ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMMITTEE

WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH 2007

BUSINESS

 

  1. Sederunt

  1. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests*

  2. Resolution

  3. Written Questions***

    4. STRATEGY/POLICY MATTERS

  4. Current Planning Applications – Report by Director of Environmental Services

    5. 04/02359/EIA – New Forres Quarry, Forres – see recommendation – see plan

    05/00581/OUT – Cinderella Fabrics, Alves – see recommendation – see plan

    06/02544/OUT – Christie Croft, Portgordon – see recommendation – see plan

    06/02441/FUL – Gap site, The Meadows, Buckie – see recommendation – see plan

    06/02660/OUT – North Yard, Blantyre Terrace, Buckie – see recommendation – see plan

    06/02266/FUL – Bogside, Rathven, Buckie – see recommendation – see plan

    04/02427/OUT – 17 Burnside Street, Rothes – see recommendation – see plan

    06/02208/FUL – Braehead Cottage, Keith – see recommendation – see plan

    06/02042/FUL – old Airfield Hanger, Easter Manbeen – see recommendation – see plan

    06/02686/MC and 06/02687/CON – Bowling Pavilion at Grant Park, Forres – see recommendation – see plan

  5. Delegated Powers – Report by Director of Environmental Services

  6. Aircraft Noise Contours at RAF Lossiemouth and Kinloss and Implications for Planning Applications – Report by Director of Environmental Services – see Appendix 1 – see Appendices 2 and 3

    7. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

  7. Progress Review Against Performance Indicators, Service Improvement Plan and Revenue Budgets– Report by Director of Environmental Services – see Appendix

  8. Schedule of Outstanding Business – Note by Chief Legal Officer

    9. OTHER MATTERS

  9. Adoption of Roads on to the List of Highways – Report by Director of Environmental Services – see Appendix

  10. Removal of Road from List of Highways – Report by Director of Environmental Services – see Appendix

  11. Proposed Road Traffic Regulation Orders : New Tesco Store, Keith – Report by Director of Environmental Services – see Appendix

  12. Street Naming and Numbering – Report by Director of Environmental Services

  13. Question Time****

    14. Items which the Committee may wish to consider with the Press and Public excluded

    STRATEGY/POLICY MATTERS

  14. Adoption of Amenity Ground/Play Areas in Private Residential Developments – Report by Director of Environmental Services (Paras 6 & 9)

    15. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT

  15. Environmental Services Revenue Budget : Monitoring Report for Trading Accounts – Report by Director of Environmental Services (Para 6)

NB

Paragraph 6 -

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person(s)

 

Paragraph 9

Information on terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Authority

 

* At the beginning of the meeting, immediately following the sederunt the Chairman will in terms of Standing Order 20 seek declarations from individuals or political groups whether a prior decision** has been reached on how the individual or group will vote on any items of business on the Agenda and if so on which items so that it can be recorded in the Minute of the Meeting.

** A prior decision is one that the individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision.

*** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any relevant and competent business not already on the agenda, to the Chair provided it is received by the Proper Officer or Committee Services by 12 noon two working days prior to the day of the meeting. A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be tabled at the start of the relevant meeting. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been given, ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter, but no discussion will be allowed.

 

No supplementary question can be put or answered more than 10 minutes after the Council has started on the relevant item of business, except with the consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a supplementary question because no time remains, then he or she can submit it in writing to the Proper Officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within 7 working days.

 

**** Question Time - 10 minutes is allowed for Members questions. Any Member of the Committee can put a question to the Chair on any business within the Committee’s remit

 

Summary of Committee functions :

Town and Country Planning; Building Control; Roads Authority; Public passenger transport; Flood prevention; Environmental Health; Environmental Protection; Trading Standards; Twinning; Piers and harbours and coast protection; Industrial and commercial development; architectural, quantity surveying, maintenance and allied property services

A full description of the delegated functions of the Environmental Services Committee can be found in The Moray Council Administration Scheme at paragraphs D(1) – (40) inclusive.

CONTACT PERSON:

Ron Ritchie

Tel. No.

01343 563015

Room No.

113