AGENDA - Environment Policy Development Group, 18 March 2004, Cary Room at 2.00 pm

1.         Minutes - to approve as a correct record and authorise the Chairman to sign the minutes of the meeting of the Group held on 15 January 2004 (as previously circulated).

2.         Urgent Business - brought forward at the discretion of the Chairman.

3.         Division of Agenda - to consider whether the discussion of any item of business is likely to lead to the disclosure of exempt information.

4.         Declarations of Interest - Members are invited to declare any interests they may have in any items to be considered at this meeting.

5.         Environment Policy – Scoping Report – the report asks Members to identify the scope of a revised Environment Policy (Pages 1 to 15).

Report

Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

6.         Waste Strategy – the report provides a position statement on th econcil’s waste management strategy and the progress in relation to Devon County Council’s Municipal Waste Management Strategy for Devon (Pages 16 to 23).

Report

7.         Supplementary Planning Guidance : The adaptation and Re-use of Traditional Farm Buildings – to consider a report on the re-drafted version of the Guide (Pages 24 to 29).

Report with Appendix

8.         Future Agenda Items – consideration to be given to the list of proposed agenda items as agreed by the Programming Panel and for the Policy Development Group to indicate items they wish to be included in the future programme (Page 30).

Report

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MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO SIGN THE ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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