Purpose

The former Regeneration Scrutiny Panel had undertaken a review entitled Planning Capacity. A copy of the full report was attached. The Scrutiny Panel had made nine recommendations upon which a response was sought from the relevant service area.

The Executive Member for Regeneration and the Director for Regeneration submitted a service response to the recommendations of the Scrutiny Panel. A copy of the action plan was appended to the report.

The Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Board introduced the report and advised the review had been undertaken by the previous Regeneration Scrutiny Panel, whose remit now came with in the Place Scrutiny Panel.

The Chair of the Place Scrutiny Panel presented the Scrutiny report.

The Executive Member for Regeneration provided a response to the Scrutiny report and presented the Service Response.

Decision

ORDERED That:

1. 1.    The content of the Regeneration Scrutiny Panel’s final report on Planning capacity (Appendix one) be noted; and
2. 2.    The action plan (Appendix two), developed in response to the Scrutiny Panel’s recommendations, be approved.