Issue - meetings

The Director of Planning Regeneration and Communities introduced the report and explained that it set out an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee (CLJSPC).

It was explained that the aim of the MOU was to ensure the smooth operation of the CLJSPC as it oversaw the production and adoption of the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan. The background to the formation of the CLJSPC, its responsibilities, membership and governance were outlined. It was emphasised that each of the four authorities remain individually responsible for other planning functions such as development management and neighbourhood planning. The CLJSPC had responsibility for the preparation, submission and adoption of the Local Plan.

It was noted that the MOU had not been reviewed since 2009 and the proposed changes detailed in the report to bring the document up to date to reflect the current operation of the partnership were outlined. The proposed changes had all been agreed between officers of each of the partner authorities and also each democratic services team. Therefore, officers were happy that the proposed changes were appropriate and reflective of the activity and approach taken by Central Lincolnshire and the partnership of authorities.

The recommended changes were detailed and the Committee was requested to consider and approve the changes, and that the Director of Planning Regeneration and Communities be authorised to sign the MOU on behalf of West Lindsey District Council.

A Member of the Committee thanked Officers for the work on the Central Lincolnshire Local Plan and suggested it was a long running and well proven project and that it was important to keep the MOU under continuous review.

It was proposed and seconded that the recommendations in the report be approved and, on being put to the vote, it was unanimously

RESOLVED that the new Memorandum of Understanding, as shown in Appendix 1 to the report, between the Central Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Planning Committee and Partner Authorities, which includes West Lindsey District Council (WLDC), be approved, and the Director of Planning Regeneration and Communities be authorised to sign the MOU on behalf of WLDC.