Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

[F1 PART 2 E+W ADMINISTRATION

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2A inserted (6.9.2015 for specified purposes, 5.10.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Planning (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 4), s. 58(2)(b)(4)(b), Sch. 1 para. 1; S.I. 2015/1736, art. 2(b)

Staff E+W

11 (1) A strategic planning panel may employ staff. E+W

(2) The panel's staff are to be employed on such terms and conditions (including terms and conditions relating to remuneration, allowances and pensions) as the panel may determine.

Delegation E+W

12 (1) A strategic planning panel may delegate a function to— E+W

(a) a committee of the panel;

(b) a member of the panel;

(c) a member of the panel's staff.

(2) But the panel may not delegate—

(a) a function under paragraph 4,

(b) the function of deciding whether a strategic development plan (or a revision of such a plan) is ready for independent examination, or

(c) the function of adopting a strategic development plan (or a revision of such a plan).

(3) The delegation of a function does not affect—

(a) the panel's responsibility for the exercise of the function, or

(b) the panel's ability to exercise the function.

Voting rights E+W

13 E+W A nominated member of a strategic planning panel is not entitled to vote at meetings of the panel or any of its committees.

Procedure E+W

14 (1) A strategic planning panel must make standing orders regulating its procedure. E+W

(2) The standing orders must specify a quorum for meetings of the panel, which must include at least half of the local planning authority members.

(3) A strategic planning panel—

(a) may revise its standing orders, and

(b) must publish the current version of its standing orders.

(4) The validity of anything done by a strategic planning panel is not affected by—

(a) a vacancy among its members, or

(b) a defect in the appointment of a member.

Access to meetings E+W

15 (1) A meeting of a strategic planning panel must be open to the public, except during any item of business from which the panel excludes the public. E+W

(2) The circumstances (if any) in which the public may be excluded from a meeting must be set out in the panel's standing orders.

(3) Before each meeting of a strategic planning panel, the panel must publish notice of the meeting.

(4) The notice must state—

(a) the time and place of the meeting, and

(b) the business to be considered at the meeting (other than items during which the public is to be excluded).

(5) The panel must also publish any reports or other documents to be considered by the panel at the meeting (other than those relating to items during which the public is to be excluded).

(6) As soon as practicable after each meeting of a strategic planning panel, the panel must publish a record of the business at the meeting that was open to the public.]