Agenda

(a)   The minutes of the Strategic Planning Committee held on Tuesday 4 March 2025, as circulated, to be agreed as a true record and be signed by the Chair.

(b)  The minutes of the Strategic Planning Committee held on Tuesday 17 March 2025, as circulated, to be agreed as a true record and be 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; 

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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 not circulated with the agenda but are available on the Council’s website at  http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/Planning.aspx

Construction and operation of a renewable energy scheme comprising ground mounted photovoltaics with associated battery storage and associated infrastructure.

Land At Whittonstall Consett Northumberland DH8 9LQ

Demolition of 9 of the existing Cramlington Learning Village buildings and construction of a new Learning Village complex with associated access, parking and landscape works, as well as PV canopies, including temporary planning permission for contractor access

Cramlington Learning Village, Highburn, Cramlington, Northumberland,

NE23 6BN

Erection of a cinema with ancillary leisure space, two restaurant units, associated landscaping, parking, and access.

Land To East Of Lintonville Terrace, Portland Park, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9ZE

Full planning and demolition in a conservation area for construction of Blyth Energy Central Campus Institute ('Blyth ECCI') alongside demolition of 1, 3-5, 7-9 Bridge Street and 2, 4, 6, 8 Regent Street

Keel Row, Union Street, Blyth, Northumberland

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