Agenda and minutes

Venue: Virtual Meeting

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Items
Note No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence had been received from Councillor Hart, Councillor Prager, Councillor Teare and Councillor Sowerby.

2.

Elect a Member to preside if the Mayor is absent

Minutes:

The Worshipful the Mayor was present.

3.

Prayer

Minutes:

Rabbi Berger was called upon by the Worshipful the Mayor to speak to Council and say prayers.

 

4.

Declarations of Interest

Minutes:

There were none.

5.

Minutes of the last meeting pdf icon PDF 146 KB

Minutes:

The minutes of the Extraordinary meeting dated 23 July 2020 were agreed as a correct record.

6.

Official announcements

Minutes:

The Worshipful the Mayor expressed her deep sadness at the loss of fellow Councillor Brian Gordon and formally conveyed to his family the collective sorrow and condolences of the Council. The Worshipful the Mayor would be taking on the Royal Free Charity on behalf of Councillor Brian Gordon and asked that anyone wishing to donate let her know.

 

The Worshipful the Mayor announced that she had been informed in advance of those wishing to pay tribute to Councillor Gordon. The following Councillors spoke in tribute; Councillor Daniel Thomas, Councillor Gill Sargeant, Councillor Barry Rawlings, Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg, Councillor Linda Freedman, Councillor Sarah Wardle, Councillor Dean Cohen, Councillor Sachin Rajput.

 

Following tributes, The Worshipful the Mayor invited everyone to join her in holding a minute’s silence in Councillor Gordon’s memory.

 

The Worshipful the Mayor reminded everyone that Remembrance Services across the Borough would not be taking place in the same format as usual, due to Covid-19. The Worshipful the Mayor asked residents to stay at home and conduct their remembrance in the comfort of their own homes, watching the national televised services.

 

 

7.

Any business remaining from last meeting

Minutes:

There was none.

8.

Questions to the Leader (and Committee Chairmen if he/she has delegated) pdf icon PDF 606 KB

Minutes:

Answers to the questions submitted were provided as a supplementary paper to the agenda.

 

Supplementary questions were then asked and answered within the allotted time given for the item.

 

9.

Petitions for Debate (20 minutes)

Minutes:

There were none.

10.

Reports from the Leader

Minutes:

There were none.

11.

Reports from Committees

11.1

Report of the Audit Committee - Annual Report of the Audit Committee 2019-20 pdf icon PDF 257 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Rohit Grover, Chairman of the Audit Committee, moved the reception and adoption of the recommendations in the report. Debate ensued.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote, the recommendations were unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED:

That the Council approve the Annual Report of the Audit Committee for 2019-20 as an accurate record of the outcomes and work programme of the year.

11.2

Report of the Constitution and General Purposes Committee - Constitution Review pdf icon PDF 407 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Melvin Cohen, Chairman of the Constitution and General Purposes Committee, moved reception and adoption of the recommendations in the report. Debate ensued.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote, the recommendations were agreed.

 

Votes were recorded as follows:

For

32

Against

26

Abstain

0

Total

58

 

 

RESOLVED

That the Council agreed to the amendments to the Constitution as outlined in the report and amended versions at appendices B to U.

 

11.3

Report of the Constitution and General Purposes Committee - Area Planning Committees and the Boundary Review pdf icon PDF 396 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Melvin Cohen, Chairman of Constitution and General Purposes Committee, moved reception and adoption of the recommendations in the report. Debate ensued.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote, the recommendations were agreed.

 

Votes were recorded as follows:

For

32

Against

24

Abstain

2

Total

58

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESOLVED:

1. That the Council agreed to amend the Constitution to incorporate the changes as set out in the report and the amended versions attached at Appendices A and B.

2. That the Council agreed for implementation of the changes referred to at 1. above be effective from 1 November 2020.

 

 

7.45pm - 9.30pm

12.

Reports of Officers

12.1

Report of the Director of Finance & Section 151 Officers - Flexible Use of Capital Receipts pdf icon PDF 499 KB

Minutes:

The Worshipful the Mayor moved reception and adoption of the recommendations in the report.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote, the recommendations were unanimously agreed

 

Council RESOLVED that:

That Council approve the use of Capital Receipts to fund the Barnet House Exit Settlement.

