Agenda item

5.1

It was moved by Councillor Dianne Hurst and seconded by Councillor Minesh Parekh, that, as recommended in the report of the Executive Director, City Futures, published with this agenda, seeking approval to consult on Sheffield’s Publication Draft Local Plan (‘The Sheffield Plan’), it be RESOLVED: That this Council:-

(a)      approves the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan for the purposes of public consultation;

(b)      approves the consultation programme for seeking the public’s view on the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan;

(c)      approves the list of ‘submission documents’ as defined in paragraph 4.3.3 of Appendix 1 and listed in paragraph 4.3.4 of Appendix 1 that will form part of the public consultation;

(d)      requests that any ‘schedule of suggested amendments’ (referred to at paragraph 1.11.2 of Appendix 1), compiled after the consultation on the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan, be approved by the Strategy and Resources Policy Committee and full Council prior to submitting the relevant documents to the Government;

(e)      delegates authority to the Chief Planning Officer, in consultation with the chair, deputy chair and spokesperson of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee, to approve any non-material amendments to the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan and consultation programme prior to public consultation and any adjustments to the list of submission documents set out in paragraph 4.3.4;

(f)       approves the further minor amendments to the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan that are recommended by officers in paragraphs 1.6 to 1.21 (and detailed in Appendix 3); and

(g)      approves the list of additional ‘submission documents’ listed in paragraphs 1.22 and 1.23 of this report that will form part of the public consultation.

5.2

Whereupon, it was moved by Councillor Tim Huggan, and seconded by Councillor Andrew Sangar, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be amended by the addition, at the end of paragraph (a), of the words “subject to the removal of clause (a) of policy NC12 relating to hot food takeaways”.

5.3

It was then moved by Councillor Lewis Chinchen, and formally seconded by The Lord Mayor (Councillor Sioned-Mair Richards), as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be amended by the addition of a new paragraph (h) as follows:-

(h)(1)  notes that Site SD04 in Deepcar has been allocated as a site for housing development;

(2)      believes that the cumulative impact of developing Site SD04 – given that the adjacent Site SD05 already has outline planning permission – would:-

(i)             cause irreparable damage to the local Green Network;

(ii)            further harm the landscape character of the area;

(iii)          merge the distinct settlements of Stocksbridge and Deepcar;

(iv)          cause a deterioration in existing local flooding issues; and

(v)           harm local wildlife and habitats;

(3)      believes that these same objections apply to Site SD05 which is also an allocated site but acknowledges that this site already has outline planning permission; and

(4)      considers that allocating Site SD04 as a site for housing development would not be appropriate and therefore proposes that it be removed from the Publication Draft Plan.

5.4

After contributions from five other Members, and following a right of reply from Councillor Dianne Hurst, the amendment moved by Councillor Tim Huggan was put to the vote and was lost.

5.4.1

(NOTE: The result of the vote was FOR - 23 Members; AGAINST - 42 Members; ABSTENTIONS – 0 Members.)

(Note: The result of the vote above incorporates the alteration made at the meeting of the Council held on 20^th February 2023 when approving these minutes.)

5.5

The amendment moved by Councillor Lewis Chinchen was then put to the vote and was carried.

5.5.1

(NOTE: The result of the vote was FOR - 56 Members; AGAINST - 10 Members; ABSTENTIONS – 0 Members.)

5.6

The original Motion, as amended, was then put as a Substantive Motion in the following form and carried unanimously:-

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That this Council:-

(a)      approves the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan for the purposes of public consultation;

(b)      approves the consultation programme for seeking the public’s view on the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan;

(c)      approves the list of ‘submission documents’ as defined in paragraph 4.3.3 of Appendix 1 and listed in paragraph 4.3.4 of Appendix 1 that will form part of the public consultation;

(d)      requests that any ‘schedule of suggested amendments’ (referred to at paragraph 1.11.2 of Appendix 1), compiled after the consultation on the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan, be approved by the Strategy and Resources Policy Committee and full Council prior to submitting the relevant documents to the Government;

(e)      delegates authority to the Chief Planning Officer, in consultation with the chair, deputy chair and spokesperson of the Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee, to approve any non-material amendments to the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan and consultation programme prior to public consultation and any adjustments to the list of submission documents set out in paragraph 4.3.4;

(f)       approves the further minor amendments to the Publication Draft Sheffield Plan that are recommended by officers in paragraphs 1.6 to 1.21 (and detailed in Appendix 3);

(g)      approves the list of additional ‘submission documents’ listed in paragraphs 1.22 and 1.23 of this report that will form part of the public consultation; and

(h)      (1) notes that Site SD04 in Deepcar has been allocated as a site for housing development;

(2) believes that the cumulative impact of developing Site SD04 – given that the adjacent Site SD05 already has outline planning permission – would:-

(i)       cause irreparable damage to the local Green Network;

(ii)       further harm the landscape character of the area;

(iii)      merge the distinct settlements of Stocksbridge and Deepcar;

(iv)      cause a deterioration in existing local flooding issues; and

(v)      harm local wildlife and habitats;

(3) believes that these same objections apply to Site SD05 which is also an allocated site but acknowledges that this site already has outline planning permission; and

(4) considers that allocating Site SD04 as a site for housing development would not be appropriate and therefore proposes that it be removed from the Publication Draft Plan.