Issue - meetings

To note that the above request by Councillor V J Bell (proforma attached) was reported to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Working Group in September 2025 but since the matter had not first been raised with Officers of the Council or the relevant Committee the request was contrary to the Committee’s operating protocol in terms of being able to be actioned.

The Committee is therefore requested to take no further action in respect of this request.

The Committee was reminded that a scrutiny request from Councillor V J Bell regarding Planning Services Performance had been submitted and the related proforma was attached to the agenda. This had been reported to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Working Group (the Working Group) in September 2025. However, since the matter had not first been raised with Officers of the Council or the relevant Committee the request was contrary to this Committee’s operating protocol in terms of being actioned. The Committee was therefore requested to take no further action in respect of this request.

The Chairperson moved the recommendation set out on the agenda and this was duly seconded. In seconding the proposal, Councillor Bell advised she was happy to take no further action at this time.

The Director of Place, Planning and Growth reassured Members that he was in discussions with an independent company regarding undertaking a peer review of the service in 2026.

The Chairperson then put the recommendation which was duly agreed.

RESOLVED that no further action be taken in respect of the scrutiny request from Councillor V J Bell regarding Planning Services Performance.