The Local Development Plan (LDP) Member Working Group is an established

engagement between Officers and Councillors focussed on delivery of the Council’s Local Plan and related work. Its purpose was approved by Policy, Projects andResources Committee in September 2017.

The work of the working group is monitored by the Audit and Scrutiny Committee as part of the committee’s work programme. This report provided an update on the most recent meeting of the working group and planned meetings for 2020/21.

Updated Terms of Reference for 2020/21 had been agreed by the working group, as set out in Appendix A. The most recent working group meeting took place on 16 June 2020. This followed receipt of initial questions from the Planning Inspectors appointed to oversee the examination of the Local Plan.

Notes and actions from the meeting are enclosed in Appendix B.

Mr Drane was present and briefly summarised the report.  Members welcomed this report.

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Nolan and SECONDED by Cllr Tanner to approve the recommendations in the report.

As this was a hybrid meeting a recorded vote was taken and following debate it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY that Members:

1.    Note the update provided in the report and the appendices enclosed.

Members voted as follows:

FOR:  Cllrs Dr Barrett, Mrs Fulcher, Hirst, Mrs Hones, Lewis, Mrs McKinlay, Naylor, Nolan, Tanner (9)

AGAINST: (0)

ABSTAIN: (0)

Reason for Recommendation

As part of the Audit and Scrutiny Committee work programme, an update on the work of the LDP Member Working Group is provided.