Venue: Council Chamber. Council Offices, Knowle Green, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 1XB
Contact: Karen Wyeth Email: k.wyeth@spelthorne.gov.uk
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Disclosures of Interest To receive any disclosures of interest from Councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members. Minutes: There were no disclosures of interest. |
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Request to Pause the Local Plan Examination Hearings To consider whether the Council agree the request to ‘pause’ the Local Plan Examination hearings. Additional documents:
Minutes: In the absence of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor it was proposed by Councillor Rutherford and seconded by Councillor Button that Councillor Gibson chair the meeting.
Council resolved that Councillor Gibson would chair the meeting.
Council considered the follow motion put forward by Councillor Beecher and seconded by Councillor S Doran:
“Spelthorne Borough Council formally requests the Planning Inspector to pause the Examination Hearings into the Local Plan for a period of three (3) months to allow time for the new council to understand and review the policies and implications of the Local Plan and after the three month pause the Council will decide what actions may be necessary before the Local Plan examination may proceed.”
A named vote was requested by Councillor Boughtflower.
For: Councillors Arnold, Bateson, Beatty, Beecher, Bing Dong, Burrell, Button, Caplin, J Doran, S Doran, Gale, Geach, Geraci, Gibson, Grant, McLuskey, Nichols, Rutherford, Sexton, Williams – 20 votes
Against: Councillors Attewell, Boughtflower, Brennan, Chandler, Clarke, Dunn, Gyawali, Howkins, Islam, Lee, Mathur, Rybinski, Weerasinghe – 13 votes
Abstain: Councillor Buck – 1 vote
Council resolved to formally request the Planning Inspector to pause the Examination Hearings into the Local Plan for a period of three (3) months to allow time for the new council to understand and review the policies and implications of the Local Plan and, after the three month pause, the Council will decide what actions may be necessary before the Local Plan examination may proceed.”
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