Issue - meetings

To consider the attached notice of motion submitted by Councillor Alistair Bradley.

Chorley Council believes that planning works best when the local council, developers and the local community work together, to shape local areas to deliver necessary new homes.  And therefore, calls on the government to empower local communities to work in partnership with their local councils to generate a new local plan that provides more certainty over the type, scale and design of development, and further protect the rights of communities and individuals to object to individual planning applications. 

The Executive Leader, Councillor Alistair Bradley, presented the following Motion submitted in accordance with Procedure Rule 10.

“Chorley Council believes planning works best when developers and the local community work together to shape local areas and deliver necessary new homes; and therefore calls on the Government to protect the right of communities to object to individual planning applications”.

The Deputy Executive Leader, Councillor Peter Wilson, seconded the motion and spoke in support of it.

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Debra Platt, proposed an amendment, which was seconded by Councillor Harold Heaton.  However, a further amendment was proposed by Councillor Bradley and seconded by Councillor Wilson.  The amendment proposed by Councillor Debra Platt was withdrawn. 

Decision (unanimous) to support the amended Notice of Motion as follows:

Chorley Council believes that planning works best when the local council, developers and the local community work together, to shape local areas to deliver necessary new homes.  And therefore, calls on the government to empower local communities to work in partnership with their local councils to generate a new local plan that provides more certainty over the type, scale and design of development, and further protect the rights of communities and individuals to object to individual planning applications.