Agenda item

Mrs Dianne Jeffrey, Chair of the National Park Management Plan Advisory Group, reported on the progress and some of the highlights of the National Park Management Plan (NPMP) 2012-2017 working with partners– and informed the meeting that the Advisory Group had given strong support for the pragmatic updating of the 2018-2023 Plan involving  stakeholder events and forum workshops.  The progress of the existing NPMP will feed into this update process. 

Mrs Jeffrey drew attention to Appendix 1 of the report, commenting on progress that had been made against each of the strategic themes of the 2012-2017 Plan and noted a key highlight was the f closer partnership working relationships between key stakeholders.

Mrs Jeffrey highlighted points for the future responding to feedback on the current plan including:

• A simpler process for monitoring and reporting
• Ensuring high level indicators to show progress and change
• Working with partners to generate a smaller number of strategic interventions in the next version of the NPMP 

Members raised questions about affordable housing need in the National Park and wanted a higher profile for this issue in the up-dated National Park Management Plan.  Officers summarised that the question being asked of the Advisory Group on this topic was “How do we deliver housing for affordable need in a National Park?” Cllr C Furness requested that a working group be set up specifically to address the matter, in which he was willing to take part. Mrs Jeffrey, on behalf of the National Park Management Plan Advisory Group, accepted the request of members to consider this question.  She suggested help from an officer expert in this area would be useful to the Advisory Group and she would consider how a sub-group of the NPMP Advisory Group could help in answering this.  The name of an officer from Derbyshire Dales District Council was suggested as somebody who could be invited to join this sub group.  .

The Director of Corporate Strategy and Development encouraged Members to attend the National Park Management Plan workshop on Friday 25 November.

The recommendation was moved, seconded, voted upon and carried. Cllr C Furness requested that his vote against, but based solely upon the affordable housing content of the report, be recorded.

RESOLVED: