Issue - meetings

Report E/20/36 outlines an of potential development at Burn Airfield.

The Lead Executive Member for Communities and Economic Development presented the report which outlined potential development at Burn Airfield.

The Executive considered and discussed the report including the proposals outlined, future steps and any financial implications.

RESOLVED:

i)             To promote the landholding at Burn Airfield for potential residential led development by submitting a case for allocation in the emerging Local Plan process;

ii)            To give delegated authority to the Director of Economic Regeneration & Place, in consultation with the Leader, to:

a.    Procure any technical work necessary to support the proposal, and 

b.    submit technical work and representations in support of the proposed allocation to meet the Local Plan process deadlines; and 

iii)          To Allocate use of up to £100k within the Council’s existing P4G budget ‘Making Our Assets Work’ to fund the initial technical work to support promotion of the site through the Local Plan.

REASON FOR DECISION:

The Council acquired over 200 hectares of land at Burn Airfield in 2014 due to its strategic development potential. Work on a new Selby District Local Plan is moving forward and will guide future development in this area up to 2040. For large scale development to come forward in this period, it should accord with policies and proposals in the Local Plan, with significant development sites being allocated for residential or other uses. If the Burn site is not allocated in the Local Plan, planning permission to realise the potential major development value of the land during the lifetime of this Plan is highly unlikely.