Issue - meetings

To review the Planning Code of Practice in line with a resolution of the Committee and Council earlier in the year.

That the alterations to the Planning Code of Practice identified in tracked changes appended to the report be approved, together with the additional changes raised by this Committee.

The Deputy Monitoring Officer presented the report to review the Planning Code of Practice in line with a resolution of the Committee and Council earlier in the year.  He provided an overview of the changes appended to the report, which would need to be approved by the Constitution & Democratic Services Committee and full Council.

The following further changes were agreed for consistency:

·         Retain reference to ‘Chair’ throughout the document (as opposed to Chairman/Chairperson).

·         The same wording to be used in sections 5.5 and 5.8 to describe Members not being able to take part in an item on which they had a pre-determined stance.

·         To use the correct title for the Chief Officer (Planning, Environment & Economy) in sections 11 and 12.

On that basis, the recommendation was moved by Councillor Gladys Healey and seconded by Mark Morgan.

RESOLVED:

That the alterations to the Planning Code of Practice identified in tracked changes appended to the report be approved, together with the additional changes raised by this Committee.