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Minutes of the Previous Meeting Minutes: The minutes of the previous meeting held on 15th June 2021 were approved as a correct record.
(Moved by Councillor Dr S Peaple and seconded by Councillor A Cooper)
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of Members’ interests (personal and/or personal and prejudicial) in any matters which are to be considered at this meeting.
When Members are declaring a personal interest or personal and prejudicial interest in respect of which they have dispensation, they should specify the nature of such interest. Members should leave the room if they have a personal and prejudicial interest in respect of which they do not have a dispensation.
Minutes: There were no declarations of interest. |
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Update from the Chair To receive an update from the Chair Minutes: There was no update from the Chair beyond items covered later on the agenda. |
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Responses to Reports of the Infrastructure Safety & Growth Committee Update on responses received to Reports of the Infrastructure Safety & Growth Committee. Minutes: The Chair reported that he attended Cabinet on 17th June 2021 to provide a verbal update to Cabinet on this Committee’s consideration of the Future High Streets Fund – Terms of Reference at its previous meeting. The Chair reported that Cabinet approved the report and its recommendations. |
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Consideration of Matters referred to the Infrastructure Safety & Growth Committee from Cabinet or Council (Discussion item) Minutes: There were no additional matters referred to this Committee. |
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Fire safety / Inspection Update (Update from the Assistant Director Assets) Minutes: Councillor Maycock joined the meeting at 6.05pm.
The Chair introduced the Fire Safety / Inspection update and invited the Assistant Director, Assets to provide an update to the Committee.
The Assistant Director reported that:
In terms of the recently published Building Safety Bill, the Assistant Director reported that:
1. Consultant appointed
The Committee sought and received clarifications in the following areas: · Fire door replacement programme, where it was confirmed that the delay to this programme was as a result of the re-certification of fire doors in the market. · The requirement or not for 3D mapping of buildings, where it was confirmed that this ... view the full minutes text for item 16. |
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Local Development Scheme and Local Plan Timetable (Report of the Portfolio Holder for Regulatory and Community Safety) Additional documents: Minutes: The Chair introduced the Portfolio Holder, Councillor Doyle, and the Assistant Director, Growth and Regeneration and the Planning Policy and Delivery Team Leader to the meeting to present the report on the Local Development Scheme and Local Plan Timetable which would be considered at Cabinet on 8 July 2021.
The Local Development Scheme (LDS) is required to set out the Council’s programme for the preparation of Local Development Documents over a three-year period to inform the public and other stakeholders about the likely dates for opportunities to get involved with the plan-making process. The current LDS was published in 2018 and set out a work programme up to the end of 2021. Whilst the timeline set out in LDS has not yet reached its conclusion, it does include for an annual review, and it was reported that the timescales for individual projects had changed sufficiently such that it was considered appropriate to publish an updated version.
The Planning Policy and Delivery Team Leader reported that the proposed LDS set out the broad timeline over a period of three years leading to a planned submission for examination in late 2024.
The Committee sought and received clarification on: · The role of the Local Plan Working Group in the process, which it was reported would be reconvened as part of this process and before consultation started. It was reported that the benefits of utilising the Local Plan Working Group as a conduit for comments from councillors was that it was cross party and was more generally involved in planning policy developments. It was noted that detailed involvement by councillors in the process was required. · The coverage within the process and local plans (including neighbouring plans) of HS2, as well as climate change and the role of Electric vehicles, and the requirement to future proof local homes regarding EV charging. It was noted that these detailed comments should be fed into the Local Plan Working group process for consideration. · The ambitious timelines set out to develop the new plan and the reasons for this, where it was reported that whilst the geographic area of Tamworth was fairly small this could facilitate shorter timelines and that additionally some evidence based work had already commenced which could be used.
RESOLVED that the Committee recommend the report to Cabinet for approval.
(Moved by Councillor Dr S Peaple and seconded by Councillor S Goodall)
The Committee thanked the Portfolio Holder, Assistant Director and Planning Policy and Delivery Team Leader for their attendance who then left the meeting.
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Forward Plan (Discussion item – link to Forward Plan is attached)
http://democracy.tamworth.gov.uk/mgListPlans.aspx?RPId=120&RD=0&bcr=1
Minutes: No further additional items were identified.
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Working Group Updates To receive updates from any Working Groups Minutes: The Chair updated the Committee as follows: · Fireworks – following an initial discussion with Officers, the Chair proposed that a meeting open to all members be scheduled. · Events – Councillor Dr S Peaple had circulated to members a note of the working group’s meeting held in February, and it was agreed that this would not currently be a priority to progress.
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Infrastructure Safety & Growth Scrutiny Committee Work Plan (Update and discussion on the Infrastructure Safety & Growth Scrutiny Work Plan) Minutes: The Committee considered its work plan and updated it as follows:
Infrastructure, Safety and Growth Scrutiny Work Plan
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