Issue - meetings

To seek delegation to Officers of additional powers (and confirmation of existing delegations.)

(Report attached)

RECOMMENDED that

the proposed additions to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers, as detailed at Appendices 1 and 2 to the report, be adopted, subject to the comments in the preamble above (below for the purposes of this notice)

(Officers undertook to propose arrangements, prior to Council, so as to take account of Members’ ward interests and matters of potential wider interest in respect of the additions to the Scheme of Delegation).

A series of minor changes to the Scheme of Delegation to Planning Officers was proposed in order to assist Officers in carrying out their role.

Members were broadly supportive of the proposals but were keen to ensure that they were still made aware of significant planning issues, particularly within their wards, of which they may no longer be made aware. It was proposed that the Delegations be altered to take these concerns into account.

Officers undertook to propose arrangements, prior to Council, so as to take account of Members’ ward interests and matters of potential wider interest in respect of the additions to the Scheme of Delegation.

RECOMMENDED that

the proposed additions to the Scheme of Delegation to Officers, as detailed at Appendices 1 and 2 to the report, be adopted, subject to the comments in the preamble above.