Agenda

The committee is asked to note the following membership and terms of reference for the Tynedale Local Area Committee which were agreed by Council on 17 May 2023.

The membership is made up of the county councillors who represent the 13 electoral divisions in the Tynedale area:

Chair: T Cessford

Vice-Chair: D Kennedy

Vice-Chair (Planning):SH Fairless-Aitken

Quorum – 4

Terms of reference

(a)     To enhance good governance in the area and ensure that the Council’s policies take account of the needs and aspirations of local communities and do not discriminate unfairly between the different Areas.

(b)     To advise the Cabinet on budget priorities and expenditure within the Area.

(c)     To consider, develop and influence policy and strategy development of the Council, its arms-length organisations, and other relevant bodies, to ensure that they meet local requirements and facilitate efficient and transparent decision making.

(d)     To receive information, consider and comment on matters associated with service delivery, including those undertaken in partnership agencies, affecting the local area to ensure that they meet local requirements, including matters relating to community safety, anti-social behaviour and environmental crime.

(e)     To consider and refer to Cabinet any issues from a local community perspective with emerging Neighbourhood Plans within their area, and consider local planning applications as per the planning delegation scheme.

(f)      To consider and recommend adjustments to budget priorities in relation to Local Transport Plan issues within their area, and to make decisions in relation to devolved capital highway maintenance allocations.

(g)     To engage, through the appropriate networks, with all key stakeholders from the public, private, voluntary and community sectors to facilitate the delivery of area priorities.  This will include undertaking regular liaison with parish and town councils.

(h)     To inform, consult and engage local communities in accordance with Council policy and guidance, through the appropriate networks.

(i)      To, as appropriate, respond or refer with recommendations to local petitions and Members calls for action.

(j)      To make certain appointments to outside bodies as agreed by Council.

(k)     To determine applications for grant aid from the Community Chest, either through Panels for individual Local Area Committee’s, or through the Panel of Local Area Committee Chairs for countywide applications.

(l)      To refer and receive appropriate issues for consideration to or from other Council Committees, and as appropriate invite Portfolio Holders to attend a meeting if an item in their area of responsibility is to be discussed.

Minutes of the meeting of the Tynedale Local Area Council, held on 9 May 2023, as circulated, to be confirmed as a true record, and signed by the Chair.

Unless already entered in the Council’s Register of Members’ interests, members are required?where a matter arises at a meeting;

a)      Which directly relates to Disclosable Pecuniary Interest (‘DPI’) as set out in Appendix B, Table 1 of the Code of Conduct, to disclose the interest, not participate in any discussion or vote and not to remain in room. Where members have a DPI or if the matter concerns an executive function and is being considered by a Cabinet Member with a DPI they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with the matter.

b)      Which directly relates to the financial interest or well being of a Other Registrable Interest as set out in Appendix B, Table 2 of the Code of Conduct to disclose the interest and only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak at the meeting but otherwise must not take part in any discussion?or vote on the matter and must not remain the room.

c)       Which directly relates to their financial interest or well-being (and is not DPI) or the financial well being of a relative or close associate, to declare the interest and members may only speak on the matter if members of the public are also allowed to speak.  Otherwise, the member must not take part in discussion or vote on the matter and must leave the room.

d)      Which affects the financial well-being of the member, a relative or close associate or a body included under the Other Registrable Interests column in Table 2, to disclose the interest and apply the test set out at paragraph 9 of Appendix B before deciding whether they may remain in the meeting.

e)      Where Members have or a Cabinet Member has an Other Registerable Interest or Non Registerable Interest in a matter being considered in exercise of their executive function, they must notify the Monitoring Officer and arrange for somebody else to deal with it.

NB Any member needing clarification must contact monitoringofficer@northumberland.gov.uk.  Members are referred to the Code of Conduct which contains the matters above in full.  Please refer to the guidance on disclosures at the rear of this agenda letter.

To request the committee to decide the planning applications attached to this report using the powers delegated to it.

Please note that printed letters of objection/support are no longer circulated with the agenda but are available on the Council’s website at http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Planning.aspx

Retrospective: Amended scheme for retention of existing structure for ancillary pub space, community space and car port within car park

Feathers Inn, Hedley, Stocksfield, Northumberland, NE43 7SW

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) pursuant to planning permission 16/01241/VARYCO in order to alter Plots 1, 2 and 3 (amended description 05/05/2023).

Land North of White House, The Green, Acomb, Northumberland NE46 4PJ

For Members’ information to report the progress of planning appeals.  This is a monthly report and relates to appeals throughout all 5 Local Area Planning Committees and covers appeals of Strategic Planning Committee.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, 11 July 2023.

To consider such other business as, in the opinion of the Chair, should, by reason of special circumstances, be considered as a matter of urgency.