Agenda item

To approve the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 15 July 2025.

The Committee considered the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 15 July 2025.

RESOLVED: - That the minutes of the last meeting of the General Purposes Committee of Aldermen held on 15 July 2025 be approved as an accurate record of the meeting.

Chairman’s Congratulatory Remarks

The Chairman reported that Alderman Prem Goyal had been appointed as Honorary President of the UK Cryptoasset Business Council (UKCBC), a cross-sectoral industry group that promotes responsible innovation, investment, and growth in the UK’s digital asset and blockchain sector.

He went on to report that The National Planning Policy Framework and Policies for Development Management Handbook - expertly co-edited by Alderman and Sheriff Gregory Jones KC and Simon Neate MRTPI had recently been published. In clear language, it examines the meaning of the NPPF in a comprehensive and systematic way by reference to case law and appeal decisions.