The Cabinet:
(1)Noted the issues covered in this report, and in particular the implications for the local plan and determination of planning applications;
(2) Endorsed the proposals to brief Planning Committee on the implications of these announcements for determining planning applications;
(3) Approved the publication of the Authority Monitoring Report on the
Council's website;
(4) Endorsed the Administration's view that the Government's housing target of 863 homes per year be replaced by a local housing target that reflects the desire to cut the city's air pollution, the City Council's resolution to declare a Climate Emergency and the need for relevant transport infrastructure.