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Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

Further to Minute No. 19 of the meeting held on 25 February 2010, the Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director on the consultations held with the Planning Inspectorate and Counsel on the soundness of the Waste Development Plan Document Preferred Options Report.

The Director reported on the resolutions on this issue following the consideration of the report at the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Regeneration and Environmental Services held on 9 March 2010 and the Planning Committee held on 10 March 2010.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)      the consultation undertaken and proposed to take place with the Planning Inspectorate Service be noted;

(2)      Site F1029: Site off Grange Road, Dunnings Bridge Road/Heysham Road junction, Bootle: Proposed District Site Allocation be removed from the Waste Development Plan Document Preferred Options Report;

(3)      subject to (2) above, approval be given to the commencement of a six-week public consultation process on the Waste Development Plan Document Preferred Options report later in the year after May 2010;

(4)      all Members of the Council be notified of the consultation arrangements in due course; and

(5)      the Chief Executive be requested to raise the following issues of concern within the Liverpool City Region:

(i)       the process of formal consultation with the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA) has not resulted in the needs and outcomes of the formal procurement of MWDA being given sufficient weight or recognition;

(ii)      insufficient recognition has been given to the cost of alternative waste scenarios; and

(iii)      information and evidence of the scrutiny applied to the development of the preferred policy options on energy from waste has not been submitted to members of Overview and Scrutiny for information and guidance.

Report of the Planning and Economic Development Director

The Chair, Councillor Moncur, declared a prejudicial interest in respect of this report, he vacated the Chair and left the room for the duration of consideration of this item. Councillor Veidman, the Vice-Chair, took the Chair for consideration of this item.

Further to Minute No.19 of the meeting of the Cabinet Urgent Business Committee held on 25 February 2010, the Committee considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director that provided information on the consultations held with the Planning Inspectorate and Counsel on the soundness of the Joint Waste Development Plan: Consultation on Preferred Options Report.

RESOLVED: That

(1)      the consultation undertaken and proposed to take place with the Planning Inspectorate Service be noted;

(2)      subject to further consideration by Cabinet Urgent Business Committee on action to be taken, the commencement of a six-week public consultation process on the Waste DPD Preferred Options report following the General and Local Elections in 2010 be agreed; and

(3)      Site F1029: Site off Grange Road, Dunnings Bridge Road/ Heysham Road junction, Bootle: Proposed District Site Allocation be removed from the Waste DPD Preferred Options Report.

Councillor Veidman vacated the Chair and the Chair was re-taken by Councillor Moncur