Decision Maker: Head of Economy and Planning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The decision to approve the
Crawley Borough Council and Horsham District Council Statement of
Common Ground (SoCG) was approved by the Cabinet Member for
Planning and Economic Development on 19 July 2023, although there
was no legal requirement for that decision to be taken by the
Cabinet member because the Head of Service has authority to take
such decisions under the Council’s delegation scheme. This
SoCG was then updated on 25 July 2023 with some minor amendments
with the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member
for Planning and Economic Development, taking the decision to
approve the amended SoCG. The final 2023 version of the SoCG was
published on the Crawley Borough Council webpage and submitted to
the Planning Inspectorate alongside the Crawley Borough Local Plan
to support its examination, and demonstrate that the councils have
met the Duty to Cooperate.
Since the previous version of the SoCG was agreed, Horsham District
Council has progressed with its Horsham District Local Plan. This
has been published for Regulation 19 consultation and is currently
being finalised for its own submission to the Secretary of State
for independent examination.
On this basis, the SoCG has been revised to reflect factual changes
and the progress made since July 2023. As it is an update on the
2023 SoCG to support the submission of the Horsham District Local
Plan, it has been signed off by the Head of Service, in accordance
with the delegation scheme.
The revised June/July 2024 SoCG is available on our
website.
To approve the updated version of the Horsham
District Council and Crawley Borough Council Statement of Common
Ground.
Option 1 - To not update the Statement of
Common Ground (SoCG). However, an up-to-date SoCG signed by both
parties is required for the legal compliance and soundness of both
the Crawley Borough Local Plan and the Horsham District Local
Plan.
Option 2 - To update the Statement of Common Ground and approve the
updated version.
Publication date: 09/07/2024
Date of decision: 27/06/2024