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This report updates Members on the progress made to-date in implementing the recommendations of the Scrutiny Review Task Group on the Administrative Arrangements for Publicising and Determining Planning Applications. It shows that good progress has been made and that nearly all actions have been completed. The Committee is recommended to note the report, to refer the telecommunications masts policy to the Head of Property to finalise and to undertake a customer satisfaction survey as and when resources allow.

The Committee received a report updating it on the progress made to-date in implementing the recommendations of the Scrutiny Review Task Group on the Administrative Arrangements for Publicising and Determining Planning Applications. The following matters were considered:

a)            Outstanding actions. The Committee noted that only two of the actions recommended by the Scrutiny Review Task Group remained outstanding. These were to review the policy on the siting of telecommunications masts, and to undertake a customer satisfaction survey. An update on both of these actions was provided within the report.

Following consideration, the Committee:

(1)          Noted the achievements on the outstanding items referred from the April 2017 meeting.

(2)          Agreed that a review of the Council’s policy on telecommunications masts sited on Council land be taken forward by the Head of Property and reported to the appropriate Committee in due course.