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ITEM CA6
CABINET
– 2 MAY 2006
OXFORDSHIRE
MINERALS AND WASTE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Report by
Head of Sustainable Development
Introduction
- Following consideration
by the Cabinet on 20 December 2005, the Council on 10 January 2006 approved
the Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework, Statement
of Community Involvement (SCI) and authorised the Head of Sustainable
Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Sustainable
Development, to finalise the SCI for submission to the Secretary of
State. The SCI was submitted to the Secretary of State on 22 February
2006. The submitted SCI was published on the Council’s website and a
copy was sent to all County Council Members.
- The period for
making representations on the submitted SCI ended on 5 April. A total
of 93 representations have been received, from 35 organisations and
individuals. The representations can be seen in the Members Resource
Centre and are available for public inspection at Speedwell House. We
are analysing these representations and preparing a report on them,
which will be sent to the Secretary of State and the Inspector appointed
by the Secretary of State to carry out the independent examination of
the SCI. This report will also be published on the Council’s website.
- The independent
examination is programmed to be carried out in June; we hope that this
will be done through written representations, without the need for oral
hearings before the Inspector. We expect to receive the Inspector’s
Report in August and to report the SCI, with any changes recommended
by the Inspector, to the Cabinet in October and to the Council in November
for adoption.
Response
to Representations
- The new local
development framework system of plan-making does not allow for authorities
to propose changes to the document that has been submitted to the Secretary
of State for Examination. But the Inspector will want to know the Council’s
responses to the representations that have been made, including whether
the Council agrees or disagrees with them and the reasons why.
- The Inspector
will set a timetable for the submission of papers for the Examination.
The timescale for submitting the Council’s responses is expected to
be tight. To enable the Council to make its responses at the required
time, I am recommending that the Cabinet authorises me to agree them
in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development.
This authorisation would also provide flexibility to enable me to make
further submissions to the Inspector should this be necessary.
Financial
and Staff Implications
- There are no resource
implications beyond those already provided for in the project management
of the Oxfordshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework.
RECOMMENDATION
- The Cabinet
is RECOMMENDED to authorise the Head of Sustainable Development, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Development, to
respond to the representations on the Submitted Statement of Community
Involvement and to submit these responses and any other submissions
that may be necessary to the Secretary of State and the Inspector appointed
to hold the Independent Examination into the Statement of Community
Involvement.
CHRIS
COUSINS
Head of Sustainable
Development
Background
Papers: Nil
Contact
Officer: Peter Day, tel. Oxford 815544
April
2006
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