Issue - meetings

To set out the Work Programme of the Policy Development Panel (report of the Assistant Director – Governance (Monitoring Officer) enclosed)

The Panel considered a report by the Assistant Director Governance (Monitoring Officer) which set out the Work Programme of the Panel. The Work Programme consisted of two sections, the first setting out dates of future Panel meetings along with proposed items for consideration, and the second setting out Task Groups that had been identified by the Panel.

Regarding Appendix A:

·         The schedule of meetings for the following year had been finalised and items programmed where this was known.

o   Members expressed disappointment that the Untidy Sites Policy Handbook had not come forward to the 24 May 2022 meeting. The Panel stated that the policy must come forward to the 13 July 2022 meeting.

Regarding Appendix B:

·         the Street Art Wall Task Group had completed its work and the final report was presented to the Panel on 23 March 2022; approved at Cabinet on 26 April 2022; and noted at Full Council on 11 May 2022. The policy would be reviewed after the 6-month testing phase;

·         the South Holland Centre Task Group Final Report was presented to a meeting of the Joint Performance Monitoring Panel and Policy Development Panel on 4 May 2022 and would be considered by the Cabinet on 7 June 2022;

·         regarding the Planning Design Task Group, Design Guidelines were being prepared by officers to supplement the Local Plan and members would be updated in due course;

·         potential progression of the Devolution Task Group could be discussed at the July meeting; and

·         it was noted that the membership of Task Groups could be refreshed prior to commencement.

AGREED:

That the Policy Development Work Programme be noted.