The Environment Scrutiny Committee is the main
forum used to examine and monitor issues relating to the
environment, ecology and the natural and built environment. Its
remit includes sustainable planning, building conservation and
heritage, waste management and recycling, environmental
maintenance, and all aspects of local infrastructure such as
transport, communications, drainage, water, lighting, bridges and
structures.
It also covers public transport, rights of
way, the highways network including improvements, cycleways and
parking, as well as local nature reserves, parks, green spaces and
the Green Guarantee.
The Committee is the designated scrutiny body
for Flood and Water Management under the Flood and Water Management
Act 2010.