Issue - meetings

The Chairman invited Councillor S. R. Colella, as Chairman of the Planning Policy Task Group, to give an update on its investigations to date.  The Task Group Chairman informed Members that at its initial meeting it had received a presentation from the Head of Planning and Regeneration.  This had covered, the Planning Process, Planning Conditions, Enforcement and Conditions and Retrospective Planning.  It had become clear to Task Group Members who had also been involved in the initial Planning Enforcement Board Investigation meeting that the work of the Task Group would duplicate some of that Investigation’s work.  A further meeting of the Task Group had been arranged for 30th November 2011.

Some Members felt that a written update on the work of the Task Group would have been more helpful and the Head of Legal, Equalities and Democratic Services explained the Task Group process and guidelines.  It was explained that the Board would only receive a written report for consideration when the Task Group’s investigations had been completed.