Decision details

1.       That the Cabinet Member for Built Environment agreed that the City Plan is revised under six separate revisions as follows:

1.          Basement Revision to Westminster’s City Plan

2.          Vacant Building Credit Revision to Westminster’s City Plan

3.          Mixed Use Revision to Westminster’s City Plan

4.          Special Policy Areas and Policies Map Revision to Westminster’s City Plan

5.          Energy Revision to Westminster’s City Plan

6.          Full Revision to Westminster’s City Plan

7.          Waste Revision to Westminster’s City Plan

2.       That the Cabinet Member for Built Environment agreed the following documentation for publication:

(i)     Local Development Scheme (attached at Appendix A to the report) for publication to provide guidance on plan preparation, to have effect from 20^th March 2015.

(ii)   Regulation 18 Notice (attached at Appendix B to the report) to notify the City Council’s intention to undertake the seven revisions set out in 1 above.

          The timely development of policies is crucial for robust decision-making and to ensure sustainable development in accordance with the NPPF. The adoption of revisions to Westminster’s City Plan: Strategic Policies through a number of more specific revisions will ensure the timely delivery of a plan and reduce delays in key and more urgent policy areas.