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Planning Site Visits - Overview and Scrutiny Topic Proposal Report
Meeting: 27/09/2011 - Overview and Scrutiny Board (Item 39)
39 Planning Site Visits - Overview and Scrutiny Topic Proposal Report 
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Minutes:
The Chairman invited Councillor P. M. McDonald to introduce this item as he had put forward the Topic Proposal form. Councillor McDonald explained to Members why he had put forward this topic and suggested that a report outlining the process would be sufficient and used as a reminder to Members of the Planning Committee of the importance of their role.
The Head of Planning and Regeneration confirmed that the purpose of site visits was clearly detailed in the Council’s Constitution. There was concern that Members were discussing unnecessary detail at the site visits, which was inappropriate and contrary to what was clearly set out in the Constitution. After further discussion it was
RESOLVED that the Head of Planning and Regeneration, Officers and Solicitor speak to the Members of the Planning Committee to emphasise the importance of their role and remind them of the Code of Practice for Planning Services as set out in the Council’s Constitution.