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A Coastal Concordat for England

Meeting: 03/02/2022 - Lewes District Council Cabinet (Item 59)

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Report of Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning and Director of Service Delivery

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Stephen Gauntlett

Additional documents:

Decision:

(Key decision):

 

(1) To adopt the Coastal Concordat (as December 2019)

 

(2) That authority be given to the Cabinet member for planning and infrastructure to sign a letter to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirming Lewes District Council’s adoption of the Coastal Concordat.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning and Director of Service Delivery, seeking their approval for Lewes District Council to adopt and be a signatory to the Coastal Concordat.

 

Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC), held on 27 January 2022, considered the report and were supportive of the officer recommendations in full. Councillor Linington, Leader of the Opposition, was in attendance to present PPAC’s discussion.

 

Resolved (Key decision):

 

(1) To adopt the Coastal Concordat (as December 2019)

 

(2) That authority be given to the Cabinet member for planning and infrastructure to sign a letter to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirming Lewes District Council’s adoption of the Coastal Concordat.

 

Reason for decisions:

 

To enable benefit to be gained from a streamlined planning system in relation to coastal applications.