Decision details

(i) The Chief Executive (or nominated deputy) to exercise delegated authority to amend the Council’s Constitution as detailed in Annex 1 in respect of the Business and Planning Act 2020 (the Act) for:

a. Authorised officers to receive, consider and determine pavement licence applications and enforce and revoke pavement licences where necessary including the recovery of costs;
b. Authorised officers to set, vary and review conditions to be attached to pavement licences
c. Licensing Sub Committee to consider and determine ‘off’ sales licenced review applications from responsible authorities and interested parties.
d. Authorised officers to receive, consider and determine applications for extensions to construction working hours and planning application implementation periods.
e. This amendment to the Council’s Constitution to be in force until 30 September 2021 or other date as set out in the Act or subsequent related legislation.
f. The Chief Executive’s nominated deputy to be Luci Mould (in her absence, the deputy will be a Director of the Council).

To ensure the Council is ready to set conditions, receive, determine and act on pavement licence applications and licences, under the Act and authorise the Licensing Sub Committee to consider determine ‘off sales’ Review applications.
It will also allow the Council to receive, determine and act on the new planning process arising from the Act.

This is an urgent non-executive decision.