A report by the Director of Law and Governance recommended that the Planning Committee establish a Strategic Applications Sub Committee as per instructions within the Council’s Constitution.

Members were informed that the membership of the Sub Committee may comprise between 6 and 9 members.

On a motion by S Kelly and seconded by K Hodson it was:

Resolved (10:0) that :

(1)  The terms of reference of the Strategic Applications Sub-Committee, as referred to in paragraph 3.1. of the report be noted;

(2)  the size of the Strategic Applications Sub Committee be made up of 7 members: 3 Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 Liberal Democrat and 1 Green Member and;

(3)  the Monitoring Officer be authorised as proper officer to carry out the wishes of the Group Leaders in allocating Members to membership and substitute membership of the Strategic Applications Sub Committee and to appoint those Members with effect from the date at which the proper officer is advised of the names of such Members.