Resolved -

(1)  That the Assistant Director of Environmental Services be authorised to prepare, maintain and publish a statutory Brownfield Land Register of previously developed land suitable for housing development in accordance with the relevant national legislation.

(2)  That the sites listed in Appendix 1 and shown in Appendix 2 to this report are published for public consultation and that any responses are taken into account by the Assistant Director of Environmental Services before formally entering the land in Part 1 of the Brownfield Land Register for Wirral and making the Register available for public inspection on the Council’s website and at the principal office of the Local Planning Authority.

(3)  That following the inclusion of sites in Part 1 of the Brownfield Land Register, Planning Committee determines which sites should be allocated for residential development, subject to the procedures set out in national legislation, before entering land in Part 2 of the Brownfield Land Register.

(4)  That the Brownfield Land Register be reviewed by Planning Committee at least every 12 months, in line with the requirements set out in national legislation and that during this review, any additional sites which meet the criteria for inclusion in Part 1 and where relevant Part 2 are added and sites that have been developed or which are no longer suitable are removed.

(5)  That this report be referred to Planning Committee for noting.

(6)  That Council be recommended to make the necessary amendments to the delegated powers for Planning Committee and the Assistant Director of Environmental Services in the Council’s Constitution to reflect the new requirements set out in recommendations 1, 3 and 4 above.