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Meeting: 21/09/2016 - Council (Item 53)
53 Notice of Motion - Planning Delegated Powers 
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Members considered the following notice of motion submitted by Councillor P. M. McDonald:
“We call upon the Council to create a Working Party to review Delegated Powers in relation to Planning matters.”
The motion was moved by Councillor P. M. McDonald and seconded by Councillor M. T. Buxton.
In moving the motion Councillor McDonald referred to the need to review powers in relation to planning matters which had been delegated to officers over the years in order to understand whether the current arrangements were working well or required further change. Councillor McDonald referred to recent planning applications within his Ward which he felt may have been inappropriate to be dealt with by officers.
During the debate on the Motion reference was made to the cross party Constitution Working Group which had been set up to look at matters such as this. Some Members considered that this was an issue which would benefit from detailed consideration and it was suggested that it could be considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Board.
RESOLVED that the Overview and Scrutiny Board be requested to undertake a review of Delegated Powers in relation to Planning matters.