Agenda and decisions

To take any questions or statements from members of the Public.

To receive declarations of any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or other registrable or non-registrable interests from Members in respect of any item to be considered at the meeting.

The Committee is asked to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee held on 11 March 2025 (attached) and to authorise the Chair to sign them.

To receive the Minutes of the Meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 22 January 2025.

To receive the Minutes of the Meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 22 January 2025.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Receive the Minutes of the Meeting of the Licensing Sub-Committee held on 22^nd January 2025 and authorise the Chair of the Sub-Committee meeting to sign them as a true record of that meeting.

The government launched a consultation on the reform of Planning Committees, which  opened for comments on 28th May 2025.

The key areas the consultation is seeking views on are:

·                     introducing a national scheme of delegation so there is greater consistency and certainty about which decisions go to committee;

·                     introducing rules regarding the size and composition of planning committees; and

·                     introducing a requirement for mandatory training for all planning committee members so they are more informed about key planning principles.

The government has launched a consultation on the reform of Planning Committees, which opened for comments on 28th May 2025.

The key areas the consultation is seeking views on are:

·         introducing a national scheme of delegation so there is greater consistency and certainty about which decisions go to committee;

·         introducing rules regarding the size and composition of planning committees; and

·         introducing a requirement for mandatory training for all planning committee members so they are more informed about key planning principles.

The Committee received a report  setting out the Council’s draft consultation response for their approval.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Note the contents of the consultation

(2)      Approve the draft response (Appendix 1) or;

(3)      Agree amendments and nominate and authorise the Head of Place Development, in consultation with the Chair of this Committee, to finalise and submit the response

The Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) is a factual report that has two purposes; to monitor progress towards new Local Development Documents and to monitor the effectiveness of key policies set out in Local Development Documents.

The Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) is a factual report that has two purposes; to monitor progress towards new Local Development Documents and to monitor the effectiveness of key policies set out in Local Development Documents.

Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:

(1)      Note the content of the Authority Monitoring Report for the 2024/25 Monitoring year and agree to it being published

This report considers the Council’s proposed response to the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan that was published for consultation between 20 June 2025 and 1 August 2025 under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

The Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared by the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum following consultation on a draft Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14) that was undertaken between 9 September 2024 and 27 October 2024.

The Council is a statutory consultee on neighbourhood plans and it is important that the council provides detailed responses on neighbourhood plans at the formal consultation stages.

Once adopted the neighbourhood plan becomes part of the boroughs statutory development plan and will therefore be used in the determination planning applications in the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum Area.

This report considers the Council’s proposed response to the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan that was published for consultation between 20 June 2025 and 1 August 2025 under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.

The Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared by the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum following consultation on a draft Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 14) that was undertaken between 9 September 2024 and 27 October 2024.

The Council is a statutory consultee on neighbourhood plans and it is important that the council provides detailed responses on neighbourhood plans at the formal consultation stages.

Once adopted the neighbourhood plan becomes part of the boroughs statutory development plan and will therefore be used in the determination planning applications in the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Forum Area.

Following consideration, the Committee resolved with 7 votes for and 1 abstention to:

(1)      Approve the Councils response to the Stoneleigh and Auriol Neighbourhood Plan (Regulation 16) set out in Appendix 1 that is currently subject to public consultation under Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012.