Issue - meetings

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2.1         Cabinet noted the contents of the draft Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document and agreed its release for public consultation (Appendix 1).

2.2      Cabinet delegated authority to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning to make minor non-material spelling, formatting, mapping and other amendments to the consultation documents where they do not alter the intent of those documents.

Councillor Hill as the relevant Cabinet Member outlined the report seeking approval for consultation.  Although parking was the responsibility of NCC, there were special needs in Northampton which required attention.

Councillor Ashraf stated that electric vehicle infrastructure together with provision for alternative transport such as cycleways was essential.  She also considered that planning permission for Houses in Multiple Occupation should be refused if adequate parking was not provided.

The Head of Planning stated that EV points were covered by the current policy.  Cycleways were covered by the Local Plan Part 2 which had recently gone out for consultation.  Parking provision was not part of parking standards – the design and management issues would need to be looked at by the unitary council.  At present it was not possible to refuse planning applications for HMOs on parking grounds – although Item 13 later in the meeting would strengthen the criteria by which these applications were judged.

RESOLVED:

2.1         Cabinet noted the contents of the draft Parking Standards Supplementary Planning Document and agreed its release for public consultation (Appendix 1).

2.2      Cabinet delegated authority to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning to make minor non-material spelling, formatting, mapping and other amendments to the consultation documents where they do not alter the intent of those documents.