Issue - meetings

A report from the Director of Regeneration and Environment is attached. This seeks approval of revised terms of reference for the Local Plan Cabinet Sub-Committee. (Non key)

(Report No.8)

(8.35 – 8.40 pm)

Councillor Alan Sitkin (Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration and Business Development) introduced the report of the Director of Regeneration and Environment (No.8) seeking approval to the revised terms of reference for the Local Plan Cabinet Sub-Committee.

NOTED the proposed revisions to the terms of reference for the Local Plan Cabinet Sub-Committee were in relation to neighbourhood planning, the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulation 123 list (CIL expenditure) and Memorandum of Understandings for plan making, as detailed in the report. The proposals would streamline the decision making processes.

Alternative Options Considered: None.

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed to approve the revised terms of reference for the Local Plan Cabinet Sub Committee as set out in Table 1 of the report, Proposed Terms of Reference in section 4 of the report.

Reason: Changes to the terms of reference were necessary to ensure that decisions were made in the most efficient way in accordance with the Government legislation and the Council’s Constitution. The terms of reference seek to secure the optimum balance between accountability, efficiency and speed in preparing local planning documents and the Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule, and responding to neighbourhood planning.

(Non key)