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RESOLVED - (i) That the Wrexham Development Plan (LDP) (as amended by the binding changes set out in the Inspectors’ Report) as the new development plan for the Wrexham County Borough administrative area be adopted. (ii) That the Adoption Statement (with Final Sustainability Appraisal), Habitat Regulations Assessment and Equalities Impact Assessment be approved. (iii) That the Chief Officer Economy and Planning be authorised to make outstanding typographical, grammatical, presentational or factual amendments to the Wrexham LDP and supporting documents prior to its final publication. Reasons for decisions (i) To comply with the court order made Mr Justice Eyre on 29 November 2023 (ii) To comply with the legal duty under the Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005 to adopt the LDP. (iii) To avoid further legal costs being incurred by the Council failing to comply with its legal duty to adopt the LDP.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors I David Bithell MBE, Mike Davies, Emma Holland, Beverley Parry-Jones, Claire Lovett, Ronnie Prince, Rondo Roberts, Paul Rogers, Ross Shepherd, Debbie Wallice, Kate Wilkinson and Nigel Williams.
Members were reminded of their responsibility, under Paragraph 11 of the Members’ Code of Conduct, to declare any interests in relation to any of the business to be transacted at this meeting. The following declarations were made: Members were reminded of their responsibility, under Paragraph 11 of the Members’ Code of Conduct, to declare any interests in relation to any of the business to be transacted at this Meeting. The following declarations were made: Agenda Item 3 – Adoption of the Local Development Plan Councillors Jeremy Kent, Michael Morris, Paul Roberts and Robert Ian Williams – Personal and non prejudicial – Known to land owner. Councillor Phil Wynn – Personal and non prejudicial – Local Authority representative on the Parochial Trust who are local landowners with a pending planning application for a housing development. The Councillors remained in the meeting taking part in the discussion and voting thereon.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED - (i) That the Wrexham Development Plan (LDP) (as amended by the binding changes set out in the Inspectors’ Report) as the new development plan for the Wrexham County Borough administrative area be adopted. (ii) That the Adoption Statement (with Final Sustainability Appraisal), Habitat Regulations Assessment and Equalities Impact Assessment be approved. (iii) That the Chief Officer Economy and Planning be authorised to make outstanding typographical, grammatical, presentational or factual amendments to the Wrexham LDP and supporting documents prior to its final publication. Reasons for decisions (i) To comply with the court order made Mr Justice Eyre on 29 November 2023 (ii) To comply with the legal duty under the Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005 to adopt the LDP. (iii) To avoid further legal costs being incurred by the Council failing to comply with its legal duty to adopt the LDP.
(Members declarations of interest in relation to this item are set out in Minute 43 above) The Chief Officer Governance and Customer submitted a report COGC/124/23 which set out the Council’s legal duty to adopt the Local Development Plan following a court order in judicial review proceedings. A number of Members spoke of the importance of upholding the law and complying with the Council’s statutory duty. In accordance with Standing Order 18(2), a recorded vote was then taken on the original recommendation, the voting being as follows: For – Councillors Bryan Apsley, David A Bithell, Paul Blackwell, Gary Brown, Brian Cameron, Krista Childs, Dana Davies, Frank Hemmings, Corin Jarvis, Steve Joe Jones, Malcolm King, Stella Matthews, John McCusker, M G Morris, Jeremy Newton, John Phillips, John Pritchard, Fred Roberts, Paul Roberts, Graham Rogers, Alison Tynan, Anthony Wedlake, Jerry Wellens, Robert Ian Williams, Derek Wright and Phil Wynn (26) Against – (0) Abstained – Councillors William Baldwin, Trevor Bates, Beryl Blackmore, Terry Evans, Hugh Jones, Jeremy Kent, Tina Mannering, Paul Pemberton, Mark Pritchard, Robert Walsh, Andy Williams (11) (Having reiterated some of the comments made at previous meetings demonstrating their lack of support for the Plan which they felt did not best serve the people of Wrexham, Members of the Plaid Group vacated their seats before a vote was taken). RESOLVED - (i) That the Wrexham Development Plan (LDP) (as amended by the binding changes set out in the Inspectors’ Report) as the new development plan for the Wrexham County Borough administrative area be adopted. (ii) That the Adoption Statement (with Final Sustainability Appraisal), Habitat Regulations Assessment and Equalities Impact Assessment be approved. (iii) That the Chief Officer Economy and Planning be authorised to make outstanding typographical, grammatical, presentational or factual amendments to the Wrexham LDP and supporting documents prior to its final publication. Reasons for decisions (i) To comply with the court order made Mr Justice Eyre on 29 November 2023 (ii) To comply with the legal duty under the Town and Country Planning (Local Development Plan) (Wales) Regulations 2005 to adopt the LDP. (iii) To avoid further legal costs being incurred by the Council failing to comply with its legal duty to adopt the LDP.
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