Decision details

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Tyldesley)

Cabinet received a report from the Chief Officer – Planning and Climate Change that set out the proposed establishment of a new Planning Policy Cabinet Advisory Group to replace the existing Members’ Local Plan Review Group.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set out in the report as follows:

The preferred option is Option 1.  If approved, it is envisaged that the first meeting of the Cabinet Advisory Group would be in January 2026, coinciding with the anticipated start of the formal stages of the Local Plan.

Councillor Tyldesley proposed, seconded by Councillor Bannon:-

“That the recommendations, as set out in the report, be approved.”

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved:

(8 Members (Councillors Mandy Bannon, Martin Bottoms, Tim Hamilton-Cox, Caroline Jackson, Peter Jackson, Sally Maddocks, Sam Riches and Sue Tyldesley) voted in favour, and 1 Member  (Councillor Hart) abstained.)

(1)        That Cabinet authorise the establishment of the Planning Policy Cabinet Advisory Group as a direct replacement for the existing Local Plan Review Group.

 (2)       That the Terms of Reference attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be authorised by Cabinet.

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

Chief Officer – Planning and Climate Change

Reasons for making the decision:

The establishment of the Planning Policy Cabinet Advisory Group will provide improved processes to help the Council achieve its plan-making aspirations. The Council Plan includes ambitions to make responsible decisions which support our ambitions for the district, and which seek to improve service delivery.