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Glasgow & the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Authority Joint Committee.
14 Sep 2020 - 11:15 to 12:45
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Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Committee Members
Membership

Councillor Denis Johnston and Councillor Alan Moir (East Dunbartonshire Council); Councillor Alan Lafferty and Councillor Stewart Miller (East Renfrewshire Council); Bailie Glenn Elder and Councillor Kenny MacLean (Glasgow City Council); Councillor Jim Clocherty and Councillor David Wilson (Inverclyde Council); Councillor Harry Curran and Councillor Agnes Magowan (North Lanarkshire Council); Councillor Tom Begg and Councillor Marie McGurk (Renfrewshire Council); Councillor John Anderson and Councillor Alistair Fulton (South Lanarkshire Council); and Councillor Jonathan McColl and Councillor Lawrence O’Neill (West Dunbartonshire Council).

 

Councillor Lawrence O’Neill (Convener); Councillor David Wilson (Vice-Convener).

 
Present
Councillor Denis Johnston and Councillor Alan Moir (both East Dunbartonshire Council); Councillor Alan Lafferty and Councillor Stewart Miller (both East Renfrewshire Council); Bailie Glenn Elder and Councillor Kenny MacLean (both Glasgow City Council); Councillor David Wilson (Inverclyde Council); Councillor Tom Begg (Renfrewshire Council); Councillor John Anderson and Councillor Alistair Fulton (both South Lanarkshire Council); and Councillor Lawrence O’Neill (West Dunbartonshire Council).
Chair
Councillor O’Neill, Convener, presided.
In Attendance
S Tait, Strategic Development Plan Manager and D McDonald, Assistant Strategic Development Plan Manager (both Strategic Development Plan Core Team); H Holland, Executive Officer – Land Planning and Development (East Dunbartonshire Council); G Shankland, Planning & Building Standards Manager (East Renfrewshire Council); S Taylor, Principal Planner (Glasgow City Council); S Jamieson, Head of Regeneration and Planning (Inverclyde Council); S Marklow, Strategy & Place Manager, K Festorazzi, Senior Accountant and E Currie, Senior Committee Services Officer (all Renfrewshire Council); T Finn, Planning and Building Services Headquarters Manager (South Lanarkshire Council); P Clifford, Planning and Building Standards Manager (West Dunbartonshire Council); and M Ferris, Senior Manager (Audit Scotland).
Additional Item
The Convener intimated that there was an additional item in relation to the Audited Annual Accounts 2019/20 which had not been included in the notice calling the meeting. The Convener, being of the opinion that the item, which is dealt with at item 3 below, was urgent in view of the need to advise members of the position, authorised its consideration.
Standard Items
Members of the Press and Public
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Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Councillor Jim Clocherty (Inverclyde Council); Councillor Harry Curran and Councillor Agnes Magowan (both North Lanarkshire Council); and Councillor Marie McGurk (Renfrewshire Council).
Declarations of Interest
Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest.
There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting.
1 Minute
Minute of meeting of this Joint Committee held on 8 June 2020.
1
There was submitted the Minute of meeting of this Joint Committee held on 8 June 2020.

DECIDED: That the Minute be approved.
Report by Treasurer and Strategic Development Plan Manager.
2
There was submitted a joint revenue budget monitoring report by the Treasurer and the Strategic Development Plan Manager for the period 1 April to 21 August 2020. 

The report intimated that gross expenditure was currently £7,000 underspent and income was currently £22,000 over-recovered resulting in a net underspend of £29,000.  The projected year-end position was an underspend of £71,000, mainly due to the reduction in premises costs due to the move from West Regent Street to John Street and an over-recovery in income.

DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by Strategic Development Plan Manager.
4

There was submitted a report by the Strategic Development Plan Manager relative to the consultation on the Draft Forestry and Woodland Strategy (FWS) for the Glasgow City Region, a copy of which had been issued to members in electronic format.

