Urgent Business
Minutes:
The Council was defending an appeal against the refusal of planning application 10/2006C for the redevelopment of Elworth Hall Farm, Sandbach. It was considered prudent to delegate authority to the Head of Planning and Housing, in consultation with the Chairman or Vice-Chairman, to determine the future conduct of the Council’s case following the exchange of evidence due on 27 April. The urgency arose because there were no Southern Planning Committee meetings scheduled between the exchange of evidence on 27 April and the Inquiry on 25th May 2011.
The Chairman announced that, in accordance with S100B (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972, she was of the opinion that this item of business should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.
As the report contained exempt information and the public interest in keeping it confidential outweighed the public interest in disclosing it, the Chairman agreed it should be taken as a Part 2 item.