Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Environment

Forward Plan Ref: 2021/029

Contact: Kevin Broughton, MWLP Manager Tel: 07979 704458

Report by Corporate Director Communities (CA13 to be circulated separately).

The Cabinet are asked to endorse the officer recommendation to raise an objection to the R19 West Berks Minerals and Waste Local Plan pre-submission draft.

Recommendations agreed.

The Cabinet are asked to endorse the officer recommendation to raise an objection to the R19 West Berks Minerals and Waste Local Plan pre-submission draft.

Councillor John Sanders, Shadow Cabinet Member for Environment spoke in support of the recommendations.

Councillor Yvonne Constance, Cabinet Member for Environment commented that it was unexpected that West berkshire would conntinue to rely on Oxfordshire. An officer added that they were working closely with West Berkshire and had suggested a possible way forward.

RESOLVED:            to:

(a)        endorse the officer response to the West Berkshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan Consultation (Reg 19 Submission) and the Statement of Common Ground (appended).

(b)        To delegate authority to the Corporate Director, Environment and Place in conjunction with the Cabinet member for Environment, to:

                                          i.         seek to overcome and where possible withdraw the objections set out in the appended Officer response through duty to co-operate discussion with West Berkshire Council; and

                                         ii.         approve the Statement of Common Ground with West Berkshire.