To receive an update of the Planning Review including a draft performance action plan issued to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
Minutes:
The Portfolio Holder for Planning, Stansted Airport, Infrastructure Strategy and the Local Plan said that work had been undertaken over the last two years to improve the service and this was the fourth report prepared to provide an update to Members. He said that the report set out the work completed in detail and he thanked the Director of Planning for the work he had undertaken and the effectiveness of what had been achieved.
He asked that the Committee noted the completion of the pathways work and endorsed the further work to be undertaken, working with the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, (DLUHC), in the monitoring of a Performance Action Plan against which the Planning Service’s performance would continue to be assessed by the DLUHC.
In response to Members questions the following comments were made:-
Members made the following comments: -
The Chair said the report was a good piece of work; the task and finish group confirmed that they were pleased with the progress that had been made. The Committee unanimously commended the report.
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