The Executive Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the Central and Eastern Berkshire Joint Minerals and Waste Local Plan (CEBJMWP), which was being prepared on behalf of Reading Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham Borough Council.  The Proposed Submission Central and Eastern Berkshire Joint Minerals and Waste Plan and an equality impact assessment were attached to the report.

The report noted that the Plan had now been through several stages of consultation, and it recommended the approval of a Proposed Submission version of the Plan for consultation followed by submission to the Secretary of State.  This was intended to be the final consultation draft of the document, and submission would be followed by a public examination, which would include a set of public hearings, before final approval could be granted. 

Resolved -

(1)      That the results of consultation on the Draft Central and Eastern Berkshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan and Focussed Regulation 18 Consultation be noted;

(2)      That the Proposed Submission Central and Eastern Berkshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, be approved;

(3)      That community involvement on the Proposed Submission Central and Eastern Berkshire Joint Minerals and Waste Plan and associated supporting documents be authorised;

(4)      That the Deputy Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services be authorised to make any minor amendments necessary to the Proposed Submission Central and Eastern Berkshire Joint Minerals and Waste Plan in consultation with the Lead Councillor for Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport, prior to community involvement;

(5)      That the Proposed Submission Central and Eastern Berkshire Joint Minerals and Waste Plan be authorised for submission to the Secretary of State should no significant issues arise during community involvement that would necessitate a substantive change to the document;

(6)      That the Deputy Director of Planning, Transport and Regulatory Services be authorised to make any minor amendments necessary to the Proposed Submission Central and Eastern Berkshire Joint Minerals and Waste Plan that did not alter the policy direction, in consultation with the Lead Councillor for Strategic Environment, Planning and Transport, prior to their submission to the Secretary of State and prior to the consequent Public Examination of the plan.