EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
Notice under The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012
On the 28 September 2023 County Council intends to hold a meeting of the Leader and Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development at which the following item will be considered: Gatwick Airport Limited (GAL) - Gatwick Northern Runway Project (NRP) and the current Development Consent Order (DCO) application.
The purpose of the item is:
Consideration of the potential impacts of Gatwick’s Northern Runway Project (NRP) on East Sussex, and how the Council will respond to application in the different stages of the Development Consent Order (DCO) process.
Under the requirements of Regulation 9 of The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 the Council is required to give 28 days’ notice of a key decision identified within the scope of these regulations. It is considered that item referred to above would be a key decision and for the reasons of urgency outlined below, compliance is considered impracticable, and an exception to Regulation 9 is therefore sought under Regulation 10 of the above Regulations. It is considered impracticable to comply with the requirements of The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 because:
Gatwick have issued a section 56 notice for their DCO which means the timescales to agree a response are limited.
Accordingly a copy of this notice shall be available pursuant to Regulation 5(6) for at least 5 clear days prior to 28 September 2023.
Date: 13 September 2023