RESOLVED:

1.            That greater transparency in assessing planning applications in Merton be supported and a 6 week consultation on a draft Development Viability supplementary planning document on and the planning application validation checklist be approved; and

2.            That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Environment and Regeneration to approve these documents in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, Housing and Regeneration and in consideration of the Borough Plan Advisory Committee’s recommendations at their meeting in early January 2018.

The Cabinet Member for Environment, Regeneration and Housing presented the report, which set out proposals for a consultation on a draft Supplementary Planning Document on Development Viability, which would be important for greater transparency in the planning application process.

RESOLVED:

1.            That greater transparency in assessing planning applications in Merton be supported and a 6 week consultation on a draft Development Viability supplementary planning document on and the planning application validation checklist be approved; and

2.            That delegated authority be granted to the Director of Environment and Regeneration to approve these documents in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, Housing and Regeneration and in consideration of the Borough Plan Advisory Committee’s recommendations at their meeting in early January 2018.