Decision - Consultation response to draft PPS15: Planning for the Historic Environment

(1)         That the Cabinet Member agrees that the draft Planning Policy Statement 15: Planning and the Historic Environment is broadly welcomed and that the response to consultation, as set out at Appendix 1, is endorsed.

As a significant historic city it is considered important for Brighton & Hove to respond to the Government consultation on the draft national conservation policy in a transparent manner, to accord with the corporate priority of open and effective city leadership.

The alternative option would be to make no response to the public consultation on the draft PPS. That option would be less likely to result in a final document that is useful within our local context.