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(Planning and Governance Portfolio Holder) To consider the attached report and appendices.

Mover: Councillor J Philip, Portfolio Holder for Planning and Governance

Councillor J Philip submitted a report seeking agreement to publish the Submission Version of the Epping Forest District Local Plan in accordance with Regulation 19 of the Planning regulations. When adopted this plan would supersede the combined policies of the Epping Forest District Local Plan (1998) and Alterations (2006) and would ensure that the Council had an up-to-date Local Plan to guide future development and infrastructure needs in the District, promote sustainable development and identify and update annually the five year supply of deliverable housing land. The Portfolio Holder drew attention to amendments to the submission version of the Local Plan that were tabled and appended as an appendix to these minutes. 

Amendment moved by Councillor C C Pond and seconded by Councillor R Jennings

“That in paragraph 1(a) add after ‘2017’:

‘subject to a statement excluding all public urban open space from development and the allocation of 300 extra dwellings in the Harlow and Gilston Garden Town’

Paragraph 1(b), delete whole paragraph and the first line of paragraph 2.”

During the debate Councillor Sandler proposed alternative wording for the amendment and this was accepted by Councillor C CPond who withdrew his original amendment in favour of the below wording which Councillor C C Pond seconded:

“That in paragraph 1(a) of the recommendations add ‘after 2017’ the following words – ‘subject to a statement by EFDC as landowner that excludes development on public urban open space in Chigwell and Loughton and the accommodation of 300 extra dwellings in the plot of land to the east of Theydon Bois station as delineated in the Regulation 18 draft and next to site THYB R1’.”

Councillor C Whitbread requested and was granted a short adjournment to get some advice about this new amendment.

On return and after a debate Councillors C Whitbread, J Philip, G Mohindra, S Kane and A Lion requested a recorded vote.

There voted for the amendment: (18) namely: Councillors R Baldwin, A Beales, R Brookes, L Girling, S Heap, B Jennings, J Jennings, H Kaufman, L Mead, S Murray, S Neville, C C Pond, CP Pond, C Roberts, D Roberts, B Sandler, B Surtees and D Wixley.

There voted against the amendment: (29) namely: Councillors N Avey, N Bedford, T Boyce, H Brady, G Chambers, K Chana, R Gadsby, A Grigg, L Hughes, S Jones, S Kane, P Keska, J Lea, A Lion, M McEwen, G Mohindra, R Morgan, A Patel, J Philip, B Rolfe, M Sartin, G Shiell, P Stalker, D Stallan, D Sunger, E Webster, C Whitbread, H Whitbread, and J M Whitehouse.

Abstentions: (4) namely: Councillors D Dorrell, H Kane, A Mitchell, and J H Whitehouse.

Lost

Amendment moved by Councillor B Surtees and seconded by Councillor J H Whitehouse.

That there be Inserted after ‘in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder’ the words “and a Portfolio Holder Advisory Group constituted for this purpose”

After a short discussion the mover, Councillor Surtees withdrew his amendment.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 69