Agenda and draft minutes

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Noted.

None.

None.

The Highgate Neighbourhood Forum (‘the Forum’) was designated by the Council on 18^th December 2012. The Forum has since prepared a plan for the Highgate Neighbourhood Area (‘the Neighbourhood Area’), which includes parts of Haringey and Camden boroughs. Following independent examination and a local referendum, the Highgate Neighbourhood Plan (‘the Plan’) was adopted by the Council in July 2017 and it now forms part of the statutory development plan.

The Localism Act 2011 provides that neighbourhood forums must be designated for a period of 5-years. Formal designation of the Highgate Neighbourhood Forum expired on 17^th December 2017. The Forum is therefore seeking re-designation as the body responsible for facilitating neighbourhood planning in Highgate. Applications for re-designation have been submitted to both Haringey and Camden Councils given the cross-borough extent of the Neighbourhood Area.

This report sets out the content of the applications, summarises responses to public consultation on these and makes recommendations on the decision to designate.

The Cabinet Member considered a report which sought approval for the designation of the Highgate Neighbourhood Forum, pursuant to Section 61F of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

RESOLVED that the designation of the Highgate Neighbourhood Forum, pursuant to Section 61F of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 be approved.

Reasons for decision

The Council has a duty to support and facilitate the neighbourhood planning process in Haringey as required by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) (“the Act”). In addition, the local authority is required to take decisions on applications for neighbourhood forums within prescribed timescales, as set out in The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended) (“the Regulations”). For applications made to more than one local authority the time limit is 20 weeks.

Officers from both Haringey and Camden have assessed the applications for the Highgate Neighbourhood Forum against the statutory requirements and have had regard to responses received as part of the public consultation on these. It is considered that the applications satisfactorily meet all of the statutory requirements.

Alternative options considered

As set out above the Council is required to support the neighbourhood planning process and make certain decisions within prescribed time periods, including the decision to designate a neighbourhood forum. Therefore the only alternative option would be to not designate the Highgate Forum. This option has been discounted as the Highgate Forum have met the statutory tests for being designated, and there have been no consultation responses received which dispute this.

To consider any items admitted at item 2 above.

Noted.