The Director of Technical Services submitted a report recommending that the current Scheme of Delegation relating to the determination of planning applications and other associated planning matters including enforcement action be revised, as outlined in Appendix B.

The Planning Committee (minute 247 – 12/3/09) and the Regeneration and Planning Strategy Overview and Scrutiny Committee (minute 38 – 18/3/09) had endorsed the proposals to amend the Scheme of Delegation.

Recommended –That Cabinet endorse the proposals and recommend to Council that the amendments to the Scheme of Delegation be adopted, as outlined in Appendix B.