“This Council notes:
1. The Residential Land Availability Monitoring Statement circulated to all members on which clearly states that the Council can demonstrate a 5-year land supply.
2. That the Council currently has an adopted Local Plan which goes up until the period of 2026.
Council further notes that:
1. The Member of Parliament for Bosworth erroneously stated in the House of Commons on the 8th of October that Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council does not have either a Local Plan or a 5-year housing supply which he subsequently repeated in the local press.
2. The MP for Bosworth made a clumsy attempt to partially correct his statement in the House but failed to fully correct his inaccuracies before being further rebuked by the Speaker.
Therefore the Council resolves to:
1. Deplore the MP for Bosworth for deliberately misleading the House of Commons, local residents and the press with his false statements.
2. Write to him to better inform him of the true position.
The Council further resolves to call upon both the MPs representing the Hinckley and Bosworth area to oppose:
1. The Conservative Government’s proposals which will almost double the amount of housing development in the Borough from 452 per year to 889 per year, with the inevitable consequences this will have on already over-stretched services and loss of green space.
2. The Conservative Government's proposals to overhaul the planning system which lead to a reduced role in local decision making, reduce the opportunity for public participation and make it easier for developers to ride roughshod over local people in their desire to concrete over our Borough.”
Minutes:
Councillor Bray, seconded by Councillor Bill, proposed the following motion:
“This Council notes:
1. The Residential Land Availability Monitoring Statement circulated to all members on which clearly states that the Council can demonstrate a 5-year land supply.
2. That the Council currently has an adopted Local Plan which goes up until the period of 2026.
Council further notes that:
1. The Member of Parliament for Bosworth erroneously stated in the House of Commons on the 8th of October that Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council does not have either a Local Plan or a 5-year housing supply which he subsequently repeated in the local press.
2. The MP for Bosworth made a clumsy attempt to partially correct his statement in the House but failed to fully correct his inaccuracies before being further rebuked by the Speaker.
Therefore the Council resolves to:
1. Deplore the MP for Bosworth for deliberately misleading the House of Commons, local residents and the press with his false statements.
2. Write to him to better inform him of the true position.
The Council further resolves to call upon both the MPs representing the Hinckley and Bosworth area to oppose:
1. The Conservative Government’s proposals which will almost double the amount of housing development in the Borough from 452 per year to 889 per year, with the inevitable consequences this will have on already over-stretched services and loss of green space.
2. The Conservative Government's proposals to overhaul the planning system which lead to a reduced role in local decision making, reduce the opportunity for public participation and make it easier for developers to ride roughshod over local people in their desire to concrete over our Borough.”
Having stated that the Conservative group would take no part in the debate or vote on this item, Councillors C Allen, Collett, Cook, O’Shea, Roberts and H Williams switched off their camera or moved away from their seat at 7.12pm and were therefore deemed to have left the meeting. Councillor Ladkin moved away from his seat at 7.13pm. Councillor R Allen switched off his camera at 7.17pm and back on at 7.30pm.
Councillor Bray, supported by at least four further councillors, requested that voting be recorded. The vote was taken as follows:
Councillors Bill, Bray, Cartwright, Cope, J Crooks, W Crooks, Findlay, Flemming, Furlong, Gibbens, Glenville, Hodgkins, Hollick, Lynch, L Mullaney, M Mullaney, Nichols, Pendlebury, Sheppard-Bools, Walker, Webber-Jones and P Williams voted FOR the motion (22);
Councillors C Allen, R Allen, Collett, Cook, Ladkin, Morrell, O’Shea, Roberts, Smith and H Williams abstained from voting.
The motion was therefore declared CARRIED and it was
RESOLVED –
(i) The MP for Bosworth be deplored for deliberately misleading the House of Commons, local residents and the press with his false statements;
(ii) HBBC writes to the MP to better inform him of the true position;
(iii) Both MPs representing the Hinckley & Bosworth area be called upon to oppose:
a. The Conservative Government’s proposals which will almost double the amount of housing development in the Borough from 452 per year to 889 per year, with the inevitable consequences this will have on already over-stretched services and loss of green space;
b. The Conservative Government's proposals to overhaul the planning system which lead to a reduced role in local decision making, reduce the opportunity for public participation and make it easier for developers to ride roughshod over local people in their desire to concrete over our Borough.
Councillors Collett and O’Shea returned to the meeting at 7.42pm.