Cyflwynwyd gan:Cyng / Cllr Dafydd Meurig
Decision:
To approve
the proposal to continue the arrangement of providing the Joint Planning Policy
Service for Gwynedd Council and Isle of Anglesey County Council for a further
five years.
To
authorise the Head of Regulatory Department and the Head of Legal Services to
review and agree on a new collaboration agreement to extend the collaboration
period to include:
·
Review and agree on arrangements for the
administration, implementation and management of the Joint Planning Policy Unit
·
Review
and agree on the role of the Joint Planning Policy Committee as a
cross-boundary decision-making body before reporting back to the Cabinet for
approval.
Minutes:
The report was presented by Cllr Dafydd Meurig.
RESOLVED
To approve the proposal to continue the arrangement of providing the Joint Planning Policy Service for Gwynedd Council and Isle
of Anglesey County Council for a further five
years.
To authorise the Head of the Regulatory Department and the Head of Legal Services to review and agree
on a new collaboration agreement to extend the collaboration period to include:
·
Review and agree on
arrangements for the administration, implementation and management of the Joint Planning Policy Unit
·
Review and agree on
the role of the Joint Planning Policy Committee as a cross-boundary decision-making body before reporting
back to the Cabinet for approval.
DISCUSSION
Gwynedd and Anglesey had been collaborating on providing a Joint Planning
Policy Service for five years but the original agreement was ending at the end
of the year, or after the plan had been adopted by both authorities - whichever
came earliest. Necessary work would
continue following the plan's adoption in order to monitor and review it etc.
A review had been undertaken of the work and it was noted that the
collaboration model had broken new ground in the planning policy field and the
model had been acknowledged by Welsh Government as an example that other
Planning Authorities should consider. It
was also noted that the project had made a saving of £600,000 between both
Authorities.
Matters arising from the discussion:
Enquiries were made regarding the reduction in staffing numbers, and it was explained that the staffing profile complied with the profile of the work that was to be completed by the Unit.
Awdur:Dafydd Wyn Williams
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