RESOLVED:
That, having considered the advice given by the Borough Plan Advisory Committee on 7th October 2020, Cabinet:

A. Approved public consultation to take place between 30th October 2020 and 11^thJanuary 2021 on Stage 2a of Merton’s Local Plan.

B. Delegated approval of the public consultation material to the Director of

Environment and Regeneration, Chris Lee in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and Transport, Councillor Martin Whelton.

The Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Housing and Transport presented the report which set out the proposed second round of consultation on the draft new Local Plan for Merton.  The consultation would be digital and the software used would be interactive.  He highlighted the policy changes section of the report and advised that the draft local plan would be closely reviewed in its final stages in light of any changes to legislation.  He clarified that the local plan had not been changed following the publication of the Government’s Planning for the Future white paper as the consultation on this was due to close at the end of October, and the Council would be submitting representations on that consultation.  The local plan would also need to be in line with the London Plan, which was still to be finalised.  The Cabinet Member outlined the timetable for submitting the final plan to the Secretary of State and thanked all the officers involved for their work on the draft plan.

RESOLVED:

That, having considered the advice given by the Borough Plan Advisory Committee on 7th October 2020, Cabinet:

A.   Approve the public consultation to take place between 30th October 2020 and 11^thJanuary 2021 on Stage 2a of Merton’s Local Plan.

B.   Delegate approval of the public consultation material to the Director of

Environment and Regeneration, Chris Lee in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and Transport, Councillor Martin Whelton.