Agenda

The Committee is asked to note any apologies for absence and substitutions received from Members.

To confirm and sign as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Committee, held on Tuesday 2^nd April 2024.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests of Non-Registerable Interests, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

Subject to providing two working days’ notice, a Member of the Committee may ask the Chairman of the Committee a question on any matter in relation to which the Council has powers or duties which affect the Tendring District and which falls within the terms of reference of the Committee.

The Council’s Public Speaking Scheme for the Local Plan Committee gives the opportunity for members of the public and other interested parties/stakeholders to speak to the Council’s elected members on the Local Plan Committee on any specific agenda item to be considered at that public meeting.

To inform the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee of the outcome of the public consultation exercise carried out in relation to the draft Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) and that Officers have made a number of minor modifications to the SCI in response to those consultation responses.

To seek the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee’s endorsement of the SCI, as amended, as well as its approval that the SCI be submitted to the Council's Portfolio Holder for Housing and Planning for their formal decision to formally adopt the SCI on behalf of the Council.

To seek the agreement of the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee to undertake a public consultation on the key Issues and Options underpinning the review of the Local Plan.