That the Director of Regeneration and Place has approved:

1. the re-designation of the Hoylake Community Planning Forum as the statutory neighbourhood planning forum for the Neighbourhood Area of Hoylake shown in Appendix 3, subject to the proposed constitution attached at Appendix 2; and

2. the publication of the decision to re-designate and the associated documents in Appendices 1 to 3, in accordance with Regulation 7 and Regulation 10 of the Neighbourhood Planning General Regulations 2012, as amended.

To fulfil the Council’s statutory duties for the administration of applications to establish a statutory neighbourhood planning forum and a statutory neighbourhood area boundary for an area identified by the local community at Hoylake.

In the absence of any decision being made in respect of the neighbourhood area application within the statutory timeframe it will be deemed to be approved as made.

As the 13-week deadline to determine the application expires before the next available meeting of the Economy Regeneration and Housing Committee on 18 June 2024, this decision was taken by the Director of Regeneration and Place in consultation with the Chair and Party spokespersons of the Economy Regeneration and Housing Committee.

The Chair and Spokespersons of Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee were consulted on the report and the Chair was content with the proposals.