Issue - meetings

Report of the Planning Policy Team Leader

The Council gave consideration to the report as set out on pages 25-44 of the agenda, which asked it to approve the revised Local Development Scheme (LDS) for publication as of 02 October 2018.

A query was raised by a Member in relation to the role of Place Shaping Working Group in contributing to the shaping of planning related documents set out in the LDS, given that it was understood that this Working Group was held in private session and therefore the public could not contribute to its output. The Leader of the Council, as Chair of the Place Shaping Working Group, confirmed that the Working Group does not make decisions or recommendations to any Committee, and simply acts as an informal sounding board for matters of future planning consideration. With that in mind, it was considered that there was no conflict between the proposed Scheme document and meetings of the Working Group remaining private.

It was noted by Members that the draft proposed Scheme contained an outdated version of the Council’s logo on the front cover, and it was requested that this be amended not just on the LDS document but on all planning documents included on the meeting agenda which displayed the historic logo. The Head of Planning, Development & Regeneration confirmed that all relevant documents would be updated as necessary.

It was moved by Mrs H E Loydall, seconded by Mrs L M Broadley and

UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT:

The revised Local Development Scheme be approved for publication as of 02 October 2018.