Agenda and minutes

To record apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Caul, Clegg, Coleman, Cooke, Crawford, de la Harpe, Duveen, Edwards, Forder, Foulsham, Hannaby, James, Maddison, Patel, Helen Pighills, Mike Pighills, Rayner, Roberts, Shaw, Skinner, Smith, Thomas and Webber.

To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests, other registrable interests and non-registrable interests or any conflicts of interest in respect of items on the agenda for this meeting. 

Councillor Bentley declared an interest as a member of East Challow Parish Council.

To receive notification of any matters which the chair determines should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances which have made the matters urgent, and to receive any announcements from the chair. 

None.

Members of the public who wish to address Council on the agenda item for this meeting must register to do so in writing or by email to democratic.services@southandvale.gov.uk no later than 5.00pm on Monday 12 June 2023. 

None.

To consider the recommendations of the Cabinet member for planning, made on 30 May 2023, regarding the neighbourhood plan for East Challow following the referendum held on 4 May 2023.

The Individual Cabinet Member Decision is attached.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

1. To make the East Challow Neighbourhood Development Plan, so that it becomes part of the council’s development plan.

2. To authorise the head of policy and programmes, in consultation with the Cabinet member for corporate services, governance, policy and transformation and in agreement with the Qualifying Body – East Challow Parish Council, to correct any spelling, grammatical, typographical or factual errors together with any improvements from a presentational perspective.

Council considered the recommendation of Councillor Hallett, Cabinet member for corporate services, governance, policy and transformation, made on 30 May 2023, to make the East Challow Neighbourhood Development Plan part of the development plan for Vale of White Horse.

Councillor Barrow, the local ward member, addressed Council in support of the adoption of the Plan.

The Chair of council thanked the local community of East Challow for their work in progressing the Plan.

RESOLVED: to

1. make the East Challow Neighbourhood Development Plan, so that it becomes part of the council’s development plan.

2. authorise the head of policy and programmes, in consultation with the Cabinet member for corporate services, governance, policy and transformation and in agreement with the Qualifying Body – East Challow Parish Council, to correct any spelling, grammatical, typographical or factual errors together with any improvements from a presentational perspective.