Issue - meetings

The Committee is asked to note the requirement to agree statements of common ground with partners on cross-boundary matters and that further statements will be forthcoming for consideration, the proposed mechanism for considering and signing statements of common ground; and that the Borough Council become a signatory to the enclosed Statement of Common Ground for Waste Planning. 

The Committee agreed the Surrey County Council Statement of Common Ground for Waste Planning and authorised the Chairman of Licensing and Planning Policy or the Council’s Chief Executive (as appropriate) to sign the Statement on behalf of the Borough Council.

To demonstrate effective joint working in line with National Planning Policy a Statement of Common Ground had been prepared by Surrey County Council for waste management. A draft management plan set out areas of common ground on strategic matter relating to the planning of waste management.

The draft waste plan set out a spatial strategy for delivering waste management facilities to meet future growth.  Whilst the draft report set out possible areas within the County to develop new sites including Green Belt, it was confirmed that no new sites within the borough had been identified, and it sought to protect existing waste sites, including waste water sites.

It was recognised that the governance structure within the Surrey boroughs varied.  The Committee discussed applicable signatories for Epsom & Ewell, and it was subsequently agreed to amend the recommendation set out in the report to read as follows:

The Committee agreed the Surrey County Council Statement of Common Ground for Waste Planning and authorised the Chairman of Licensing and Planning Policy or the Council’s Chief Executive (as appropriate) to sign the Statement on behalf of the Borough Council.