Issue - meetings

To consider the establishment of Planning Committee Working Group.

Councillor Merifield presented the report regarding the establishment of the Planning Committee Working Group. The report referenced the EELGA Peer Review and the two specific pathways that related to members; Member Development and Planning Committee. Therefore, Planning Committee resolved at the meeting on 24 November 2021 to recommend to Full Council the formal establishment of a Planning Committee Working Group. The Working Group would provide the necessary focus to take responsibility for progressing the timetable and actions required by the EELGA Peer Review as they related to the member Development Implementation Pathway and Planning Committee. She proposed the recommendation set out in the report.

Councillor Lemon said the working group was required and seconded the proposal.

RESOLVED to:

I.          Formally establish a Planning Committee Working Group based on the proposed Terms of Reference (attached as Appendix A).

II.         Appoint Councillors Merifield, Lemon, Fairhurst, Freeman, Pavitt and Loughlin to the Planning Committee Working Group.

To consider the report regarding the establishment of a Planning Committee Working Group.

The Development Manager summarised the report and the draft Terms of Reference. He said that there was a need to go across all pathways

The Chair said that all matters that were in the EELGA report would be examined by the Working Group and that the Group would look move forward following this.

Members discussed:

·         The adequacy of the Terms of Reference.

·         Training needs.

·         Looking at past decisions and Appeal outcomes.

·         The need for qualitative information to be fed back.

·         The need for clear cross-fertilisation.

The Chair proposed to approve the recommendation. This proposal was seconded by Councillor Le Count.

RESOLVED that Planning Committee recommends that Full Council formally establishes a Planning Committee Working Group and approves the proposed Terms Of Reference as detailed in Appendix A of the report.

Councillor Light left the meeting at 2.45 pm.

The meeting adjourned at 2.45 pm and reconvened at 3.45 pm.