Issue - meetings

[To approve that the Council sign an updated Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), based on new evidence, and adopt planning guidance to implement the MOU requirements from 1 April 2022]

1.      That the adoption of a new developer contribution charge of £290.58 (subject to an annual index linked increase) for each net new home within 15km of the Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation, to apply to all planning applications for net new homes submitted to City of Wolverhampton Council from 1 April 2022 onwards be approved.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Deputy Leader: Inclusive City Economy in consultation with the Director of Regeneration, to sign the final version of the draft Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation Partnership Memorandum of Understanding attached as Appendix 1 to the report on behalf of City of Wolverhampton Council.

3.      That authority be delegated to the Deputy Leader: Inclusive City Economy in consultation with the Director of Regeneration, to sign the final version of the draft Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation Partnership Financial Agreement attached as Appendix 2 to the report on behalf of City of Wolverhampton Council.

4.      That the Planning Guidance to Mitigate the Impact of New Residential Development on Cannock Chase SAC attached as Appendix 3 to the report be approved.

Councillor Stephen Simkins presented the report on a proposal to introduce from 1 April 2022 a charge, to be paid by developers, on all net new homes proposed within City of Wolverhampton which fall within 15km of Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation (SAC), to contribute towards the Cannock Chase SAC mitigation programme, in accordance with the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).  Approval was also requested for City of Wolverhampton Council to sign up to a new Cannock Chase SAC Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Cannock Chase SAC Financial Agreement and to adopt Planning Guidance to Mitigate the Impact of New Residential Development on Cannock Chase SAC to allow introduction of the new contributions system from 1 April 2022.

Resolved:

1.    That the adoption of a new developer contribution charge of £290.58 (subject to an annual index linked increase) for each net new home within 15km of the Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation, to apply to all planning applications for net new homes submitted to City of Wolverhampton Council from 1 April 2022 onwards be approved.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Deputy Leader: Inclusive City Economy in consultation with the Director of Regeneration, to sign the final version of the draft Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation Partnership Memorandum of Understanding attached at Appendix 1 to the report on behalf of City of Wolverhampton Council.

3.    That authority be delegated to the Deputy Leader: Inclusive City Economy in consultation with the Director of Regeneration, to sign the final version of the draft Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation Partnership Financial Agreement attached at Appendix 2 to the report on behalf of City of Wolverhampton Council.

4.    That the Planning Guidance to Mitigate the Impact of New Residential Development on Cannock Chase SAC attached at Appendix 3 to the report be approved.