Questions on Notice
A period of up to 15 minutes is allocated for the asking and answering of questions. This may be extended at the discretion of the Chairman with the agreement of the majority of those present.
To deal with any questions on notice from Members of the Council, in the order in which they have been received.
Minutes:
Question submitted by Councillor M. Thompson
“Following the catastrophe surrounding the Marlbrook Tip and the illegal tipping on the Rose and Crown car park, is the Leader aware of the significant amount of burying of large amounts of waste from builders on the Norton Farm development and, if he is not, will he do something about it?”
The Leader responded that he was not aware of any problems on the site and neither was the Planning Case Officer. Waste matters such as this were a matter for the County Council and the Environment Agency in respect of any potential groundwater contamination. The Leader therefore invited Councillor Thompson to report to these bodies with any accompanying evidence.
Question submitted by Councillor M. T. Buxton
“In the light of Volvo announcing it will not be producing diesel or petrol only cars from 2019 and France announcing it will ban petrol and diesel cars from 2040 will this Council now start installing electric chargers to encourage clean vehicles, especially with the air quality issues and ever increasing congestion around the town?”
The Leader responded that Bromsgrove District Plan Policy 16 supported the use of low emission vehicles including electric cars through encouraging the provision of charging points in new developments. There would also be consideration of inclusion of charging points within the car park review.