Issue details
To exercise the authority delegated by council at its meeting on 9 April 2014 to approve minor changes to the JCS prior to submission to the Secretary of State
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/11/2014
Contact: Email: [email protected].
Consultation process
With a minor question over one of the changes there were no objections to my making this decision from the Liberal Democrat Group Leader. The Leader of the PAB group agreed that the changes were minor but asked for clarification post submission about current national planning policy in relation to the Green Belt (which will be organised for all councillors in the near future). The Conservative Group Leader objected to submission on the ground that Cheltenham’s existing Green Belt should be preserved, that housing numbers were too high and that (unspecified) changes were not minor; having considered these objections I am satisfied that the proper place for discussion about housing numbers and Green Belt is now the examination in public and that without greater specificity about which changes are not minor and why I can only exercise my own judgement, which is that they are indeed minor changes.
Consultees
Exercise of the delegation required consultation with “Lead Members” which I have interpreted in Cheltenham’s context as Group Leaders. Such consultation has been aided by an “all councillor” briefing with feedback organised through the Group Leader consultation process.
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