Issue - meetings

To consider the revised Local Development Scheme.

Wards affected: all

Contact: Jo Scrutton, Group Leader Policy and Strategy

RESOLVED –

1)    That approval be given to the Local Development Scheme July 2025 as outlined at Appendix 1 of the considered report.

2)    That authority be delegated to Service Director, Skills and Regeneration to publish the approved Local Development Scheme on the council’s website.

3)    That authority be delegated to Service Director, Skills and Regeneration to send a copy of the adopted Local Development Scheme to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

4)    That authority be delegated to the Service Director, Skills and Regeneration to make any minor amendments and corrections to the Local Development Scheme.

Cabinet considered a report seeking approval for the revised Local Development Scheme (LDS), which set out a three year timetable for the preparation of development plan documents, including the Kirklees Local Plan and policy guidance. The LDS was a statutory requirement and was essential for ensuring transparency and accountability in the plan making process. The revised LDS reflected updated national planning policy, legislative changes, and revised timelines for the Local Plan and the potential Joint West Yorkshire Mass Transit Spatial Development Framework (SDF).

Cabinet noted that the revised LDS responded to delays in the previous timetable due to changes in national planning policy, including new guidance on Green Belt and Grey Belt land, and the absence of key national development management policies. The LDS included a revised Local Plan timetable and outlined preparatory work for a joint Mass Transit SDF in collaboration with West Yorkshire authorities.

RESOLVED –

1)    That approval be given to the Local Development Scheme July 2025 as outlined at Appendix 1 of the considered report.

2)    That authority be delegated to Service Director, Skills and Regeneration to publish the approved Local Development Scheme on the council’s website.

3)    That authority be delegated to Service Director, Skills and Regeneration to send a copy of the adopted Local Development Scheme to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

4)    That authority be delegated to the Service Director, Skills and Regeneration to make any minor amendments and corrections to the Local Development Scheme.