Decision details

The main items are finance, and we agreed include constitutional changes (if required) of which we will know for sure during Sept, and for info, the publication of the first BLR (Part 1) due for December

Resolved to recommend:

1.    To approve the sites listed in Part 1 of the Brownfield Land Register (BLR) as drafted in Appendix 1 of the report to Cabinet and delegate authority to the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) to finalise the site specific information before publication noting that there will be no sites in Part 2 on first publication.

2.    Delegate authority to the Solicitor to the Council to amend the constitution to give effect to the following procedures and authorisations for administering the BLR:

(a)  “That the Assistant Director (Planning, Development and Regeneration) will be responsible for considering which sites go onto the BLR (Part 1 and 2)  for consultation, carrying out required consultation, and reporting the BLR to Cabinet and Council for final approval.

(b)  That applications for Technical Details Consent be dealt with in accordance with the existing scheme of delegation for all planning applications.”