1. Minutes – to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 29 October 2009;
2. Urgent Business – the Chairman to announce if any item not on the agenda should be considered on the basis that he considers it as a matter of urgency (any such item to be dealt with under item 7 below);
3. Confidential Business – the Chairman to inform the meeting of any confidential item of business;
4. Exempt Information – to consider whether the consideration of any item of business would be likely to disclose exempt information and if so the category of such exempt information;
5. Declarations of Interest – Members are invited to declare any personal or prejudicial interests, including the nature and extent of such interests, they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting;
6. Chairman’s Announcements;
7. Business Brought Forward by the Chairman – to consider business (if any) brought forward by the Chairman as reported under item 2 above;
8. Questions – to consider the following question received in accordance with
Council Procedure Rule 8.
From Cllr Baldry to Cllr Tucker, the Leader of Council
(i) The Devon Structure Plan originally showed 4,500 dwellings for Sherford New Town. This was subsequently increased to 5,000 and this figure was approved by SHDC Development Control Committee. The latest version of the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) shows a figure of 6000. The increased number does not come from SHDC and appears to be imposed by South West Leaders Board.
What action is this Council taking to object to the overturning of this Council’s decision? Are we not the planning authority? Have we been consulted about the 20% increased? Does the Leader think 6000 houses are needed?
9.
9.
Notice of Motion – to consider the following motions received in accordance
with Council Procedure Rule 10.1:
(a) By Cllrs Pennington and Squire
‘This Council deplores and opposes the formation of the unelected superquango Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) which has been given powers to determine controversial projects such as wind farms, trunk roads, power stations and pylon lines and which entail the total loss of all decision making roles by local authorities which is undemocratic and also a further example of the erosion of local democracy and also a further example of the erosion of local democracy and a furtherance of centralisation and regionalisation.
Therefore, this Council informs Mr Healey, the Local
Government Minister of its opposition to the formation of the IPC and deplores
the total lack of consultation with local authorities. Additionally, this
Council informs Mr R. Neill the Conservative Shadow Minister for Local
Government that it strongly supports the abolition of both the IPC and regional
plans by a future Conservative Government.’
(b)
By Cllrs Tucker and Saltern
‘This Council wishes to express its support to the LGA in proposing that inspectorates, rather than local authorities, should bear the brunt of cuts in public spending.
By reducing inspection to a sixth of its previous level, the
LGA argues that £650m could be saved from the costs of running the Audit
Commission, Ofsted, Care Quality Commission and HM Inspectorate of
Constabulary’.
10. South Hams Local Development Framework: Site Allocation Development Plan Documents – Publication Stage – to consider a report which seeks approval to publish the Site Allocation Development Plan Documents (circulated separately);
Appendix B - Prince's Foundation Report
11. Local Government Review
Annex - suggested amended recommendation
12. Members’ Allowances 2010/11 – to consider a report which seeks to determine the new Scheme of Members’ Allowances for 2010/11 (circulated separately);
13. Proposal to Adopt a Member / Officer Protocol – to consider a report which recommends the adoption of a protocol defining the respective roles of Members and officers of the Council and how they should behave towards each other (circulated separately);
Appendix A - Protocol
14. Appointments to Council and Outside Bodies – to consider a report which seeks to make appointments to Council and Outside Bodies (circulated separately);
“That in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business as the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act is involved”;
16. Post of Chief Executive – to consider an exempt report which advises of the recommendation of the Member Working Group to continue the arrangement with West Devon Borough Council for a shared Chief Executive (circulated separately).
Report - Exempt
17. Re-admittance of Public and Press
18. Reports of Bodies – to receive and as may be necessary approve the minutes and recommendations of the under-mentioned Bodies:-
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Council Body |
Date of Meeting |
Minute Nos. |
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(a) |
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14 October 2009 |
EPDG.12/09 – EPDG.15/09 |
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(b) |
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21 October 2009 |
PPDG.07/09 – PPDG.15/09 |
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(c) |
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22 October 2009 |
SC.24/09 – SC.31/09 |
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(d) |
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2 November 2009 |
SH.28/09 – SH.37/09 |
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(e) |
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11 November 2009 |
DC.33/09 – DC.38/09 |
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(f) |
18 November 2009 |
PPDG.16/09 – PPDG.23/09 |
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(g) |
19 November 2009 |
SC.32/09 – SC.38/09 |
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(h) |
19 November 2009 |
E.55/09 – E.69/09 |
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|
(i) |
26 November 2009 |
L.5/09 – L.11/09 |
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(j) |
1 December 2009 |
A.22/09 – A.30/09 |
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(k) |
3 December 2009 |
E.70/09 – E.78/09 |
* Indicates minutes containing recommendations to Council.
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