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Member Agenda Item Request from Cllr Jonathan Purle - Review of Arrangements Empowering Planning Officers to Defer or Overturn Planning Refusals by Elected Members

Meeting: 01/07/2020 - Democracy and General Purposes Committee (Item 106)

106 Member Agenda Item Request from Cllr Jonathan Purle - Review of Arrangements Empowering Planning Officers to Defer or Overturn Planning Refusals by Elected Members pdf icon PDF 24 KB

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Minutes:

The Democratic and Electoral Services Manager introduced the item noting that as per the Council’s Constitution, a Member may submit an item for consideration by the Committee.

 

Councillor Purle introduced his agenda item request and noted that he was a Member of the Policy and Resources Committee. Research had been conducted as to the prevalence of arrangements similar to those outlined in Rule 30.3, Part 3.1 of the Council’s Constitution, in other Kent Authorities.

 

Several members of the Committee expressed concerns that the training requirements as outlined in the Constitution were too onerous and requested that planning training requirements be included in the officer report produced.

 

Councillor Hastie seconded the motion as put forward by Councillor Purle, that an officer report be requested.

 

RESOLVED: That the Committee request an officer report on the item, with the Member planning training requirements as outlined in the Constitution to be included.