12.2

Report of the Monitoring Officer - Calculation of Political Balance (Proportionality) pdf icon PDF 185 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Worshipful the Mayor moved reception and adoption of the recommendations in the report. The Worshipful the Mayor noted that as Council had agreed at item 11.3 to changes to planning committee arrangements, Council was therefore requested to note that Appendix B reflects the political balance of the Council.

 

On the recommendations in the report being put to the vote, the recommendations were unanimously agreed.

 

Council RESOLVED that:

1. That the Council note the political balance of the council is:

- 36 Members of the Conservative Group

- 24 Members of the Labour Group

- 2 Members of the Liberal Democrat Group

 

2. Council agree the allocation of seats as set out in the tables within the report in order to comply with the political balance regulations requiring seats to be allocated proportionately to the political groups on Council.

 

12.3

Report of Head of Governance - Appointments to Committees pdf icon PDF 269 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Worshipful the Mayor introduced the report.

 

The Head of Governance requested Council note that following the decision at item 11.3 appointments would be to Planning Committees A, B and C and not Area Planning Committees, as outlined in Appendix A.

 

The Head of Governance also informed Council that the Conservative Group wished to move the following amendments to the nominations included in the schedules in Appendix A:

-       Strategic Planning Committee – remove Cllr Linda Freedman and replace with Cllr Golnar Bokaei

-       Planning Committee A – remove Cllr Linda Freedman (Substitute) and replace with Cllr Mark Shooter (Substitute)

-       Planning Committee A – remove Cllr Sarah Wardle (Substitute) and replace with Cllr Shimon Ryde (Substitute)

-       Planning Committee B – remove Cllr Peter Zinkin (Substitute) and replace with Cllr Shimon Ryde (Substitute)

-       Planning Committee C – remove Cllr Shimon Ryde and replace with Cllr Linda Freedman

-       Planning Committee C – remove Cllr Mark Shooter (Substitute) and replace with Cllr Shimon Ryde (Substitute)

 

Council were requested to note some minor typographical amendments to the Committee schedules as follows:

-       Safer Communities Partnership Board – correction to the name of Councillor Weeden-Sanz

-       Adults and Safeguarding Committee – correction to the name of Cllr Anne Clarke

-       Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee – correction to the name of Councillor Anne Hutton

 

Council noted the amendments to Appendix A of the report.

 

The Group secretaries moved the nominations in their names.

 

The Worshipful the Mayor moved to vote on the nominations for Chairman and Vice-Chairman.

 

RESOLVED:

That Council unanimously agreed the nominations put forward by the Conservative group for the roles of Chairman and Vice-Chairman on Committees, as outlined in Appendix A of the report. .

 

The Worshipful the Mayor moved to vote on the bodies and appointments where there was competition between the groups for membership;

-       Health and Wellbeing Board

-       Safer Communities Partnership Board

-       Local Plan Advisory Group

-       North Central London Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee

-       NCL Joint Commissioning Committee

 

A block vote was taken on the bodies and appointments listed above where there was competition:

 

Votes were recorded as follows:

The 32 Members present within the Conservative group voted in favour of the conservative group nominations.

The 24 Members present within the Labour group voted in favour of the Labour group nominations.

The 2 Members present within the Liberal Democrats voted in favour of the Liberal Democrats nominations

 

RESOLVED:

That the Conservative nominations for the contested positions were agreed except for the Local Plan Advisory Group, where the Conservative and Labour nominations were agreed, as outlined in Appendix A of the report.

 

The Worshipful the Mayor moved to vote on the remaining nominations that are uncontested.

The remaining uncontested nominations were unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED:

That the uncontested nominations, as outlined in Appendix A of the report be agreed.

 

The Worshipful the Mayor moved to vote on the non-councillor appointments to Committees as outlined in Appendix B.

All non-Councillor appointments to Committees  ...  view the full minutes text for item 12.3

12.4

Report of Head of Governance - Appointments to Outside Bodies pdf icon PDF 531 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Worshipful the Mayor introduced the report.

