Agenda and minutes

Councillor Alan Clark  )  other City Council business

Councillor Glyn Jenkins  )

Councillor Nick McDonald  -  work commitments

As the Committee was not quorate, the meeting proceeded on an informal basis.

None.

Last meeting held on 11 March 2016 (for confirmation)

The minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2016 were noted.

Report of Joint Officer Steering Group

Rasita Chudasama, Local Transport Plan Co-ordinator, introduced a report of the Joint Officer Steering Group, highlighting the following points:

(a)  a £2.5 million joint bid with Derby City to the Department for Transport (DfT) Access Fund is about to be submitted. The bid will cover a programme of activities to change travel behaviours in businesses and communities around sustainable commuting and access to employment and training;

(b)  A longlist of road and rail schemes for consideration under the Midlands Connect programme has been drawn up. The schemes are being appraised for possible inclusion in the Emerging Strategy, due for release in October 2016;

(c)  Work is ongoing to develop a Public Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Network. This complicated, specialist work is ongoing, and procurement of an Operator to run the network will commence in September/October 2016;

(d)  The Hucknall Town Centre Improvement Scheme is proceeding on schedule, with pedestrianisation of the High Street to be completed by Spring 2017.

There followed a brief discussion about the siting and prioritisation of improvement schemes in Nottinghamshire County – it was agreed to hold further discussions with the Councillor raising these issues outside this meeting.

The current position was noted.

Report of Joint Officer Steering Group

Eilidh McCallum, Planning Officer, introduced a report updating the Committee on the Waste Local Plan and Minerals Local Plan, highlighting the following:

(a)  Part 2 of the Waste Local Plan is focused on identifying sites for potential waste management uses, and sites are being shortlisted for consultation with District/Borough councils and City Council by early 2017;

(b)  The Minerals Local Plan, looking forward to 2030, is being developed, and a draft document was published for formal consultation in February 2016. Issues and concerns raised included transport, flood risk, biodiversity and heritage concerns, as well as potential shale gas extraction;

(c)  The County Council will be asked to approve the submission of the Minerals Local Plan in November 2016, before being subject to independent examination in early 2017.

The Committee noted the progress of both plans.

Report of Joint officer Steering Group

Matt Gregory, Greater Nottingham Growth Point Planning Manager, highlighted the key issues raised at the most recent Joint Planning Advisory Board (JPAB) meetings. These included:

(a)  The publication of the Nottingham Core Housing Market Area Custom and Self-Build Register, which has 74 entries across all Council areas;

(b)  Levels of housing completions across Nottinghamshire is falling significantly behind Core strategy targets;

(c)  There are currently a number of Planning Commissions in place, and these are not progressing to schedule;

(d)  Councils are aware that funding of JPAB is running out. While a majority of councils are in favour of maintaining and funding the Board, this is not a unanimous view.

In response to the Chair’s question, Mr Gregory confirmed that the HS2 and JPAB work will be closely aligned, but work streams will not be merged formally.

Mr Gregory also confirmed that it was the intention to invite private developers who are currently inactive to ascertain their future housing development plans.

The Committee noted the current position.

Report of Joint Officer Steering Group

The Committee noted the work programme, and requested that the Transport Update at the next meeting should include reference to accessibility by bus to major population centres for commuters and elderly Nottinghamshire citizens. 

9 December 2016 at 10.00am

9 December 2016 at 10.00am.