Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Climate Change Delivery & Environment

Forward Plan Ref: 2022/218

Contact: Charlotte Simms, Minerals and Waste Principal Planning Officer, 07741607726

Report by Corporate Director Environment & Place (CA14).

Under the National Planning Policy Framework, July 2021 (NPPF), Mineral Planning Authorities should prepare an annual Local Aggregate Assessment (LAA). The NPPF states that the LAA should ‘forecast future demand, based on a rolling average of 10 years’ sales data and other relevant information, and an assessment of all supply options.’

The Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to

a)                  Approve the Local Aggregate Assessment presented in Annex 2.

b)                  Authorise the Corporate Director of Environment and Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate Change Delivery and Environment to make any revisions and publish the Oxfordshire Local Aggregate Assessment for the calendar year 2021 on the Council website.

Recommendations approved.

Cabinet had before it a report on the annual Local Aggregate Assessment (LAA). which was required by Mineral Planning Authorities under the National Planning Policy Framework, July 2021 (NPPF).

Councillor Duncan Enright, Cabinet member for Travel and Development Strategy, introduced the report.

Councillor Enright moved and Councillor Lygo seconded the recommendations and they were agreed.

RESOLVED to:-

a)              approve the Local Aggregate Assessment presented in Annex 2.

b)              authorise the Corporate Director of Environment and Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate Change Delivery and Environment to make any revisions and publish the Oxfordshire Local Aggregate Assessment for the calendar year 2021 on the Council website.