(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. Murray, W. R. Newnes, D. L. Pardoe, S. P. Shannon and C. J. K. Wilson (8);
RESOLVED:
(a) that the Member Protocol for Involvement in Pre-Application Discussions for Proposed Development, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved and implemented with effect from 1st October 2011;
(b) that any Member wishing to become involved in Pre-Application Discussions under the Member Protocol must complete appropriate training;
(c) that the implementation of the protocol be reviewed jointly by Members and officers after twelve months of implementation; and
(d) that authority be delegated to the Head of Legal, Equalities and Democratic Services to make the necessary amendments to the Council's Constitution in respect of the implementation of the Member Protocol for Involvement in Pre-Application Discussions for Proposed Development.
(iii) ADOPTION OF THE PLANNING ENFORCEMENT POLICY
Councillor Mrs. J. Dyer M.B.E. referred to additions which needed to be made to the text of section 5.5 of Appendix 1 referred to in the recommendations from the Planning Committee. The recommendations (with these additions) were moved by Councillor Mrs. J. Dyer M.B.E. and seconded by Councillor G. N. Denaro.
RESOLVEDthat the Council adopt the Planning Enforcement Policy, subject to:
(a) the deletion of the third item in section 7 of the Enforcement Policy, attached at Appendix 1 to the report, and replacement with the following text:-
§ The confidentiality of those reporting incidents will be maintained and no information will be disclosed to any other party without the written consent of the complainant; and
(b) additions to the text of section 5.5 of the Enforcement Policy as now tabled.