Under reference to item 11 of the meeting of the Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board held on 16 March 2021, there was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to a call in notice received by the Head of Corporate Governance, signed by the majority of the members of the Leadership Board, requesting that the decision taken at that meeting in relation to the Renfrewshire Local Development Plan, be called in.  The effect of submitting a call in notice was to require that the decision of the Board was not implemented for the reasons set out in the notice.

The report outlined the options available to the Board following consideration of a call-in notice as set out in Standing Order 49(d) of the Council's Procedural Standing Orders, which were to confirm the decision, in which case it would be implemented; refer the matter to the next meeting of the Council for determination, or remit the matter to the originating Board for further consideration.

It was noted that Appendix 3 to the report required to be amended to remove reference to Councillors McCulloch and Montgomery having attended the meeting of the Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board held on 16 March 2021.

Councillor Nicolson, seconded by Councillor McGurk, moved that the decision of the Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board on 16 March 2021 in relation to the report on the Renfrewshire Local Development Plan be not implemented and that it be agreed to remit the matter back to the Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board for further consideration.

Councillor Devine, seconded by Councillor Andy Doig, moved as an amendment that recommendation 2.1(b) of the report be deleted and to insert “Agrees that the Decision of the Communities, Housing, and Planning Policy Board on 16th March 2021 in relation to the report on the Renfrewshire Local Development Plan be implemented. 

This Board further believes that due to widespread community concern over the evidence presented to the Reporter, that renders the final Report as being concluded unreasonably, agrees to remit the matter to a full meeting of Renfrewshire Council for resolution due to the controversial nature of the LDP. 

Accordingly we, the undersigned, hereby call for a special meeting of Renfrewshire Council to be convened prior to 2nd May 2021.”

In terms of Standing Order 27, Councillors Devine and Andy Doig, being the mover and seconder of the amendment, altered the first paragraph of their amendment to "Notes the decision of the Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board on 16th March 2021 in relation to the report on the Renfrewshire Development Plan." 

On the roll being called, the following members voted for the amendment: Councillors Devine, Andy Doig, Graham, Harte, McCartin, McIntyre and Sheridan.

The following members voted for the motion, Councillors J Cameron, Hughes, McEwan, McGurk, McNaughtan, Nicolson, Paterson and Shaw.

7 members having voted for the amendment and 8 members having voted for the motion, the motion was accordingly declared carried.

DECIDED: That the decision of the Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board on 16 March 2021 in relation to the report on the Renfrewshire Local Development Plan be not implemented and that it be agreed to remit the matter back to the Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board for further consideration.