Decision details
Mid Sussex District Council and Crawley Borough Council Statement of Common Ground, September 2024
Decision Maker: Head of Economy and Planning
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
The decision to approve the previous 2023 version of the Crawley Borough Council and Mid Sussex District Council Statement of Common Ground (SoCG) was approved by the Head of Economy and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development, on 11 July 2023. The 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, Mid Sussex District Council has progressed with its Mid
Sussex District Plan. This has been
published for Regulation 19 consultation and has been submitted to
the Secretary of State for independent
examination.
On this basis, the SoCG has, therefore,
been revised and updated to reflect factual changes and the
progress made since July 2023.
The revised September 2024 SoCG is
attached.
Decision:
To approve the updated version of the Mid
Sussex District Council and Crawley Borough Council Statement of
Common Ground.
Alternative options considered:
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 Mid Sussex District
Plan.
Option 2 - To update the Statement of Common Ground and approve the
updated version.
Publication date: 01/10/2024
Date of decision: 30/09/2024
Accompanying Documents:
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