Cabinet endorsed and will make the following recommendations to Council.

That Council:

1.            Agree that the material amendments as set out in section 3.1 of the report, be made to the proposed submission documents, and to the proposed Submission Havering Local Plan

2.            Delegate authority to the Director of Neighbourhoods, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, to make and approve the final wording of the material amendments to the proposed Submission Havering Local Plan, and to the proposed submission documents for submission to the Secretary of State;

Councillor Damian White, Cabinet Member for Housing and Deputy Leader of the Council, presented the report

The report before Members outline progress with the development of the Havering Local Plan since the publication in August and September 2017 (under Regulation 19); and sought to secure Member approval for a number of material modifications to the Proposed Submission Havering Local Plan in preparation for submission of the Plan to the Secretary of State.

Reasons for the decision:

A number of modifications are required to be made to the Havering Local Plan following the consultation period and in preparation for the submission of the Havering Local Plan to the Secretary of State.

The Council’s previous resolution of July 2017 delegated authority to the Director of Neighbourhoods in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing to make “non-material” modifications. However, no provision was made for the making of “material” modifications. Accordingly, the council has been advised that it is prudent to seek appropriate Council authority to make such modifications.

Other options considered:

The Havering Local Plan could be submitted without the recommended modifications. This option has been rejected as it would increase the risk of the Local Plan being found unsound during the Examination in Public.

Cabinet endorsed and made the following recommendations to Council.

That Council:

1.            Agree that the material amendments as set out in section 3.1 of the report, be made to the proposed submission documents, and to the proposed Submission Havering Local Plan

2.            Delegate authority to the Director of Neighbourhoods, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, to make and approve the final wording of the material amendments to the proposed Submission Havering Local Plan, and to the proposed submission documents for submission to the Secretary of State;