Agenda, decisions and minutes

An apology for absence was received from Councillor Hotson.

The Leader of the Council agreed to take as urgent the report of the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment because the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) had been published for a standard twelve week consultation process; however, guidance published by the Planning Inspectorate for Inspectors had stated that it could be considered to be a material consideration and a decision needed to be taken to determine how much weight, if any, to attach to the draft for the purposes of development plan making and for determining applications for development.

Councillor David Burton indicated his wish to speak on Agenda item 10 – Core Strategy 2006-2026: Public Participation Draft.

Councillor Clive English indicated his wish to speak on Agenda item 10 - Core Strategy 2006-2026: Public Participation Draft and Agenda item 15 - Urgent Consultation on the draft National Planning Policy Framework

Councillor Mike Fitzgerald indicated his wish to speak on Agenda item 10 - Core Strategy 2006-2026: Public Participation Draft and Agenda item 15 - Urgent Consultation on the draft National Planning Policy Framework

Councillor Stephen Paine indicated his wish to speak on Agenda item 8 – Communications and Engagement Strategy and Agenda item 10 - Core Strategy 2006-2026: Public Participation Draft

Councillor Malcolm Robertson indicated his wish to speak on item 10 - Core Strategy 2006-2026: Public Participation Draft

There were no Disclosures by Members and Officers.

There were no Disclosures of lobbying.

RESOLVED: That the items on the Agenda be taken in public as proposed.

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the Meeting held on 13 July 2011 be approved as a correct record and signed.

That the draft Communications and Engagement Strategy 2011-2014, attached at Appendix 1 to the report of the Head of Communications, for consultation with Councillors, staff, and appropriate partners and stakeholders be adopted.

DECISION MADE: That the draft Communications and Engagement Strategy 2011-2014, attached at Appendix 1 to the report of the Head of Communications, for consultation with Councillors, staff, and appropriate partners and stakeholders be adopted.

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1.  That the Complaints Policy, as set out at Appendix A of the report of the head of Change and Scrutiny, be approved subject to recommendations from the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

2.  That the responses to the Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Action and Implementation Plan (SCRAIP), as attached at Appendix A, be agreed.

DECISION MADE:

1.  That the Complaints Policy, as set out at Appendix A of the report of the head of Change and Scrutiny, be approved subject to recommendations from the Corporate Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

2.  That the responses to the Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Action and Implementation Plan (SCRAIP), as attached at Appendix A, be agreed.

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1.  That the draft Core Strategy for public consultation under Regulation 25 of the Planning Regulations (included as Appendix A to the report of the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment) be approved.

2.  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make any necessary changes to the Draft Core Strategy to ensure that it is fit for purpose as a consultation draft prior to publication.

3.  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Change, Planning and The Environment, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to agree the Appendices to the Core Strategy, and that they be published alongside the Core Strategy Regulation 25 consultation draft.

4.  That a methodology of document changes be developed and made available to the public, keeping the current version on the website updated at all times.

5.  That the responses to the Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Action and Implementation Plan (SCRAIP), as attached at Appendix A, be agreed.

DECISION MADE:

1.  That the draft Core Strategy for public consultation under Regulation 25 of the Planning Regulations (included as Appendix A to the report of the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment) be approved.

2.  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to make any necessary changes to the Draft Core Strategy to ensure that it is fit for purpose as a consultation draft prior to publication.

3.  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Change, Planning and The Environment, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, to agree the Appendices to the Core Strategy, and that they be published alongside the Core Strategy Regulation 25 consultation draft.

4.  That a methodology of document changes be developed and made available to the public, keeping the current version on the website updated at all times.

5.  That the responses to the Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Action and Implementation Plan (SCRAIP), as attached at Appendix A, be agreed.

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The Cabinet considered the report of the Head of Change and Scrutiny – Quarter 1 KPI Report 2011/12.

RESOLVED:  That the report be noted.

1.  That the satisfactory revenue position at the end of the first quarter 2011/12 be noted.   

2.  That the proposal at paragraph 1.4.8 a) of the report of the Head of Finance and Customer Service, to utilise £0.1m of the pensions back-funding budget to finance further redundancy payments, be approved.

3.  That the proposals for slippage in the capital programme to 2012/13 be agreed;

4.  That the details regarding treasury management activity, as set out in the report of the Head of Finance and Customer Services, be noted.

DECISION MADE:

1.  That the satisfactory revenue position at the end of the first quarter 2011/12 be noted.

2.  That the proposal at paragraph 1.4.8 a) of the report of the Head of Finance and Customer Service, to utilise £0.1m of the pensions back-funding budget to finance further redundancy payments, be approved.

3.  That the proposals for slippage in the capital programme to 2012/13 be agreed;

4.  That the details regarding treasury management activity, as set out in the report of the Head of Finance and Customer Services, be noted.

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That the response to the Vision for Kent Consultation set out at Appendix A to the joint report of the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive be approved.

DECISION MADE: That the response to the Vision for Kent Consultation set out at Appendix A to the joint report of the Leader of the Council and the Chief Executive be approved.

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The Cabinet considered the report of the Leader of the Council regarding the Forward Plan 01 September to 31 December 2011.

RESOLVED: That the Forward Plan for the period 01 September to 31 December 2011 be noted, subject to the following amendments:

That little weight be attached to the draft National Planning Policy Framework as a material consideration in both plan making and the determination of planning applications.

DECISION MADE: That little weight be attached to the draft National Planning Policy Framework as a material consideration in both plan making and the determination of planning applications.

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6.30pm to 8.06pm