The report intimated that the draft FWS sought to set an appropriate policy context to support forestry and woodland planting and management across the Glasgow City Region and was intended to provide broad strategic locational guidance and environmental advice to those seeking to expand or manage woodlands. The preparation of a FWS for the City Region was one of the Scottish Ministers modifications to the current Clydeplan Strategic Development Plan and the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019 placed a requirement on local authorities to prepare a FWS.  This draft FWS would provide the strategic context for local FWS’s.

The Scottish Forestry Strategy 2019/29 set out the Scottish Government’s vision, objectives and priorities for the expansion of woodland and the development of the forestry sector to 2070 and set out targets for new woodland expansion across Scotland which were intended to contribute to increasing woodland cover to 21% of land area of Scotland by 2032. The draft FWS for the Glasgow City Region had been developed in order to understand and establish an appropriate regional target for woodland expansion by making a sustainable and achievable contribution to the Scottish Government’s nation aspirations.

The role of forestry in contributing to the post COVID-19 Green Recovery including climate change had been recognised by the Scottish Government who had committed to continued investment in forestry and woodland planting and biodiversity protection and improvements as part of the delivery of nature based solutions to the crisis.

DECIDED:

 

(a) That following consideration of the draft FWS it be agreed that the draft FWS be subject to a six-week period of consultation during September/October 2020; and

(b) That following the consultation process, a further report be brought back to a future meeting of the Joint Committee.

 

 

 

Report by Strategic Development Plan Manager.
5
There was submitted a report by the Strategic Development Plan Manager relative to the response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on proposed changes to Scottish Planning Policy in respect of housing policy.

The report intimated that as a result of recent Court of Session and Directorate of Planning and Environmental Appeal decisions, which impacted on the interpretation of housing planning policy, the Scottish Government had brought forward proposed amendments to Scottish Planning Policy, as detailed in Appendix A to the report.

The report set out the context of the proposed amendments and Clyeplan’s proposed response to the consultation formed Appendix B to the report.

DECIDED: That, following consideration of the report, the response, which formed Appendix B to the report, be approved for submission to the Scottish Government as Clydeplan’s response to the consultation on proposed changes to Scottish Planning Policy in respect of housing policy amendments.
Note that the next meeting of this Joint Committee will be held at 11.15 am on 14 December 2020.
6
DECIDED: 

(a) That it be noted that, as agreed at item 3 of this Minute, a meeting of the Joint Committee would be held at 11.15 am on 26 October 2020 to approve the audited annual accounts 2019/20; and

(b) That it be noted that the next meeting of the Joint Committee would be held at 11.15 am on 14 December 2020.

Supplementary Agenda

Agenda
Notification
Committee Members
Membership

Councillor Denis Johnston and Councillor Alan Moir (East Dunbartonshire Council); Councillor Alan Lafferty and Councillor Stewart Miller (East Renfrewshire Council); Bailie Glenn Elder and Councillor Kenny MacLean (Glasgow City Council); Councillor Jim Clocherty and Councillor David Wilson (Inverclyde Council); Councillor Harry Curran and Councillor Agnes Magowan (North Lanarkshire Council); Councillor Tom Begg and Councillor Marie McGurk (Renfrewshire Council); Councillor John Anderson and Councillor Alistair Fulton (South Lanarkshire Council); and Councillor Jonathan McColl and Councillor Lawrence O’Neill (West Dunbartonshire Council).

 

Councillor Lawrence O’Neill (Convener); Councillor David Wilson (Vice-Convener).

 
Standard Items
Additional Item
I refer to the agenda for the meeting of the Glasgow & the Clyde Valley Strategic Development Planning Aughority Joint Committee to be held on 14 September 2020 and enclose the undernoted additional report which was not included in the notice calling the meeting and which the Convener has agreed to be considered as an urgent item of business.
Items Of Business

Declarations of Interests

Member NameItem Ref.DetailsNature of DeclarationAction
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

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