Agenda and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Beal, Crofts and Dickinson.

To approve the minutes of the previous meeting.

RESOLVED: The minutes from the previous meeting were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Please indicate if there are any interests which should be declared.  A declaration of interest should indicate the nature of the interest (if not already declared on the Register of Interests) and the agenda item to which it relates.  If a disclosable pecuniary interest is declared, the Member should withdraw from the room whilst the matter is discussed.

Those declarations apply to all Members present, whether the Member is part of the meeting, attending to speak as a local Member on an item or simply observing the meeting from the public seating area.

There was none.

To consider any business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair proposes to accept as urgent under Section 100(b)(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1972.

There was none.

Members wishing to speak pursuant to Standing Order 34 should inform the Chair of their intention to do so and what items they wish to be heard before a decision on that item is taken.  

Councillor Moriarty.

If any.

There was none.

No questions had been submitted in advance of the meeting.

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RESOLVED: The Panel’s Work Programme and Cabinet Forward Decision List was noted.

To note that the next meeting of the Regeneration & Development Panel is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 29^th November 2023 at 6.00pm in the Town Hall.

The next meeting of the Regeneration and Development Panel would be held on Tuesday 29^th November 2023 at 6.00pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall.

To consider passing the following resolution:

“That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act”.

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RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act, 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

The Chair asked the Panel to consider how they could influence policy going forward relating to transport.

The Panel discussed issues faced in the area relating to transport and ways that these could be alleviated.

The Panel broke out into groups to look at options for rail, buses, walking and cycling and fed back their ideas to the Panel.

Officers thanked the Panel for their suggestions and agreed to consider them in future plans and projects as appropriate.