Issue - meetings

Consideration was given to a report of the Head of Environment, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, updating Members that the functions under Part 1 of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (“the B&P 2020 Act”) had been made permanent under The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2003 (“the LUR 2023 Act”) and the work officers are doing with regards to it. The report also sought approval that the functions under Part 1 of the Business and Planning Act 2020 be delegated to Director.

RESOLVED to:

1)     Note that the functions under Part 1 of the Business and Planning Act 2020 had been made permanent by The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023;

2)     Delegate the functions under Part 1 of the Business and Planning Act 2020 to Director;

3)     Note that officers are drafting a policy for pavement licensing and this will be submitted to the Committee for approval in due course; and

4)     Note that officers are working on the fee setting for pavement licensing and this will be submitted to the Committee for approval in due course.