To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Resources seeking approval of the City Centre Action Plan (CCAP) and the City Centre Master Plan (CCMP).
The CCAP sets out a vision and strategy for how the city centre will evolve as a place over the next 15 years. It will become part of the adopted development plan against which planning applications for new development are judged. It will also help inform the provision of infrastructure. It includes policies on a range of issues, for example: employment, retail, leisure / night time uses, housing, open spaces, ‘green’ energy, design, and transport / movement. It also includes a wide range of development site allocations, including the ‘Major Development Quarter’ (in the west of the city centre), Royal Pier, Town Depot, and 12 other sites. The draft CCAP (and Master Plan) were subject to public consultation early in 2012. The Proposed Submission CCAP will be subject to formal public consultation (anticipated in June / July 2013). Representations received will be considered by an independent planning inspector. The full Council will then adopt the Plan in 2014. A decision to adopt is legally required to follow the inspector’s main conclusions. Therefore the Cabinet’s decision on 19th March 2013 will be the last opportunity for the Council to significantly influence the shape of the Plan.
The CCMP sets out a more detailed design strategy and a series of visual images for how the city centre might evolve. The Master Plan is a vehicle to raise the profile of the city centre nationally, guiding development and illustrating its investment potential. It is a key piece of evidence informing the CCAP, and will be a non statutory material consideration in the determination of planning applications, where the Master Plan conforms with the CCAP
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward or a significant community;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/03/2013
Decision due: 19 Mar 2013 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Resources and Leisure
Lead director: Paul Nichols
Department: Resources and Leisure Portfolio
Contact: Helen Pearce Email: helen.pearce@southampton.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Council departments – email, meetings as necessary.
External – Publication of Plan, Written Comments, Press Release, Web, Meetings, Exhibitions.
Consultees
Council departments: Democratic, Legal, Finance, Property, City Development and Economy, Housing, Open Spaces, Education, (Development Management, Transport, Sustainability, Design). External: a wide range of people have already been consulted in the lead up to this report (local people, developers, Government agencies, etc).
Public Comments may be sent to: Graham Tuck Regional and Strategic Planning Co-ordinator / Dawn Heppell -Principal Planning Officer