11 March 2008


To: All members of the Plans Scrutiny Committee

You are hereby summoned to attend the meeting of the Plans Scrutiny Committee to be held on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 at 7.30pm in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, Skelmanthorpe to transact the following business:

     A G E N D A

1. Open Session
 At the beginning of the meeting, there will be an open session, lasting 15 minutes for  members of the public to address Members in connection with planning applications to be  considered at the meeting.  This session allows both applicants and objectors to address  Members.

2. Apologies for Absence

3. Declaration of Councillors’ Interests

4. Admission of the Public
 To consider whether any items require to be taken in private session.

5. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
 To receive the minutes of the meeting held on 26 February 2008 (previously circulated))

6. Street Naming
 To give consideration to suggested names for allocation to a new street to serve the  residential development off Cuttlehurst, Scissett.

7. Parish/Town Councils and Planning Applications
 To receive correspondence from Kirklees Council responding to the Parish Council’s complaint  to the Audit Commission about the decision by Kirklees Council to remove the automatic right  of referral to the planning sub-committees of applications where the Parish Council has made a  recommendation contrary to the officer recommendation. (enclosed)

8. Planning Conference
 To consider sending a delegate to a one day seminar organised by Yorkshire Planning Aid on  Everything you wanted to know about Section 106 agreements…” to be held from9.30am to  4.30pm on 10 April at St George’s Centre, Great George Street, Leeds

9. Planning Applications
 To consider planning applications 
 
10. Planning Decisions
 To consider applications on which decisions have been made

 
Hazel Chowcat
Clerk to the Council