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To approve the draft Supplementary Planning Document for consultation purposes.  

1.      That the draft Tewkesbury Town Regeneration Supplementary Planning Document, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved for public consultation.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Development Services to make any necessary minor amendments to the draft document, as considered appropriate, prior to its publication for consultation.

44.1           The report of the Head of Development Services, circulated at Pages No. 76-115, set out a draft Supplementary Planning Document for the regeneration of Tewkesbury town which Members were asked to approve for public consultation. In addition, the Committee was asked to delegate authority to the Head of Development Services to make the necessary minor amendments to the draft document as considered appropriate prior to its publication for consultation.

44.2           The Head of Development Services explained that the Council had adopted a Tewkesbury town centre masterplan strategic framework document in July 2012 which had now been reviewed by the Tewkesbury Town Regeneration Partnership. In undertaking the review, the Partnership had considered that the key planning elements of the masterplan should be incorporated into a Supplementary Planning Document and the draft document had therefore been prepared taking into account the latest national and local guidance and bringing it up to date with the planning guidance for the town centre. The Supplementary Planning Document was intended to provide a user-friendly guide which would assist applicants in making better planning applications; aid infrastructure delivery; and help the general public and other stakeholders to gain a better understanding of the Council’s commitment to regenerating the town centre. Tewkesbury Town Council had considered the draft document and agreed that it should go out for consultation with both the Borough and Town Council logos on it. A meeting had been held with the local Borough Councillors which had resulted in a few minor tweaks that would fall within the delegation to the Head of Development Services, as such, Members were asked to approve the document before them for consultation.

44.3           It was intended that, if approved, the consultation would commence on 3 December 2018 and run for a six-week period with various events planned including a session on 13 December at the Town Hall before the civic carol service. On receipt of the responses they would be reviewed and any changes considered for inclusion in the final document which would then be submitted for recommendation to Council. If approved the Supplementary Planning Document would become a material planning consideration.

44.4           Accordingly, it was