 22 March 2011 and asked Cllr John Brady as Cabinet member for Economic Development, Planning and Housing to present the item.

Cllr Brady presented the recommendations of Cabinet as detailed in the Summons. Cllr Brady sought Council approval of the Submission Draft Waste Site Allocations DPD for publication for an eight week formal consultation to commence in May/June and to endorse the DPD for the purpose of submission to the Secretary of State.

Cllr Brady explained that the DPD would provide a flexible framework reducing the Council’s dependency on landfill and would affect all areas of the County particularly the Divisions highlighted in the report.

An additional recommendation was made that following expiry of the consultation period, details of responses received be considered by the Environmental Select Committee for onward recommendation to Cabinet prior to submission to Council.

A number of points of detail were raised. Cllr John Brady and the Leader commented that Councillors would have an opportunity to comment during the consultation process and when the matter came before the Environment Select Committee and Cabinet.

Resolved:

That Council endorses the Submission Draft Waste Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) for the purposes of consultation as approved by Cabinet. That on the expiry of the consultation period, a report on the DPD and consultation responses be considered by the Environment Select Committee for onward recommendation to Cabinet prior to the matter coming back to Council for approval for the purpose of submission to the Secretary of State.