Received a report from the Corporate Director of Regeneration setting out the requirement for the Council, in partnership with the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, to produce an Area Action Plan for Barking Town Centre and a Preferred Options Report, which outlines the policies and proposals, prior to a stakeholder and community consultation.
Agreed, in order to assist the Council in achieving all its Community Priorities, meet the statutory requirements involved in the production of the Barking Town Centre Area Action Plan and progress towards successfully adopting and implementing the Plan, to:
(i) Approve the Preferred Options Report for Barking Town Centre Area Action Plan, in accordance with the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement and the Town & Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004;
(ii) Authorise the Corporate Director of Regeneration to make any non-material changes that may be necessary to the Preferred Options Report; and
(iii) Authorise the Corporate Director of Regeneration to approve the non-technical summary, the response form and the Sustainability Appraisal for consultation alongside the Preferred Options Report.