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South Downs National Park Authority - Delegation of Development control function to constituent authorities

Meeting: 13/07/2010 - Governance Committee (Item 14)

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Report of the Director of Environment (copy attached).

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED –

 

(1)         That the scheme of delegation agreed by the SDNPA, the draft Joint working agreement under Section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 and the Draft funding proposals be noted.

 

(2)         That Full Council be recommended to agree the delegation of  development control functions from the SDNPA to the Council on the temporary basis proposed, subject to any review.

 

(3)         That the Head of Law be instructed to make any necessary amendments to the Constitution to reflect the interim delegation to the Council of SDNPA development control powers.

Minutes:

14.1               The Committee considered a report of the Director of Environment concerning temporary delegation of development control functions to the council from the South Downs National Park Authority (SDNPA), while it considers how best to deliver its planning services.

 

14.2               Councillor Kennedy thanked the Head of Planning Strategy for explaining the effect of the proposals and the assurances that they would not have a significant impact on the workload of the council’s planning officers.

 

14.3               In response to a query from Councillor Kennedy the Head of Planning Strategy advised that he had not yet received confirmation of the funding arrangements, but that it remained the intention of the SDNPA that there would be no cost to local authorities.

 

14.4               RESOLVED –

 

(1)         That the scheme of delegation agreed by the SDNPA, the draft Joint working agreement under Section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 and the Draft funding proposals be noted.

 

(2)         That Full Council be recommended to agree the delegation of  development control functions from the SDNPA to the Council on the temporary basis proposed, subject to any review.

 

(3)         That the Head of Law be instructed to make any necessary amendments to the Constitution to reflect the interim delegation to the Council of SDNPA development control powers.


 


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