Issue - meetings

A report by the Director of Planning and Regulation.

Following a response from Bruce Slattery to a question raised by the Executive Leader, an additional recommendation was agreed by the Executive.  

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  notes the detailed programme of work and resourcing plan outlined for the progression of the Welborne Delivery Strategy;

(b)  approves the expenditure for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix A;

(c)  notes the revised community engagement arrangements outlined in paragraphs 16-18 of the Executive Briefing Paper;

(d)  recommends to Council that the Welborne Standing Conference be dissolved;

(e)  recommends to Council that Henry Cleary OBE be thanked for his work as Chairman and the other members also be thanked for their contribution to the work of the Conference over the past four years; and

(f)   instructs officers to seek clarification within 7 days from BST Warehouses Ltd as to which areas of land within the Welborne plan area they currently have full legal control over for the purposes of development.

At the request of the Executive Leader, this item was brought forward on the agenda.

A deputation on this item was received from Bruce Slattery on behalf of Christopher Smith, Chairman of BST Warehouses Ltd.

At the invitation of the Executive Leader, Councillors S Cunningham and Mrs K K Trott addressed the meeting.

Following a response from Bruce Slattery to a question raised by the Executive Leader, an additional recommendation was agreed by the Executive.  

RESOLVED that the Executive:

(a)  notes the detailed programme of work and resourcing plan outlined for the progression of the Welborne Delivery Strategy;

(b)  approves the expenditure for 2016/17 as set out in Appendix A;

(c)  notes the revised community engagement arrangements outlined in paragraphs 16-18 of the Executive Briefing Paper;

(d)  recommends to Council that the Welborne Standing Conference be dissolved;

(e)  recommends to Council that Henry Cleary OBE be thanked for his work as Chairman and the other members also be thanked for their contribution to the work of the Conference over the past four years; and

(f)   instructs officers to seek clarification within 7 days from BST Warehouses Ltd as to which areas of land within the Welborne plan area they currently have full legal control over for the purposes of development.