Issue - meetings

Minute 219 refers

RESOLVED – that (A) Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, containing the latest version of the 1-page summary of the Stepped Approach to strategy selection for the District Plan, be supported; and

(B)      the approach to the Audit Trail, be supported, subject to a period for Member comment on the proposed Appendix B: Documents and Feedback, until 31 August 2012.

(see also Minute 235 above)

Minute 7 refers

The Executive considered and supported the recommendations of the District Planning Executive Panel made at its meeting held on 26 July 2012 in respect of the Strategy Supporting Document Update.

RECOMMENDED – that (A) Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, containing the latest version of the 1-page summary of the Stepped Approach to strategy selection for the District Plan, be supported; and

(B)      the approach to the Audit Trail, be supported, subject to a period for Member comment on the proposed Appendix B: Documents and Feedback, until 31 August 2012.

(see also Minute 223 below)

The Panel considered a report which reminded Members of the work already agreed on the District Plan strategy selection process, and provided an update on minor changes to the proposed methodology and document content.  The Panel also considered a proposed Appendix to the Strategy Supporting Document, focusing on suggested additions to the list of documents which would be considered as part of the evidence base.

The Panel’s attention was drawn to Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, which detailed the stepped approach to strategy selection.  This had been simplified and updated from the version submitted to the previous meeting.

Officers advised that in order to demonstrate the transparency of the process and to provide an audit trail, it was proposed to summarise the evidence base in a series of appendices.

In response to Members’ questions on the strategic planning issues of education and water, Officers commented on the iterative process and the need to apply tests on sustainability and infrastructure.

The Panel supported the recommendations as now detailed.

RECOMMENDED – that (A) Essential Reference Paper ‘B’ of the report submitted, containing the latest version of the 1-page summary of the Stepped Approach to strategy selection for the District Plan, be supported; and

(B)      the approach to the Audit Trail, be supported, subject to a period for Member comment on the proposed Appendix B: Documents and Feedback, until 31 August 2012.