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 23 July 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 Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee gives the opportunity for members of the public and other interested parties/stakeholders to speak to the Committee on any specific report to be considered at that public meeting.

To report to the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee the main implications of the new Government’s proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), including the introduction of mandatory housebuilding targets, on the current review of the Tendring District Local Plan; and to agree with the Committee the postponement of public consultation on Issues & Options pending the outcome of the Government’s current NPPF consultation.

To invite discussion and seek agreement from the Planning Policy and Local Plan Committee to Tendring District Council’s formal response to the Government’s consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system.