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[Report of the Assistant Director for Planning. To be introduced by the Leader of the Council.]

The report seeks Cabinet's approval for the publication of the Authority Monitoring Report 2017/18. Publication of the AMR is a statutory requirement. The AMR assesses the effectiveness of Haringey's planning policies and reports on milestones in the Local Development Scheme.

The Leader introduced the Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) which covered the monitoring period 1st April 2017 to 31st March 2018 and was used to assess the effectiveness of Haringey’s planning policies and to inform any future revisions to policies or their implementation. The report set out the Council’s current performance to date and was for noting and publication on the Council’s website.

RESOLVED

1. To note that there were no comments that the Regulatory Committee asked to be put forward to Cabinet.

2. To note the findings of the Authority’s Monitoring Report (AMR) for the monitoring period 2017/18.

3. To note the Authority’s Monitoring Report (AMR) 2017/18 will be made available for public inspection, on the Council’s website, in line with the statutory requirements.

Reasons for decision

The publication of the Authority Monitoring Report is a requirement of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) (“the Act”). Approval of the AMR 2017/18 for publication will ensure that the Council meets its statutory obligations for planning performance monitoring.

Alternative options considered

The Act 2011 requires local planning authorities to produce monitoring reports. The Council considers that Haringey’s existing procedure of annual monitoring is an effective way for presenting the effectiveness of planning policies, within existing resources. As such, no other options were considered.