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The County Council is asked to consider and approve the Proposed Submission Draft Soft Sand Review (Regulation 19 stage) of the West Sussex Joint Minerals Local Plan, in the light of a report by the Cabinet Member for Environment The appendices to the report have been published online. Hard copies are available on request.

64.1     The Cabinet Member for Environment moved the report on the Approval of the Proposed Submission Draft Soft Sand Review (Regulation 19 stage) of the West Sussex Joint Minerals Local Plan (pages 63 to 72).

64.2     Mr Barling abstained in the vote.

64.3     Resolved –

(1)         That the Proposed Submission Draft Soft Sand Review of the West Sussex Joint Minerals Local Plan (Appendix A) is approved for publication, consultation on legal and procedural compliance and soundness, and, provided that no substantive changes are required, submission to the Secretary of State in accordance with Regulations 19, 20 and 22 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended);

(2)         That authority is delegated to the Director of Highways, Transport and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment, to authorise, in agreement with the South Downs National Park Authority, any non-substantive changes that are necessary to make the Joint Minerals Local Plan sound and suitable for adoption; and

(3)         That if substantive changes are required to the Submission Draft Soft Sand Review of the West Sussex Joint Minerals Local Plan, a further public consultation and decision by the County Council may be required.