Decision details

Oldham's Monitoring Report 2020-2021

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Communities and Culture

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Under Regulation 34 and 35 of The Town and Country (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 local planning authorities must make monitoring information available for inspection as soon as possible after the information becomes available.
The Monitoring Report covers the previous financial year that is 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021. In terms of housing land supply, the Monitoring Report also presents the position as at 1 April 2021.

Decision:

To approve the Monitoring Report for publication and send it to DLUHC.

Reasons for the decision:

Option 1 – To approve the Monitoring Report for publication and send it to DLUHC (Advantages – approving the Monitoring Report will help with implementing and reviewing our local planning policies, whilst also being transparent and meets the requirements of the regulations).
(Disadvantages – there are no disadvantages to approving and sending the Monitoring Report to DLUHC.)
Option 2 – To not approve the Monitoring Report and not send it to DLUHC.
(Advantages – there are no advantages in not approving the Monitoring Report.) (Disadvantages – not approving the Monitoring Report could result in less certainty and confidence in developments coming forward and would result in us not meeting the regulations.)

Alternative options considered:

Option 2 – To not approve the Monitoring Report and not send it to DLUHC.

Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Key Decision Reference: HSG-10-21

Making Representations: Not applicable

Other reasons / organisations consulted

When finalised the Monitoring Report will be published on the council's website in line with planning regulations.

Consultees

Not applicable

Contact: Clare Davison, Planning Officer Email: clare.davison@oldham.gov.uk Email: clare.davison@oldham.gov.uk.

Publication date: 20/12/2021

Date of decision: 16/12/2021

Effective from: 31/12/2021

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