The Head of Policy,
Communications and Governance introduced the report and stated that
the Democracy & General Purposes (D&GP) Committee had
previously agreed the review’s key lines of enquiry and had
since considered the findings. The D&GP Committee had
recommended that the only resulting action should be an increase in
the information provided to the public concerning the planning
process.
The Committee felt that a
substantial amount of training had been provided to Councillors
ahead of the application’s determination, including prior to
the Policy and Resources Committee meeting as the Planning
Referrals Body. Therefore, the Committee expressed support for the
decision taken by the D&GP Committee.
RESOLVED: That the decision of the Democracy & General Purposes
Committee, as shown in Appendix 3 to the report, be
endorsed.