 

The Head of Governance advised Council of Councillor John Hart’s intention to stand down form the position on the Arts Depot Trust Limited. Nominations had been received from the Groups as follows:

-       Conservative nomination – Councillor Reuben Thompstone

-       Labour nomination – Councillor Anne Hutton

-       Liberal Democrat nomination – Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg

 

The Head of Governance also informed Council that Officers had advised that due to a change to the Terms of Reference of the Grahame Park Partnership Board there were now only 2 vacancies. The nominations received from the groups were as follows:

-       Conservative nomination – Councillor Sarah Wardle

-       Labour nomination – Councillor Gill Sargeant

-       Liberal Democrat nomination – Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg

 

 

The Group secretaries moved the nominations in their name.

 

The Worshipful the Mayor moved to vote on the outside bodies appointments where there was competition between the groups for membership;

-       Grahame Park Partnership Board

-       North London Waste Authority

-       Arts Depot Trust Limited

 

A block vote was taken on the bodies and appointments listed above where there was competition:

 

Votes were recorded as follows:

The 32 Members present within the Conservative group voted in favour of the conservative group nominations.

The 24 Members present within the Labour group voted in favour of the Labour group nominations.

The 2 Members present within the Liberal Democrats voted in favour of the Liberal Democrats nominations

 

RESOLVED:

That the Conservative nominations for the contested positions be agreed as outlined in Appendix A and B of the report, except for the Grahame Park Partnership Board where the Conservative and Labour positions are agreed.

 

The Worshipful the Mayor moved to vote on the remaining nominations that are uncontested.

The remaining uncontested nominations were unanimously agreed.

 

RESOLVED:

That the uncontested nominations, as outlined in Appendix A and B of the report be agreed.

 

13.

Questions to Council Representatives on Outside Bodies

Minutes:

There were none.

14.

Motions (45 minutes)

14.1

Administration Motion in the name of Cllr Daniel Thomas - A Motion of Gratitude pdf icon PDF 446 KB

Minutes:

The Leader moved the motion in his name. Debate ensued.

 

The motion in the name of the Leader was put to the vote.

 

The votes were recorded as follows

For

58

Against

0

Abstain

0

Total

58

 

RESOLVED:

That the motion in the name of Councillor Daniel Thomas was therefore agreed.

The Council notes:

1.    The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown previously unknown and unprecedented challenges at the country, including the London Borough of Barnet.

 

2.    There have been 459 deaths across the borough due to the Covid-19 pandemic*.

 

3.    From the start of lockdown on 23rd March to 28th August, the Council has continued to provide core services as well as additional essential support and relief to those in the community more affected by the outbreak. This includes, but is not limited to:

 

a.    4,855 urgent phone calls, and 3,999 emails asking for help answered

b.    7.6 million bin collections

c.    27,339 householders given Council Tax payment support

d.    14,148 food parcels and 700 hygiene parcels dispatched to the most vulnerable

e.    3,904 local businesses were awarded over £60 million in grants

f.      4,600 ‘triage’ calls made and 6,600 text messages sent to shielded individuals

g.    1.8 million items of PPE dispatched to care homes, home carers and schools

 

4.    Thousands of residents across the borough volunteered their time to help their community, including the 993 who registered to volunteer with Barnet Together.

 

5.    A number of staff members have taken time from their substantive roles to support the Borough Emergency Control Centre.

 

6.    50 members of staff created the Essential Supplies Hub, and manned it with the assistance of 21 volunteers and made over 10,000 deliveries to over 750 households.

 

7.    A Covid-19 recovery strategy is being implemented. This will set out how the Council will ensure that the borough is able to continue to future-proof the borough and build a post-Covid Barnet with a plan to support our residents and businesses.

 

This Council believes that:

1.     Staff at Barnet Council have put in an extraordinary effort to protect and provide for the borough’s residents.

 

2.    The fact that large projects, such as the Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration have continued to make good progress, despite the challenges of the year, shows the commitment of our staff to ensuring a Barnet fit for the future.

 

3.    With our preparedness plans, we are prepared for any potential subsequent waves of the Covid-19 virus.

This Council resolves to:

1.    Thank all the staff across the Council for all their hard work throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Without their hard work, our residents, our businesses and our borough-at-large would not have been served as well as it has been.

 

2.    Thank the thousands of residents who volunteered across the borough, to assist those in need of help during this challenging time.

