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Items
No. |
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COMSC5 |
Apologies for Absence
Minutes:
Apologies had been received from Cllr T Janke.
Mr Johnson, Co-optee had sent his apologies and advised that he
would be resigning as a co-opted member of the Committee.
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COMSC6 |
Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
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COMSC7 |
Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 210 KB
Minutes:
RESOLVED – that the minutes of
the meeting held on 3 February 2020 be confirmed and signed by the
Chair.
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COMSC8 |
Terms of Reference PDF 206 KB
To approve the Committee’s
Terms of Reference for the municipal year 2020 to 2021.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Members received brief clarification of the
proposed change to the Committee’s terms of reference.
RESOLVED – that the terms of reference be
approved.
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COMSC9 |
Scrutiny Review of the Local Plan
To receive a presentation from Katherine
Kynaston (Director: Housing, Employment & Infrastructure) and
Gavin Ashford (Strategic Planning Team Leader).
David Wright (Cabinet Member for Economy, Housing, Transport and
Infrastructure) will also attend for this item.
Minutes:
The Committee received the
presentation of the Director: Housing, Employment &
Infrastructure. The presentation set out the details of the period
of consultation for the Local Plan and the specific areas officers
believed Scrutiny could have a valuable interest.
The initial public engagement period, ‘the Issues and Options
stage’, would run until early January 2021, which
would then be followed by the Preferred
Options stage later that year. Officers were keen to work
collaboratively with Scrutiny during the engagement phases of the
Local Plan. Two areas had been
identified for the Committee to consider; the evolving role
of the Plan in town & district centres and the role of the Plan
in green spaces & biodiversity.
Officers provided Members with a short overview of the two options
they had had recommended to be scrutinised by the Committee. The
Authority wished to encourage residents to shop local, by providing
a mixed shopping environment that promoted health and wellbeing.
The Council was also keen to balance growth with protection and
enhancement of the natural environment, tackling climate change and
improving public health.
The Local Plan offered the opportunity to identify issues and
areas, formalise the Council’s approach, and enhance its
protection of the natural environment.
Members recognised the overlap in remits between this Committee and
the Environment Scrutiny Committee on issues surrounding green
spaces.
The Committee requested a copy of the presentation used by
Officers.
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COMSC10 |
Work Programme Review PDF 485 KB
To review the
work programme of the Committee.
Minutes:
Members heard from the
Associate Director: Policy & Governance in relation to proposed
updates to the Committee’s work programme.
Following the previous presentation, the Chair advised that he
would meet with the Chair of the Environment Scrutiny Committee to
discuss next steps for the Committee’s work on the Local
Plan.
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COMSC11 |
Chair's Update
Minutes:
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