Agenda item

Report of the Director of the Built Environment.

The Committee considered a report of the Director of the Built Environment proposing the creation of a Listing Review Procedure in relation to Assets of Community Value.

A Member questioned whether it was appropriate for a senior officer to review a decision taken by Members. Several Members supported this and expressed concern about the lack of Member involvement in the review process. During further discussion Members questioned:-

·          whether it was possible to include one or two Members on the review panel;

·          whether the inclusion of an independent Member(s) of the Standards Committee might be more appropriate;

·          what the City Corporation was legally obliged to do; and

·          the process adopted by other authorities.

The Chairman advised that the procedure had to meet legal requirements. He suggested that, pending the receipt of more detailed information and in order not to delay matters unduly, the approval of the review procedure be delegated to the Town Clerk in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman. Members supported his suggestion.

RESOLVED – That the approval of the Listing Review Procedure for Assets of Community Value be delegated to the Town Clerk in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman.