Agenda item

To consider the final revised draft report of the above Scrutiny Ad-Hoc Scrutiny Sub-Committee following comments made at a previous meeting of the Scrutiny Management Committee and in the light of further officer consultation.

Members considered the final report and recommendations of the Ad-hoc Scrutiny Sub-Committee reviewing ‘Guidance on Sustainable Development’.  Councillor Vassie, Chair of the Scrutiny Sub-Committee, attended the meeting to briefly outline the purpose of the review and summarise the processes involved. He explained that Scrutiny Officers and Members had worked closely with colleagues in preparing the recommendations, including Building Control.  Comments on resource implications potentially associated with those recommendations were also included within the final report.

Members discussed the final report and endorsed it for submission to the Executive, with some revisions to clarify understanding of recommendation 12 and to incorporate reference to the statutory consultation process on the Local Development Framework.

RESOLVED:             That the final report and recommendations, as revised above, be endorsed for submission to the Executive in due course and any potential resource implications associated therewirth, be noted. .