Issue - meetings

To consider the recommendations from the meeting of the Planning Committee held on 28th March 2011 on the following items (the full Planning Committee reports are enclosed for information as part of the Council agenda book)

• Scheme of Delegation for Planning Enforcement and Development Control
• Proposed Member Protocol for Involvement in Pre-application Discussions for Proposed Developments in the District
• Adoption of the Planning Enforcement Policy

(i)         SCHEME OF DELEGATION FOR PLANNING ENFORCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROL

Councillor Mrs. J. Dyer M.B.E. referred to additions which needed to be made to the text of the appendices referred to in the recommendations from the Planning Committee on proposed changes to the Scheme of delegation for Planning Enforcement and Development Control. The recommendations (with these additions) were moved by Councillor Mrs. J. Dyer M.B.E. and seconded by Councillor G. N. Denaro.

An amendment was moved by Councillor S. R. Peters and seconded by Councillor L. J. Turner that the deleted wording shown in the boxes on page 189 of the Council agenda in respect of the size of planning applications to be determined by the Planning Committee should remain unchanged within the delegation.

On a requisition under Council Procedure Rule 17.5, the following details of voting on the amendment were recorded.

For the amendment: Councillors Mrs. C. M. McDonald, P. M. McDonald, E. J. Murray, W. R. Newnes, D. L. Pardoe, S. R. Peters, S. P. Shannon, L. J. Turner and C. J. K. Wilson (9);

Against the amendment: Councillors Dr. D. W. P. Booth JP, Mrs. J. M. Boswell, Miss D. H. Campbell JP, S. R. Colella, R. J. Deeming, G. N. Denaro, Mrs. R. L. Dent, Mrs. J. Dyer M.B.E., D. Hancox, R. Hollingworth, Ms. H. J. Jones, B. Lewis, D. McGrath, J. A. Ruck, C. R. Scurrell, Mrs. M. A. Sherrey JP, R. D. Smith, Mrs. C. J. Spencer, C. B. Taylor, E. C. Tibby, C. J. Tidmarsh, M. J. A. Webb and P. J. Whittaker (23).

Accordingly the Chairman declared the amendment to be LOST.

Following further debate, the recommendations from the Planning Committee (including the additions to the text) were then put to the vote as the substantive motion, whereupon it was      

RESOLVED that the amendments to the Scheme of Delegation for Planning Enforcement and Development Control as set out in Appendices 1, 2 and 3 of the report be approved, subject to the additions to the text as now tabled.

(ii)        PROPOSED MEMBER PROTOCOL FOR INVOLVEMENT  IN PRE-APPLICATION DISCUSSIONS FOR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISTRICT

The recommendations from the Planning Committee were moved by Councillor Mrs. J. Dyer M.B.E. and seconded by Councillor G. N. Denaro.

On a requisition under Council Procedure Rule 17.5, the following details of voting on the recommendations were recorded.

For the recommendations: Councillors Dr. D. W. P. Booth JP, Mrs. J. M. Boswell, Miss D. H. Campbell JP, S. R. Colella, R. J. Deeming, G. N. Denaro, Mrs. R. L. Dent, Mrs. J. Dyer M.B.E., D. Hancox, R. Hollingworth, Ms. H. J. Jones, B. Lewis, S. R. Peters,  J. A. Ruck, C. R. Scurrell, Mrs. M. A. Sherrey JP, R. D. Smith, Mrs. C. J. Spencer, C. B. Taylor, E. C. Tibby, C. J. Tidmarsh, L. J. Turner, M. J. A. Webb and P. J. Whittaker (24);

Against the recommendations: Councillors Mrs. C. M. McDonald, P. M. McDonald, D. McGrath, E. J.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 137