Agenda and draft minutes

To receive any apologies for absence from Members.

Apologies were received from Cllr D Flagg, Cllr B Hitchcock, Cllr F Rice and Cllr J Salmon.

To receive information on any changes in the membership of the Committee.

Note – When a member of a Committee is unable to attend a meeting of a Committee or Sub-Committee, the relevant Political Group Leader (or their nominated representative) may, by notice to the Monitoring Officer (or their nominated representative) prior to the meeting, appoint a substitute member from within the same Political Group. The contact details on the front of this agenda should be used for notifications. 

There were no substitute members.

The Committee was advised that notice had been received from the Conservative Group that Cllr J Challinor was replacing Cllr D d’Orton-Gibson as a permanent member of the Committee.

To elect a Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

The Chairman of the Council presided over this item and sought nominations for Chair. A nomination was received and seconded for Cllr M Le Poidevin. No further nominations were received.

RESOLVED that Cllr M Le Poidevin be elected as Chair of the Planning Committee for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

To elect a Vice Chair of the Planning Committee for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.

The Chair of the Planning Committee presided over this item and sought nominations for Vice Chair. A nomination was received and seconded for Cllr P Hilliard. No further nominations were received.

RESOLVED that Cllr P Hilliard be elected as Vice Chair of the Planning Committee for the Municipal Year 2023/24.

Councillors are requested to declare any interests on items included in this agenda. Please refer to the workflow on the preceding page for guidance.

Declarations received will be reported at the meeting.

There were no declarations of interest.

To confirm and sign as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2023.

RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 20 April 2023 be confirmed as a correct record.

The Committee is asked to note the current schedule of Planning Committee meetings for the 2023/24 Municipal Year as follows:

2023:                                           2024:

15 June                                       18 January

20 July                                         15 February

17 August                                    14 March

21 September                              18 April

19 October

16 November

14 December

The Committee noted the current schedule of Planning Committee meeting dates in the calendar for the 2023/24 Municipal Year.