 

3.    Express our condolences to the loved ones of all those who have died due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

4.    Continue working on our Covid-19 recovery strategy, that will  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.1

14.2

Opposition Motion in the name of Cllr Ross Houston - Stop overdevelopment in Barnet pdf icon PDF 336 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Ross Houston moved the motion in his name. Councillor Shimon Ryde moved an amendment in his name. Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg moved an amendment in his name. Councillor Anne Clarke moved an amendment in her name. Debate ensued.

 

The amendment in the name of Councillor Shimon Ryde was put to the vote.

The votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

31

Against

26

Abstain

1

Total

58

 

The amendment in the name of Councillor Shimon Ryde was declared CARRIED.

 

The amendment in the name of Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg was put to the vote.

 

A formal division was called in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14.

 

Votes were individually recorded for all Members.

 

Councillor

For

Against

Not

Voting

Absent

1.      

MAYOR Caroline

STOCK

 

 

 

2.      

DEPUTY MAYOR Lachhya

GURUNG

 

 

 

3.      

Golnar

BOKAEI

 

 

4.      

Jess

BRAYNE

 

 

5.      

Felix

BYERS

 

 

 

6.      

Anne

CLARKE

 

 

 

7.      

Pauline

COAKLEY WEBB

 

 

 

8.      

Dean

COHEN

 

 

 

9.      

Melvin

COHEN

 

 

 

10.   

Geof

COOKE

 

 

 

11.   

Jo

COOPER

 

 

 

12.   

Sara

CONWAY

 

 

 

13.   

Alison

CORNELIUS

 

 

 

14.   

Richard

CORNELIUS

 

 

 

15.   

Saira

DON

 

 

 

16.   

Val

DUSCHINSKY

 

 

 

17.   

Paul

EDWARDS

 

 

 

18.   

Claire

FARRIER

 

 

 

19.   

Anthony

FINN

 

 

20.   

Nizza

FLUSS

 

 

 

21.   

Linda

FREEDMAN

 

 

 

22.   

Eva

GREENSPAN

 

 

 

23.   

Jennifer

GROCOCK

 

 

24.   

Rohit

GROVER

 

 

25.   

John

HART

 

 

26.   

Ross

HOUSTON

 

 

 

27.   

Anne

HUTTON

 

 

 

28.   

Laithe

JAJEH

 

 

 

29.   

Kathy

LEVINE

 

 

 

30.   

David

LONGSTAFF

 

 

 

31.   

John

MARSHALL

 

 

32.   

Kath

McGUIRK

 

 

 

33.   

Arjun

MITTRA

 

 

 

34.   

Alison

MOORE

 

 

 

35.   

Ammar

NAQVI

 

 

 

36.   

Nagus

NARENTHIRA

 

 

 

37.   

Charlie

O-MACAULEY

 

 

 

38.   

Reema

PATEL

 

 

39.   

Alex

PRAGER

 

 

40.   

Wendy

PRENTICE

 

 

41.   

Sachin 

RAJPUT

 

 

 

42.   

Barry

RAWLINGS

 

 

 

43.   

Danny

RICH

 

 

 

44.   

Helene

RICHMAN

 

 

 

45.   

Tim

ROBERTS

 

 

 

46.   

Gabriel

ROZENBERG

 

 

47.   

Lisa

RUTTER

 

 

 

48.   

Shimon

RYDE

 

 

 

49.   

Gill

SARGEANT

 

 

50.   

Alan

SCHNEIDERMAN

 

 

 

51.   

Mark

SHOOTER

 

 

 

52.   

Elliot

SIMBERG

 

 

53.   

Thomas

SMITH

 

 

 

54.   

Stephen

SOWERBY

 

 

55.   

Julian

TEARE

 

 

56.   

Daniel

THOMAS

 

 

 

57.   

Reuben

THOMPSTONE

 

 

 

58.   

Sarah

WARDLE

 

 

 

59.   

Roberto

WEEDEN-SANZ

 

 

 

60.   

Laurie

WILLIAMS

 

 

 

61.   

Peter

ZINKIN

 

 

 

62.   

Zakia

ZUBAIRI

 

 

 

 

The votes were recorded as follows:

For

26

Against

30

Abstain

1

Total

57

*Cllr Finn was absent from this vote.

 

The amendment in the name of Councillor Gabriel Rozenberg was declared LOST.

 

The amendment in the name of Councillor Anne Clarke was then put to the vote.

