Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this Agenda.

The following declarations of interest were made in accordance with the Code of Conduct from Members in relation to items under consideration at this meeting –

To sign and confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 28 September 2009.

The minutes of the meeting held on 28 September 2009 were signed as a correct record.

To receive questions from the public in accordance with the Constitution.

There were no questions from members of the public for this meeting. 

To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration.

There were no items of Chair’s urgent business.

CMT Lead Officer: Director for Development and Regeneration

The Director for Development and Regeneration submitted a written report.

Resolved that –

(1)         Cabinet approve the Development Guidelines Supplementary Planning Document (Consultation Draft) for the purposes of public consultation and as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications;

(2)         Cabinet delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Development (Planning Services) to approve the final publication version of the consultation draft Supplementary Planning Document;

(3)         Cabinet instruct officers to review the Supplementary Planning Document after one-year of its operation in a planning application context, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning, Strategic Housing and Economic Development.

CMT Lead Officer: Director for Development and Regeneration

The Director for Development and Regeneration submitted a written report.

Resolved that the Devonport Regeneration Community Partnership Succession Strategy be approved in principle subject to the following conditions -

(1)               completion of financial checks to include Neighbourhood Manager costs, Devonport Community Land and Leisure Limited Trusts and their asset bases;

(2)               discussion and agreement to the letter of intent between DRCP and the City Council;

(3)               the approval of Communities and Local Government of the Devonport Community Land Trust governance arrangements;

(4)               completion of the review into the future use of Parkside by the Director for Corporate Support;

(5)               subject to agreement that we will be engaged in the discussion between DRCP and DCLG during the period end of October to April 2010;

(6)               final approval of the strategy be delegated to the portfolio holder for Planning Regeneration and Economic Growth in consultation with the Chief Executive and Director for Corporate Support.

(Councillor Jordan declared a personal interest in the above item).

CMT Lead Officer: Director for Corporate Support

The Director for Corporate Support submitted a written report.

Resolved that Cabinet formally adopt the strategy.

CMT Lead Officer: Assistant Chief Executive

The Assistant Chief Executive submitted a written report.

Resolved that the Assistant Chief Executive be asked to identify the funding as required within existing Policy, Performance and Partnerships departmental budgets and having regard to other priorities.    The funding identified can be met from within existing resources.

To consider passing a resolution under Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it (they) involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph(s) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, as amended by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

There were no items of exempt business.