To ensure that the Local Plan which is published for consultation does not include factual errors and typographical mistakes and presents a professional document which is easy to use.

Note: The Plan which is submitted to the Secretary of State following consultation should be the same version which is published for consultation

Please see the attached scheduled of changes which are proposed to be made to the text of the plan which was approved by Council on 10 February 2020.

To ensure that the Local Plan which is published for consultation does not include factual errors and typographical mistakes and presents a professional document which is easy to use.

Note: The Plan which is submitted to the Secretary of State following consultation should be the same version which is published for consultation

Please see the attached schedule of changes which are proposed to be made to the text of the plan which was approved by Council on 10th February 2020.

To consider revisions to the Ketton Conservation Areas following its appraisal and consultation on proposed changes.

1.

That Cabinet considers and approves the Ketton Conservation Area Appraisal and proposed boundary changes including the designation of Geeston as a conservation area and incorporating the following boundary changes:
• To designate a new Conservation Area in Geeston, forming a smaller character zone of Ketton.
• To extend the conservation area to include the former railway station building, Station Road.
• To extend the conservation area to include ‘The Paddock’ and adjacent outbuilding on Hunts Lane and Nos. 1-3 Hunts Lane
• To extend the conservation area to include the field between No.6 and No.8 High Street.
• To extend the conservation area to include all of the outbuildings at Home Farm, off High Street.
• To extend the conservation area to include the avenue of Trees at Edmonds Drive, Aldgate.
• To extend the conservation area to include all the property boundary associated with No.11 and No. 12 Aldgate
• To rationalise the boundary of the conservation area at The Dovecote, adjacent Manor Barn, High Street in accordance with existing property boundary to include the immediate land surrounding it which forms part of the setting of the building.

2. That Cabinet authorises the Deputy Director for Places, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member portfolio to approve minor amendments to the content of the appraisal (such as updates to policy) or minor changes to the conservation area maps.

It is recommended that the road surface programme approved and be funded from the highway capital maintenance allocation for 2020/21. This contributes to the Council’s statutory duty to highway maintenance and road safety.

Approve the road surface dressing programme, funded from the highways capital maintenance allocation for 2020/21.

The Council is required to adopt and safely manage closed cemeteries and churchyards that have been subject to statutory closure orders and transfer requests in accordance with Section 215 of the Local Government Act 1972. This Report presents a policy of control, attached as appendix A, that affirms the future process by which this obligation will be executed.

To approve the adoption of the Closed Churchyards & Cemeteries Adoption & Management Policy.

The report was prepared to update Members on the proposed changes to the Planning Enforcement policy which is 6 years old and due for revision.

It is recommended that the Cabinet adopts the updated Enforcement Policy to ensure that the Council is able to priorities the investigation of breaches of planning control in an efficient manner making best use of the teams resources.

Approval and adoption of the updated Planning Enforcement Policy

The purpose of this report is to provide Cabinet with a progress report on the St George’s project.

That the progress update in respect of the St George’s Project be noted