Agenda and minutes

The Mayor to report apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs Brian Adams, Martin Lear, Kika Mirylees, Sam Pritchard, Stefan Reynolds, Simon Thornton and Bob Upton.

To receive from Members, declarations of interest in relation to any items included on the agenda for this meeting in accordance with the Waverley Code of Local Government Conduct.

Cllr Mike Band declared a non-pecuniary interest as a Wonersh Parish Councillor and Waverley’s representative on the Surrey Hills AONB Board – both organisations having submitted comments on the Local Plan Documents.  Cllr John Gray declared a similar  interest as a member of Dunsfold Parish Council who had also submitted comments on the Local Plan.

To receive the minute of the Executive meeting held earlier in the evening on 29 November 2016, relating to the Waverley Borough Local Plan Part I – Submission (Agenda Item 9) – to be tabled .

The full report, including Annexes 1 and 2, was circulated to all members of the Council with the agenda for the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 21 November 2016 and members are asked to retain this pack of papers and bring it with them for reference at the Extraordinary Council meeting.

The minute of the Executive meeting held earlier in the evening, relating to the Local Plan Item only, had been tabled. All members of the Council had received the full officer report relating to the Local Plan Part I, along with the observations from the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting held on 21 November 2016, the GL Hearn response to representations on the SHMA, a breakdown of affordable housing need, additional proposed minor modifications to the Local Plan and an update on the Infrastructure Delivery Schedule, in advance of the meeting.  The minutes were moved by the Chairman of the Executive and duly seconded.

On moving to the recommendations, it was proposed, and supported by five further councillors, that a recorded vote be taken for the two recommendations as set out in the report.  The voting was as follows:-

For (41)

Cllr Mike Band, Cllr Andrew Bolton, Cllr Maurice Byham, Cllr Carole Cockburn, Cllr Jim Edwards, Cllr Patricia Ellis, Cllr David Else, Cllr Jenny Else, Cllr Mary Foryszewski, Cllr John Fraser, Cllr Michael Goodridge, Cllr Tony Gordon-Smith, Cllr Ged Hall, Cllr Jill Hargreaves, Cllr Val Henry, Cllr Christiaan Hesse, Cllr Mike Hodge, Cllr Nicholas Holder, Cllr David Hunter, Cllr Simon Inchbald, Cllr Peter Isherwood, Cllr Anna James, Cllr Carole King, Cllr Denise Le Gal, Cllr Denis Leigh, Cllr Andy MacLeod, Cllr Peter Martin, Cllr Tom Martin, Cllr Stephen Mulliner, Cllr Nabeel Nasir,  Cllr Libby Piper, Cllr Julia Potts, Cllr Wyatt Ramsdale, Cllr David Round, Cllr Jeanette Stennett, Cllr Stewart Stennett, Cllr Chris Storey, Cllr Ross Welland, Cllr Liz Wheatley, Cllr John Ward, Cllr Nick Williams.

Against (1)

Cllr Jerry Hyman.

Abstentions (5)

Cllr Kevin Deanus, Cllr John Gray, Cllr Robert Knowles, Cllr Richard Seaborne and Cllr John Williamson.

RESOLVED  that the minute of the Executive meeting relating to the Local Plan Submission, held on 29 November, be approved and the recommendations contained therein adopted.