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Agenda and draft minutes

Development Control Committee - Wednesday, 22nd May, 2024 2.30 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Council Offices, Woodgreen, Witney, Oxfordshire OX28 1NB. View directions

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1.

Election of Chair

Purpose:

 

To appoint a Chair for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Recommendation:

 

That a Chair of the Development Control Committee be elected for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Minutes:

The Chair of the Council, Councillor Elizabeth Poskitt, opened the meeting.

 

The Committee would be comprised of the following Members:

Councillor Julian Cooper;

Councillor Lidia Arciszewska;

Councillor David Jackson;

Councillor Adam Clements;

Councillor Hugo Ashton;

Councillor Andy Goodwin;

Councillor Phil Godfrey;

Councillor Alistair Wray;

Councillor David Melvin;

Councillor Steve Cosier;

Councillor Andrew Beaney;

Councillor Roger Faulkner;

Councillor Michele Mead;

Councillor Nick Leverton;

Councillor Adrian Walsh;

Councillor Sarah Veasey;

Councillor Mark Walker;

Councillor Geoff Saul;

Councillor Michael Brooker;

Councillor Rachel Crouch;

Councillor Joy Aitman;

Councillor Andrew Lyon;

Councillor Rosie Pearson;

Councillor Andrew Prosser.

 

The Chair of the Council, Elizabeth Poskitt, requested nominations for the position of the Chair of the Development Control Committee for the municipal year of 2024/2025. Councillor Julian Cooper was nominated and the vote was carried.

 

Council Resolved to:

1.    Appoint Councillor Julian Cooper to the position of Chair of the Development Control Committee for the municipal year of 2024/2025.

 

2.

Appointment of Vice Chair

Purpose:

 

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Recommendation:

 

That a Vice-Chair of the Development Control Committee be elected for the Civic Year 2024/25.

 

Minutes:

The Chair of the Development Control Committee, Councillor Julian Cooper, requested that the Vice Chair for Development Control Committee be nominated for the municipal year of 2024/2025. Councillor Mark Walker was nominated and the vote was carried.

 

Council Resolved to:

 

  1. Appoint Councillor Mark Walker to the position of Vice Chair of the Development Control Committee for the municipal year of 2024/2025.

 

3.

Apologies for Absence

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Joy Aitman and Andrew Lyon.

 

4.

Appointment of Sub Committees Lowlands and Uplands pdf icon PDF 80 KB

Purpose:

 

To invite the Development Control Committee to appoint members to the Lowlands Sub-Committee and the Uplands Sub-Committee for the 2024/25 municipal year.

 

Recommendations:

 

That the Development Control Committee resolves to:

  1. Agree that seats on the Lowlands Sub-Committee and the Uplands Sub-Committee will be allocated based on ward rather than political balance, in accordance with Section 17 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
  2. Appoint the Chair of the Development Control Committee to the Lowlands Sub-Committee and the Uplands Sub-Committee;
  3. Appoint Members of the Development Control Committee who represent wards in the Lowlands area of the district to the Lowlands Sub-Committee as set out in Annex B; To Follow.
  4. Appoint Members of the Development Control Committee who represent wards in the Uplands area of the district to the Uplands Sub-Committee as set out in Annex B; To Follow.
  5. Agree that the Vice Chair of the Development Control Committee will attend meetings of the Sub-Committee they are not appointed to as a non-voting member;
  6. Note that any Member of a Member’s political group, having undertaken planning training, is permitted to substitute for a Member of a planning sub-committee, in accordance with the wishes of the Member being substituted;
  7. Note that the provisions for substitutions on planning committees and sub-committees will be considered by the Constitution Working Group, including specifically whether substitutions should be allowed from outside of a Member’s political group.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Chair or the Committee, Councillor Julian Cooper proposed that Council agree the appointment to the Uplands Area Planning Sub - Committee and it was unanimously agreed by Council.

 

The Development Control Committee resolved to:

 

  1. Appoint the following Councillors to the Uplands Area Planning Sub - Committee:

·         Councillor Julian Cooper;

·         Councillor Lidia Arciszewska;

·         Councillor David Jackson;

·         Councillor Adam Clements;

·         Councillor Hugo Ashton;

·         Councillor Andrew Beaney;

·         Councillor Roger Faulkner;

·         Councillor Mark Walker;

·         Councillor Geoff Saul;

·         Councillor Rosie Pearson.

 

The Chair or the Committee, Councillor Julian Cooper proposed that Council agree the appointment to the Lowlands Area Planning Sub - Committee and it was unanimously agreed by Council.

 

The Development Control Committee resolved to:

 

  1. Appoint the following Councillors to the Lowlands Area Planning Sub - Committee:

·         Councillor Andy Goodwin;

·         Councillor Phil Godfrey;

·         Councillor Alistair Wray;

·         Councillor David Melvin;

·         Councillor Steve Cosier;

·         Councillor Michele Mead;

·         Councillor Nick Leverton;

·         Councillor Adrian Walsh;

·         Councillor Sarah Veasey;

·         Councillor Michael Booker;

·         Councillor Rachel Crouch;

·         Councillor Joy Aitman;

·         Councillor Andrew Lyon;

·         Councillor Andrew Posser.

 

 

 

 

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