Issue - meetings

In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, members of the public may submit one question each on matters relating to the work of the Committee. Questions must have been received in writing 10 working days before the date of the meeting - by 5.00pm on Wednesday 22 May 2024. 

Questions seeking clarification of the details of a report on the agenda may be accepted within two working days of the normal publication date of the agenda – by 5.00pm on Friday 31 May 2024. 

Two questions for oral reply and one question for written reply were received at the meeting.

Two questions for oral reply and one question for written reply were received at the meeting and are attached at Appendix A.

Regarding the question about the existing Planning Portal, a Member outlined the regular difficulties she experienced in accessing information and requested that the IT Division check the performance of the Planning Portal on Plans Sub-Committee meeting days.  The Assistant Director: Planning agreed to follow this up with the IT Division after the meeting.  Another Member who was Chairman of the Executive, Resources and Contracts PDS Committee underlined the need to identify whether further action was required to ensure the existing Planning Portal was fit for purpose and to support the introduction of the new Planning IT system within agreed timescales.