Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 28 July 2022
Minute No. 7 – Scrutiny Workplace Item – Five Year Housing Land Supply (5YHLS)
Recommended that the Council pauses the current review methodology of the LDP, all Members be invited to an extraordinary meeting of the Council to consider options with regard to the methodology used and considers a partial review of the LDP as required rather than a full change to the Council’s current Strategy.
Minutes:
Councillor P L Spenceley, Vice-Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee presented the following recommendation coming forward for the Committee to the Council for consideration:
Minute No. 7 – Scrutiny Workplace Item – Five Year Housing Land Supply (5YHLS)
Recommended that the Council pauses the current review methodology of the LDP, all Members be invited to an extraordinary meeting of the Council to consider options with regard to the methodology used and considers a partial review of the LDP as required rather than a full change to the Council’s current strategy
While it was necessary for the Council to receive this recommendation. debate ensued as to whether what was sought by the recommendation had already been accommodated in the recent extraordinary meeting of the Council. A suggestion was made that terms of reference of the Working Group now set up could be extended accordingly.
The recommendation of the Committee was formally put by its Vice-Chairman, Councillor P L Spenceley, and in accordance with Procedure Rule No. 13 (3) Councillor A S Fluker requested a recorded vote. This was duly seconded, and the voting was as follows:
For the recommendation:
Councillors M G Bassenger, Miss A M Beale, V J Bell, R P F Dewick, M F L Durham,
M R Edwards, Mrs J L Fleming, A S Fluker, M S Heard, B B Heubner, A L Hull,
J V Keyes, K M H Lagan, C P Morley, S P Nunn, N G F Shaughnessy, R H Siddall,
P L Spenceley, W Stamp, E L Stephens, Mrs J C Stilts and C Swain.
Against the recommendation:
Councillors Mrs P A Channer, S J N Morgan and Mrs M E Thompson.
Abstention:
Councillor R G Boyce.
The recommendation was therefore agreed by the Council.
RESOLVED that the Council pauses the current review methodology of the LDP, all Members be invited to an extraordinary meeting of the Council to consider options with regard to the methodology used and considers a partial review of the LDP as required rather than a full change to the Council’s current strategy.