Issue - meetings

To consider the report.

Contact: Mathias Franklin, Head of Planning and Development

RESOLVED –

1)    That the Scheme of Delegation to the Strategic Director (Growth and Regeneration), as set out at Appendix A, be approved and effective from 10 November 2023.

2)    That the Scheme of Delegation to the Strategic Director (Environment and Climate Change), as set out at Appendix F, be approved and effective from 10 November 2023.

3)    That approval be given to (i) renaming ‘Strategic Planning Committee’ to ‘Strategic Planning Committee (Major Planning Applications)’, and (ii) the revised terms of reference as set out at Appendix B, effective from 10 November 2023.

4)    That, pursuant to (3 above), it be noted that the membership and composition of the Committee shall be unchanged for the remainder of this municipal year.

5)    That the revised terms of reference for the existing two planning sub-planning committees (Heavy Woollen Area and Huddersfield Area), as set out at Appendix C, be approved and effective from 10 November 2023 to 9 February 2024.

6)    That approval be given to the disestablishment both Heavy Woollen Area Planning Sub-committee and Huddersfield Area Planning Sub-Committee with effect from 9 February 2024.

7)    That approval be given to (i) the establishment a new planning committee to be named ‘District Wide Planning Committee’, to be effective from 9 February 2024, and (ii) the terms of reference as set out at Appendix D.

8)    That approval be given to the composition of the ‘District Wide Planning Committee’ as set out at Appendix B (effective from 9 February 2024), namely 9 Members of the Council on a ratio of 5:3:1.

9)    That Group Business Managers be delegated authority to nominate the membership of the District Wide Planning Committee.

10)That authority be delegated to the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning) to make consequential changes to the Constitution (including Scheme of Delegation at Appendix A and Appendix F(subject to amendment, as recommended by Corporate Governance and Audit Committee, as set out in this report), Strategic Planning Committee (Major planning applications) Terms of Reference at Appendix B, and revised Terms of Reference for Heavy Woollen and Huddersfield Planning Sub-Committees at Appendix C) as set out in this report and to implement the recommendations, to be effective from 10 November 2023.

11) That authority be delegated to the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning) to make consequential changes to the Constitution (including Dis-establishment of the Heavy Woollen and Huddersfield Sub-Planning Committees, establishment of the District-Wide Planning Committee at Appendix A, D and F, and Protocols for Planning Committee at Appendix E (subject to amendment as recommended by Corporate Governance and Audit Committee, as set out in this report) to implement the recommendations to be effective from 9 February 2024.