Decision

The Cabinet Member Planning and Building Control has decided to approve the recommendations for the response to the Cotswold National Landscape Management Plan 2025-30 consultation draft.

Analysis

outcome: The recommendations were approved.

summary: The decision at stake is the response to the Cotswold National Landscape Management Plan 2025-30 consultation draft.

topline: The Cabinet Member Planning and Building Control has decided to approve the recommendations for the response to the Cotswold National Landscape Management Plan 2025-30 consultation draft.

reason_contentious: This issue may be contentious as it involves multiple councils working together and potentially missing out on the opportunity to influence the consultation if not responded to.

affected_stakeholders: ["Cheltenham Borough Council", "Gloucester City Council", "Tewkesbury Borough Council"]

contentiousness_score: 5

political_party_relevance: There are no mentions or implications of political parties or political influence on the decision.

URL: https://democracy.cheltenham.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=3262

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member Planning and Building Control

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content: To agree the response to the Cotswold National Landscape Management Plan 2025-30 consultation draft. To provide a response from Cheltenham Borough Council, Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council to the consultation. There are already policies in the adopted Joint Core Strategy and the adopted Cheltenham Plan which commit the Council to assessing proposals against the policies set out in the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Management Plan including with reference to the latest iteration of the Cotswold AONB Management Plan. Do not respond. However, this would mean that the opportunity to influence the consultation would be missed. Respond on an individual authority basis. However, this would diminish the ability of the authority to emphasise how the three Councils have a track record of working together. N/A Internal including across the planning service. Included consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Building Control and summarised for Members of the Planning and Liaison Member Working Group.

Date of Decision: December 18, 2024