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Declaration of Interests To declare any personal / prejudicial interests for the purpose of Section 81(3) of the Local Government Act 2000 and paragraphs 8 to 12 of the Members’ Code of Conduct. Minutes: There were no declarations of interest.
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Apologies for Absence and Notification of Substitutes To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutes. Minutes: Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillor D Atkinson. Councillor P Grahame was in attendance as substitute.
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Call-In of Decision - Briefing Paper PDF 72 KB To receive and consider a report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development.
Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development informed Members of the Call In arrangements in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and the options of action available to the Board. It was reported that only the two following options were applicable to the Board:
§ Release the decision for implementation § Recommend that the decision be reconsidered
RESOLVED – That the report be noted.
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In accordance with Scrutiny Board Procedure Rules, to review a decision of the Executive Board regarding Long Term Burial Supply for North East Leeds; Whinmoor Grange Cemetery Design and Cost Report and Draft Whinmoor Grange Informal Planning Statement.
Additional documents:
Minutes: The report of the Head of Scrutiny and Member Development presented the background papers to a decision which had been called-in in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.
The following papers were included with the agenda:
The Chair welcomed the following to the meeting for this item:
Councillor R Procter addressed the meeting and raised the following concerns as part of the reason for calling in the decision:
Mr Evans raised the following concerns:
Councillor G Hall raised the following issues:
Mr Godson, a resident of Morwick Terrace addressed the meeting. He informed the Board of the following concerns:
In response to the comments and concerns raised, Martin Farrington addressed the meeting. He gave a full background and history to the cemetery proposals at Whinmoor Grange including the planning permission that was granted in 2002, and previous reports to Executive Board in 2006 and 2008. There was ... view the full minutes text for item 151. |
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Outcome of Call-In In accordance with Scrutiny Board Procedure Rules, to consider the Board’s formal conclusions and recommendation(s) arising from the consideration of the called-in decision.
Minutes: Members were asked to make a recommendation arising from the consideration of the called-in decision and reminded of the options available.
A proposal was made to the Board that the decision be referred back to the Executive Board because of the lack of consultation. There were also concerns regarding highways, drainage and landscape issues and the fact that the Executive Board had already agreed the release of £309,579 on the construction of a 5 acre cemetery at Whinmoor Grange (Scheme No 1358)
Following a vote of Board Members, it was:
RESOLVED – That the decision be referred back to Executive Board to be reconsidered.
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