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To adopt the updated Local Development Scheme for Tewkesbury Borough to take effect immediately

That the updated Local Development Scheme for Tewkesbury Borough, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be ADOPTED with immediate effect.  

51.1           The report of the Head of Development Services, circulated at Pages No. 74-80, outlined the revised timetable for preparing the Borough’s statutory development plan documents. Members were asked to adopt the updated Local Development Scheme to take effect immediately.

51.2           Members were advised that the purpose of the Local Development Scheme was to outline the documents which would be prepared by Tewkesbury Borough Council to comprise the Local Plan. It also gave details as to what the documents would contain and their production schedule. The Head of Development Services advised that it was important that the plans for the Borough were produced in a timely and efficient manner as, if they were not, development that was necessary for the Borough’s continued growth and prosperity may be delayed or abandoned.

51.3           Having considered the report before them, it was