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REPORT OF THE LEGAL REGULATORY TEAM MANAGER / DEPUTY MONITORING OFFICER

The report details changes to the council’s Planning Code of Good Practice as part of its review.

RESOLVED: That the Planning Code of Good Practice as amended and contained at Appendix A be approved.

REASON FOR DECISION:To ensure good governance within the Council and that the Council’s Planning Code of Good Practice remains fit for purpose and is consistent with best practice.

Audio recording – Session 1 – 31 minutes 55 seconds

The Legal Regulatory Team Manager presented the report entitled Planning Code of Good Practice together with the following appendices:

·                Appendix A – Clean version of amended Planning Code of Good Practice;

·                Appendix B – Amended Planning Code of Good Practice;

·                Appendix C – Comparison between NHDC Planning Code of Good Practice and the

LLG Model Code.

Councillor Judi Billing, Executive Member for Community Engagement, presented the referral from the Standards Committee meeting held on 22 October 2019 regarding the Planning Code of Good Practice.

The Standards Committee recommended to Council that, subject to any amendments resulting from resolutions made at the meeting, the Planning Code of Good Practice as amended and contained at Appendix A be adopted.

The Executive Member for Community Engagement thanked the Vice-Chairman of the Standards Committee, Independent Person and Reserve Independent Person for their input.

The following Members asked questions and took part in the debate:

·                Councillor Michael Weeks;

·                Councillor Paul Clark;

·                Councillor David Levett.

It was proposed by Councillor Judi Billing, seconded by Councillor Ruth Brown and:

RESOLVED: That the Planning Code of Good Practice as amended and contained at Appendix A be approved.

REASON FOR DECISION:To ensure good governance within the Council and that the Council’s Planning Code of Good Practice remains fit for purpose and is consistent with best practice.