 

A formal division was called in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 14.

 

Votes were individually recorded for all Members.

 

Councillor

For

Against

Not

Voting

Absent

63.   

MAYOR Caroline

STOCK

 

 

 

64.   

DEPUTY MAYOR Lachhya

GURUNG

 

 

 

65.   

Golnar

BOKAEI

 

 

66.   

Jess

BRAYNE

 

 

67.   

Felix

BYERS

 

 

 

68.   

Anne

CLARKE

 

 

 

69.   

Pauline

COAKLEY WEBB

 

 

 

70.   

Dean

COHEN

 

 

 

71.   

Melvin

COHEN

 

 

 

72.   

Geof

COOKE

 

 

 

73.   

Jo

COOPER

 

 

 

74.   

Sara

CONWAY

 

 

 

75.   

Alison

CORNELIUS

 

 

 

76.   

Richard

CORNELIUS

 

 

 

77.   

Saira

DON

 

 

 

78.   

Val

DUSCHINSKY

 

 

 

79.   

Paul

EDWARDS

 

 

 

80.   

Claire

FARRIER

 

 

 

81.   

Anthony

FINN

 

 

82.   

Nizza

FLUSS

 

 

 

83.   

Linda

FREEDMAN

 

 

 

84.   

Eva

GREENSPAN

 

 

 

85.   

Jennifer

GROCOCK

 

 

86.   

Rohit

GROVER

 

 

87.   

John

HART

 

 

88.   

Ross

HOUSTON

 

 

 

89.   

Anne

HUTTON

 

 

 

90.   

Laithe

JAJEH

 

 

 

91.   

Kathy

LEVINE

 

 

 

92.   

David

LONGSTAFF

 

 

 

93.   

John

MARSHALL

 

 

94.   

Kath

McGUIRK

 

 

 

95.   

Arjun

MITTRA

 

 

 

96.   

Alison

MOORE

 

 

 

97.   

Ammar

NAQVI

 

 

 

98.   

Nagus

NARENTHIRA

 

 

 

99.   

Charlie

O-MACAULEY

 

 

 

100.         

Reema

PATEL

 

 

101.         

Alex  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.2

14.3

Joint Motion in the name of Cllr Dan Thomas and Cllr Barry Rawlings - Adopting a Barnet-wide definition of Islamophobia pdf icon PDF 342 KB

Minutes:

The joint motion in the name of Councillor Daniel Thomas and Councillor Barry Rawlings was put to the vote.

 

The votes were recorded as follows

 

For

58

Against

0

Abstain

0

Total

58

 

RESOLVED:

That the joint motion in the name of Councillor Daniel Thomas and Councillor Barry Rawlings be agreed.

That the Council notes:

1.    The Council agreed to create and adopt a definition of Islamophobia in July 2019

2.    According to the 2011 census, over 36,000 Muslims live in Barnet, making up over 8% of the borough’s population

3.    Muslim communities in Barnet are members of traditions from around the globe, including but not limited to Albania, Iran, Pakistan and Somalia

 

4.    The below definition was written from consultation with Barnet’s Muslim community, and has the support of the Barnet Islamic Forum.

 

This Council believes that:

1.    No form of racial or religious hatred has any place in the London Borough of Barnet

 

2.    It is right that a definition of Islamophobia in Barnet was built by the Barnet Muslim community

 

This Council adopts the following definition of Islamophobia:

Anti-Muslim prejudice, also known as islamophobia, is a perception of Muslims, often expressed as a dislike or hatred towards an individual, a group or their property, institutions and facilities for possessing the perceived characteristics of a Muslim. 

 

This prejudice is often rooted in racism, and can be manifested in many ways, including but not limited to abusive behaviour, threats of violence, damage and desecration of property, assault and extreme violence.

 

 

14.4

Administration Motion in the name of Cllr Weeden-Sanz - Adopting the IHRA Definition Examples pdf icon PDF 349 KB

Minutes:

This motion was withdrawn and replaced with 14.6 a joint motion in the name of Councillor Weeden-Sanz and Councillor Barry Rawlings.

