Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

There were no declarations of members' interests.

The purpose of this report (by the City Development Manager) is to formally adopt the Parking Standards and Transport Assessments document as a Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) and revoke the Residential Parking Standards SPD (November 2008) and Appendix 9 of the Portsmouth City Local Plan 2001-2011.   

RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet Member:

1.         notes the outcome of the public consultations on the Draft Parking Standards - SPD that took place from December  2013 - January 2014 and in July 2014 and agrees the proposed responses (attached as Appendix 1);

2.         adopts the Parking Standards and Transport Assessments document as a supplementary planning document (attached as Appendix 2);

3.         authorises the City Development Manager to make editorial amendments to the wording and images of the SPD prior to publication, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning, Regeneration and Economic Development.  These amendments shall be restricted to correcting errors and formatting and shall not alter the meaning of the document;

4.         revokes the Residential Parking Standards SPD (November 2008), and

5.         revokes Appendix 9 of the Portsmouth City Local Plan 2001-2011.

(TAKE IN REPORT AND APPENDICES)

Kelly Porter, Principal Planning Officer introduced the report and said that the purpose of the report was to formally adopt the parking standards and transport assessments document as a supplementary planning document (SPD) and revoke the residential parking standards SPD (November 2008) and Appendix 9 of the Portsmouth City Local Plan 2001-2011.

The Cabinet Member and group spokespersons had had an opportunity to read through the documents.

The Cabinet Member for Planning, Regeneration & Economic Development said that he was happy to approve the documents and the opposition spokespersons agreed with his decision.

DECISION:

The Cabinet Member

(1)          notes the outcome of the public consultations on the Draft Parking Standards - SPD that took place from December 2013 - January 2014 and in July 2014 and agrees the proposed responses (attached as Appendix 1);

(2)          adopts the Parking Standards and Transport Assessments document as a supplementary planning document (attached as Appendix 2);

(3)          authorises the City Development Manager to make editorial amendments to the wording and images of the SPD prior to publication, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning, Regeneration and Economic Development. These amendments shall be restricted to correcting errors and formatting and shall not alter the meaning of the document;

(4)          revokes the Residential Parking Standards SPD (November 2008), and

(5)          revokes Appendix 9 of the Portsmouth City Local Plan 2001-2011.