PLANNING & REGULATORY SERVICES COMMITTEE
TUESDAY 12 AUGUST 2008
BUSINESS
WRITTEN QUESTIONS**
3. Consider any written questions on matters delegated to the Planning and Regulatory Services Committee in terms of the Council’s Administration Scheme.
STRATEGY/POLICY MATTERS
07/01252/FUL - Site within Wood of Claggan, Elchies, Aberlour - see recommendation - see plan
07/01297/FUL - Inverfiddich, Craigellachie - see recommendation - see plan
07/02113/OUT - Site at Cardhu, Knockando - see recommendation - see plan
08/01034/FUL - Site adjacent to Stripeside Cottage, Grange - see recommendation - see plan
07/02419/FUL - Bluehill, Craigellachie - see recommendation - see plan
08/01412/FUL - Whitley House, Forres - see recommendation - see plan
7.(a) Environmental Health Enforcement Policy - Report by Director of Environmental Services, see Appendix
QUESTION TIME***
8. Consider any oral questions on matters delegated to the Planning and Regulatory Services Committee in terms of the Council’s Administration Scheme.
Summary of Planning & Regulatory Services Committee functions :
Town and Country Planning; Building Standards; Environmental Health; Trading Standards; Weights & Measures, Tree Preservation Orders, Contaminated Land issues and Architectural, Quantity Surveying, Maintenance and Allied Property Services.
A full description of the delegated functions of the Planning & Regulatory Services Committee can be found in The Moray Council Administration Scheme.
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GUIDANCE NOTES |
* Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how the individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on the Agenda, and if so on which item(s). A prior decision shall be 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. Any such prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting.
** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any relevant and competent business within the specified remits 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 section of the 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 - At each ordinary meeting of the Committee ten minutes will be allowed for Members questions in each section of the Agenda (Remit 1 & Remit 2) when any Member of the Committee can put a question to the Joint Chair on any business within the remit of that Section of the Committee. 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 ten minutes after the Committee 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/she can submit it in writing to the proper officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within seven working days.