Issue - meetings

At its meeting on 30 October 2017 the Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee considered a report on a suggested timetable and process for future community governance reviews. The report of the head of legal and democratic services is attached.

In agreeing to undertake a review every four years with changes agreed for implementation at the next scheduled elections, the committee agreed the following:

“To recommend that Council rescinds its resolution agreed on 17 July 2014 that a significant development proposal that sits adjacent to or straddles a parish boundary should automatically trigger a community governance review, such a review to take place on the inclusion of a site in a document that forms part of the approved Local Plan or when planning permission has been granted for the development of the site”.

Council is invited to consider the committee’s recommendation.

Council considered a recommendation from the Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee to rescind a Council resolution agreed at the Council meeting on 17 July 2014 (minute 20(b) /07/14 refers) in respect of an automatic trigger for a community governance review.

RESOLVED: to rescind the following resolution:

“that a significant development proposal that sits adjacent to or straddles a parish boundary should automatically trigger a community governance review, such a review to take place on the inclusion of a site in a document that forms part of the approved Local Plan or when planning permission has been granted for the development of the site”.

To consider the report of the head of legal and democratic services on a suggested timetable and process for community governance reviews - attached

The committee considered the report of the head of legal and democratic services regarding recommendations for a revised timetable and process for community governance reviews.

The committee agreed that the proposed approach is more sensible than the existing process and would be a more effective use of officer time and resources.

RESOLVED:

1.    To agree that the council undertakes a community governance review every four years with changes agreed for implementation at the next scheduled parish elections; and

2.    To recommend that Council rescinds its resolution agreed on 17 July 2014 that a significant development proposal that sits adjacent to or straddles a parish boundary should automatically trigger a community governance review, such a review to take place on the inclusion of a site in a document that forms part of the approved Local Plan or when planning permission has been granted for the development of the site.