Issue - meetings

To receive any announcements from the Chair of the Council, Leader of the Council, Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive.

·       A list of engagements carried out during the last year by Councillor Brett as Chair of the Council are attached.

·       Councillor Gauntlett (Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration) will provide a verbal update on the local plan.

A list of Councillor Brett’s engagements as Chair of the Council made since the last meeting of the Council were noted. 

Councillor Gauntlett (Cabinet Member for Planning and Infrastructure) provided an update on the development of the next Local Plan, in particular on the work ongoing to challenge the standard calculation of the minimum number of houses to be delivered.  He drew Members’ attention to a change in tone in a recent Government office response to a letter from the 11 northern parishes in Lewes, which said that although the standard method should be used, the Government was monitoring the effect of this, and that the absence of a local plan did not mean that planning applications should automatically be approved.  

Councillor Gauntlett had sent out to Members a detailed briefing note on progress in advance of the meeting and invited all members to a briefing on 26 May 2022 on the issues and options for the next Local Plan.

To receive any announcements from the Chair of the Council, Leader of the Council, Members of the Cabinet or the Chief Executive. A list of the former Chair of the Council's engagements since the previous meeting is attached.

A list of Councillor Ross’ engagements as Chair of the Council made since the last meeting of the Council were noted.  No other announcements were made.