That the Cabinet recommends to Council:

1.      that the Torbay Local Plan: Publication Plan (attached as Appendix 2 and subject to 2.) be approved for publication for a 6?week consultation under Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended);

2.      that the Director of Pride in Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Place Development and Economic Growth, be delegated authority to make final minor editorial amendments to the Plan and publish supporting technical reports as part of the consultation; and

3.      that, in discussions with neighbouring authorities, the Council’s position is that Torbay’s unmet housing need should be addressed at a sub-regional level, through the Spatial Development Strategy.