Issue - meetings

NOTED.

Report HPR2023/005

The Committee considered a report outlining Councillor ‘call-ins’ for planning applications between 5 May 2022 and 31 October 2022 alongside an updated Figure 1 - Planning application ‘call ins’ for applications determined within period May – Oct 2022 which included the ultimate method of decision.

The Chairman noted that 96-97% of planning applications were now decided under delegated powers and that the majority of planning applications considered at Plans Sub-Committees during the 6-month period had been call-ins by Members.  Another Member welcomed the close working of Members and Planning Officers which had increased the proportion of planning applications decided under delegated powers.  The Member who had requested the updated Figure 1 underlined the importance of putting into context how many call-ins were considered by the Plans Sub-Committees or under delegated authority and requested that the same format be used for future reporting.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.