| Item | Description | Resolution |
|---|---|---|
| PART 1 - PUBLIC | ||
| MATTERS FOR RECOMMENDATION TO THE CABINET | ||
| PE 05/018 |
Planning Delivery Grant and Allied Development Control Matters
Business
The joint report of the Director of Planning and Transportation, and the Cabinet Members for Planning and Transportation and Efficiency and Innovation, informed Members of the level of Planning Delivery Grant award achieved for 2005/06 and made proposals for expenditure against the grant including the establishment of three new posts in Development Control. Members welcomed the increased resources to be devoted to enforcement, urban design and information technology. The Leader announced a programme of workshops to take place over the summer at which Members and planning officers would discuss the effect on planning application debate and decision of rulings by the Courts and the Ombudsman.
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RECOMMENDED: That (1) the broad principles of the spend pattern set out in the report be endorsed; (2) the General Purposes Committee be requested to consider and recommend the establishment of three new posts as set out in paragraphs 1.1.7 and 1.1.9 of the report; and (3) the Development Control Section be congratulated on their achievement. *Referred to Cabinet |