Issue - meetings

To consider the six propositions put forward by Councillor Nichols relating to Council developments.

The Committee considered the six principles that Councillor Nichols proposed were to be provided and agreed by the Development Sub-Committee before a Council development could move forward and would be reviewed at each stage of the development.

The Monitoring Officer advised that senior officers had considered the proposals and had no comments on principles 1, 2, 3 and 5. Revised wording for principle 4 was suggested and agreed by the Committee as follows:

‘Each individual proposed development is to have a communications strategy to ensure awareness raising and scheme appropriate engagement with residents and all Councillors, particularly local Councillors. The outcomes of such awareness and engagement being reported to the Development Sub-Committee’.

In respect of principle 6 the Monitoring Officer advised that all exempt items will be monitored and made public once the reason for the exemption has lapsed.

The Committee resolved to implement the six principles for future Council developments subject to the change of wording agreed by the Sub-Committee.

*Councillor Harvey asked if a report could be presented to the Committee outlining the actual costs to the Council due to the current moratorium on Council developments. Councillor Nichols asked that the costs be shown on a site to site basis. - *amended by Councillor Harvey at meeting on 23/08/2021.