Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Portfolio Holder for Planning.

Decision

Link to Executive Decision - Portfolio Holder for Planning

Reason for decision

1.      At its Annual Meeting, Council decided to continue to meet virtually for all non-executive committees. The Leader of the Council also decided that Cabinet should continue to meet virtually until social distancing requirements had been removed. Therefore, the Portfolio Holder for Planning has made this decision taking into account the views expressed by the wider cabinet membership.

2.      To provide a framework for managing the allocation of s106 developer contributions to appropriate bodies which is clear, consistently applied, and which secures appropriate levels of accountability.

The Portfolio Holder for Planning presented a report setting out a framework for managing the allocation of section 106 developer contributions to appropriate bodies which was clear, consistently applied, and secured appropriate levels of accountability.

The Chairman invited non-executive members to ask questions of the Portfolio Holder: -

In response to a question for clarification, the Portfolio Holder confirmed that eligible parish councils could take on the responsibility of managing developer contributions which had been collected for local community infrastructure. However, they may elect not to so, for example if they didn’t have the resources necessary to administer the process.

The Portfolio Holder for Planning presented his Executive Decision based on the reports recommendations. Cabinet confirmed that they supported his decision.

Decision of the Portfolio Holder for Planning

(a)           Agree the protocol for the award of planning obligations funding allocations to appropriate bodies, as set out in appendix A of the report to Cabinet 18 May 2021.

(b)           Confirm that the protocol would be used to consider eligibility of those bodies seeking to spend s106 planning obligations in accordance with the purposes for which the obligations were collected; and

(c)           That the protocol would come into effect on 19 May 2021.

Reason for decision

1.      At its Annual Meeting, Council decided to continue to meet virtually for all non-executive committees. The Leader of the Council also decided that Cabinet should continue to meet virtually until social distancing requirements had been removed. Therefore, the Portfolio Holder for Planning has made this decision taking into account the views expressed by the wider cabinet membership.

2.      To provide a framework for managing the allocation of s106 developer contributions to appropriate bodies which is clear, consistently applied, and which secures appropriate levels of accountability.

Executive Decision - Protocol for Planning Obligations Funding Allocation Community Schemes - Dorset Council