Decisions

The Committee considered the report presented by the Director – Planning & Growth in relation to the outcomes of the consultation on the Final Draft Residential Cycle and Car Parking Standards and Design Guide SPD and to adopt a finalised SPD as part of the Local Development Framework.

The report set out that the initial consultation period had been undertaken between September and November 2020.  Following the responses received and the amendments made to the document a further consultation on the final draft SPD was undertaken between January and March 2021.  A copy of the responses received together with the Council’s proposed response were attached as an appendix to the report.  It was reported that since the consultation on the final draft SPD had been undertaken, the County Council had adopted a new Highway Design Guide for both residential and non-residential development, noting that Newark & Sherwood District Council’s final SPD was broadly consistent with Section 4.1 (Residential Parking) of the Highway Design Guide (2021).

In considering the report Members agreed that the document was a robust SPD and was to be welcomed as a way of ensuring appropriate standards throughout the district.  A Member noted that following its adoption a letter would be written to the Planning Inspector who was dealing with the hearing in relation to Eakring Road, Bilsthorpe as the implications of the SPD needed to form part of their considerations. 

AGREED      (unanimously) that:

(a)       the consultation responses within Appendix A be noted;

(b)      the proposed consultation responses within Appendix A be approved; and

(c)       the Residential Cycle and Car Parking Standards and Design Guide SPD as set out in Appendix B be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document as part of the Newark & Sherwood Local Development Framework.