Agenda item

7.1

The Director of Regeneration and Development Services submitted a report seeking authority to submit the City of Sheffield (Public Path between Chorley Drive and Slayleigh Lane, Fulwood) Diversion Order 2013 to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for confirmation in the light of two objections having been received.

7.2

The report stated that, following authority obtained along with planning consent 12/02429/FUL at the West and North Planning and Highways Committee on 4^th December 2012, the City Council made an Order on 18^th June 2013, under Section 257 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, for diversion of part of the public footpath which runs between Chorley Drive and Slayleigh Lane, Fulwood.

7.3

This superseded an Order made on 19^th March 2013 for which, unfortunately, omissions were made in the public advertising process, in terms of display on the Council website and deposit for public viewing at the Town Hall Reception as at the stated publication date. Consequently, given the potential defect in the process, and in view of the recently reported ‘Tinseltown’ court case in London, it was decided for the avoidance of doubt that the order should be re-served.

7.4

The justification for the proposed diversion was that it was necessary in order to enable the development to be carried out in accordance with the planning permission.

7.5

Following the publication of the Order, the Director of Legal and Governance had received two objections, one from a resident of one of the houses adjoining the development site, and one from the residents of another house on Chorley Drive.

7.6

It was reported at the meeting that officers had written to the objectors informing them that this meeting was taking place and offering to meet with them to attempt to resolve any issues. This was not taken up and a letter had been received stating that one of the objections remained.

7.7

A representative of the applicant granted the original planning permission attended the meeting to make representations. He stated that the diversion was a requirement to meet the planning permission conditions and the footpath would remain.

7.8

RESOLVED: That the Director of Legal and Governance be authorised to submit the City of Sheffield (Public Path between Chorley Drive and Slayleigh Lane, Fulwood) Diversion Order 2013 to the Secretary of State for confirmation.