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Meeting Details

Meeting Summary

Committee:

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Date/Time:

23 Apr 2026 - 18:30 to 21:21

Status:

Occurred

Venue:

Deben Conference Room, East Suffolk House

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Attendance
Visitors
Declarations of Interests

Documents

Agenda Contents (186Kb)
Agenda Document Pack - Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 23/04/2026 (3053Kb)

Agenda

Meeting Details

MeetingDetails

Members are invited to a Meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

to be held in the Deben Conference Room, East Suffolk House, Melton

on Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 6.30pm

This meeting will be broadcast to the public via the East Suffolk YouTube Channel at https://youtube.com/live/3xax5VENpYo?feature=share

Please note that this agenda has been updated to include the two items originally marked to follow, namely the Minutes and Matters Arising Update Sheet.

Open To The Public

1 Apologies for Absence and Substitutions

2 Declarations of Interest

Members and Officers are invited to make any declarations of interests, and the nature of that interest, that they may have in relation to items on the Agenda and are also reminded to make any declarations at any stage during the Meeting if it becomes apparent that this may be required when a particular item or issue is considered.

Minutes (220Kb)

To confirm the Minutes of the Meeting held on 29 January 2026 as a correct record.

Matters Arising Update Sheet (162Kb)

To note the Matters Arising Update Sheet relating to the Minutes of the meeting on 29 January 2026.

5 Review of the Planning Advisory Service (PAS) Report

Report of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Planning and Coastal Management

Review of the Planning Advisory Service (PAS) Report (292Kb)
1. Appendix A - Planning Advisory Service - ESC Planning Committee Review September 2025 (802Kb)
2. Appendix B - Strategic Planning Committee Report ES-2773 (361Kb)

East Suffolk Planning Alliance Response to PAS Report (120Kb)

At the request of the East Suffolk Planning Alliance (ESPA) Affiliates, the Committee is asked to consider their formal response to the PAS review and the accompanying documents they have submitted.

Community Engagement Group notes 3 February 2026 (102Kb)
PAS Response to ESPA submission (154Kb)

Cabinet Member Scrutiny Session - Planning and Coastal Management (142Kb)

To consider the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Planning and Coastal Management's response to the pre-set questions.

Update Report on Committee Recommendations 2025-26 (208Kb)

To receive the latest Update Report on Committee Recommendations made in the 2025/26 Municipal Year.

8 Overview and Scrutiny Committee's Work Programme

To receive any updates in relation to the Committee's Work Programme.

Exempt/Confidential

There are no Exempt or Confidential items for this Agenda.

Meeting Documents

ORIGINAL Agenda Document Pack - Overview and Scrutiny Committee - 23_04_2026 (2654Kb)

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members

Name
Councillor Edward Back
Councillor Robert Cawley
Councillor Dan Clery
Councillor Louise Gooch
Councillor Mark Jepson
Councillor Ruth Leach
Councillor Geoff Lynch
Councillor Mike Ninnmey
Councillor Edward Thompson

Attended - Other Members

Name
Councillor Julia Ewart
Councillor Alan Green
Councillor Mark Packard

Apologies

Name	Reason for Sending Apology	Substituted By
Councillor Seamus Bennett
Councillor Mike Deacon		Councillor Alan Green
Councillor Stephen Molyneux
Councillor Sarah Plummer

Absent

Name	Reason for Absence	Substituted By
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member Name	Item Ref.	Details	Nature of Declaration	Action
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors

Other Members present: Councillor Seamus Bennett, Councillor Sarah Plummer

Officers present: Sarah Davis (Democratic Services Officer), Lorraine Fitch (Democratic Services Manager), Martyn Fulcher (Head of Energy Planning and Coastal Management), Nick Khan (Strategic Director), Alli Stone (Democratic Services Officer), Ben Woolnough (Head of Planning and Building Control)