 

14.5

Amendment to Adopting the IHRA Definition Examples to motion in the name of Cllr Roberto Weeden-Sanz and Cllr Barry Rawlings (Agenda item 14.6) pdf icon PDF 351 KB

Minutes:

The administration motion in the name of Councillor Roberto Weeden-Sanz was amended, as outlined in the supplement agenda, to become a joint motion with Councillor Barry Rawlings.

 

The joint motion in the name of Councillor Roberto Weeden-Sanz and Councillor Barry Rawlings was put to the vote.

 

Votes were recorded as follows:

The votes were recorded as follows

 

For

58

Against

0

Abstain

0

Total

58

 

RESOLVED that

This Council notes that the joint motion in the name of Councillor Roberto Weeden-Sanz and Councillor Barry Rawlings be agreed.

This Council notes that

1.    Barnet Council adopted the working definition of antisemitism proposed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) in January 2017.

 

2.    Barnet Council was the first local authority in the country to adopt such a definition.

 

3.    Since Barnet Council’s adoption, best practice has been to adopt the IHRA definition examples alongside the definition proper.

 

4.    The motion of January 2017 was proposed by the late Councillor Gordon.

 

This Council believes that:

1.    It is right to take this opportunity to bring our definition up to date in line with current best practice, and to reaffirm our own commitment to fighting hatred and religious intolerance.

 

2.    In recognition of Cllr Gordon’s campaigning against antisemitism, this should be done in his memory.

 

3.    The ‘examples’ that illustrate antisemitism can help clarify what is and is not antisemitic to those without a full understanding of the many ways in which this hate crime is perpetrated.

 

This Council resolves to:

1.    Adopt the following illustrative examples of antisemitism, as set out by IHRA:

a.    Manifestations might include the targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity. However, criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as antisemitic. Antisemitism frequently charges Jews with conspiring to harm humanity, and it is often used to blame Jews for “why things go wrong.” It is expressed in speech, writing, visual forms and action, and employs sinister stereotypes and negative character traits.

 

b.    Contemporary examples of antisemitism in public life, the media, schools, the workplace, and in the religious sphere could, taking into account the overall context, include, but are not limited to:

                                               i.     Calling for, aiding, or justifying the killing or harming of Jews in the name of a radical ideology or an extremist view of religion.

                                             ii.     Making mendacious, dehumanizing, demonizing, or stereotypical allegations about Jews as such or the power of Jews as collective — such as, especially but not exclusively, the myth about a world Jewish conspiracy or of Jews controlling the media, economy, government or other societal institutions.

                                           iii.     Accusing Jews as a people of being responsible for real or imagined wrongdoing committed by a single Jewish person or group, or even for acts committed by non-Jews.

                                           iv.     Denying the fact, scope, mechanisms (e.g. gas chambers) or intentionality of the genocide of the Jewish people at the hands of National Socialist Germany and its supporters and accomplices during World War II (the Holocaust).  ...  view the full minutes text for item 14.5

14.6

Liberal Democrat Motion in the name of Cllr Gabriel Rozenberg - Standing up for local control of the planning process (Agenda item 14.5) pdf icon PDF 459 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The amendment to the motion in the name of Councillor Shimon Ryde was put to the vote.

 

Votes were recorded as follows:

 

For

32

Against

26

Abstain

0

Total

58

 

The motion in the name of Councillor Gabriel Shimon Ryde is therefore Carried.

 

The motion as amended by Councillor Ryde was put to the vote.

Votes were recorded as followed:

 

 

 

For

32

Against

26

Abstain

0

Total

58

 

RESOLVED that the motion as amended by Councillor Ryde be agreed. Council notes that:

Council notes that:

 

1.    The Government has proposed a white paper relating to the planning system, titled ‘Planning for the Future’, which is currently being consulted on.

2.    The submission deadline for this consultation is the 28th October

3.    The Council will be making a submission to the Government as a part of this consultation.

4.    In the Council’s submission to this consultation, consideration will be given to the thoughts and concerns raised during Council debate on this subject.

 

Council believes that:

 

1.    ‘Planning for the Future’ sets out the Government’s plan to build new homes around the country, and to make the housing market more accessible to those who currently struggle.

2.    Making a submission to the Government’s white paper consultation is the appropriate action to take at this time.

 

Council calls on the Leader of the Council to:

 

Ensure that the Council continues to lobby the appropriate individuals in order to make sure that our views are represented to Government.