Issue - meetings
Revised GESP Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)
Meeting: 06/08/2020 - Cabinet (Item 216)
216 Revised GESP Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) (3-07-37) 
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To consider a report of the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration requesting Cabinet to consider and recommend to Council that it approves the Joint Statement of Community Involvement for the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan (GESP).
Minutes:
The Cabinet had before it a * report of the Head of Planning, Economy and Regeneration requesting it to consider and recommend to Council that it approves the Joint Statement of Community Involvement for the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan (GESP).
The Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Regeneration stated that following the recommendation made in the previous item the document twould only be required if Council approved the recommendations in the officers report. It was therefore put forward that:
In the event that Council decides to continue with the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan then:
RECOMMENDED to Council that:
a) The Council approves the contents and adopts the Joint SCI that has been prepared for the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan (GESP); and
b) The Council gives delegated authority to the Leader, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder and Chief Executive, to agree changes to the Joint SCI arising from decisions by the other GESP local planning authorities and to approve it as a Local Development Document, noting that it will apply jointly to East Devon District, Exeter City, Mid Devon District and Teignbridge District Councils.
(Proposed by Cllr G Barnell and seconded by Cllr A White)
Reason for decision
If the decision of the Council is to accept the Greater Exeter Strategic Plan then the GESP Joint Statement of Community Involvement sets out how consultation on, and involvement in, the preparation of the GESP will take place, together with delegated authority to agree changes will be required.
Note: *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.