Agenda and minutes

21.1     The Lead Member confirmed as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on 21 February 2017.

22.1     Reports referred to in the minutes below are contained in the minute book.

Report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health

23.1     The Leader and Lead Member for Strategic Management and Economic Development considered a report by the Director of Adult Social Care and Health.

DECISION

23.2     RESOLVED to (1) agree the Strategic Investment Plan as set out in Appendix 1 of the report; and

(2) agree that authority is delegated to the Strategic Commissioning Board to make any subsequent amendments to the Strategic Investment Plan as set out in the report.

Reasons

23.3     The Strategic Investment Plan will enable the County Council and Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford CCG and Hastings and Rother CCG to align the health and social care investment to deliver the transformation in how care is provide across the East Sussex Better Together footprint and establish a clinically and financially sustainable system. 

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

24.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.

DECISION

24.2     RESOLVED to (1) inform the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) that the County Council welcomes the ability to increase planning application fees by 20%; and

(2) recommend to Full Council that the increased planning application fees are applied from the date they are confirmed for implementation by DCLG.

Reasons

24.3     The DCLG wrote to all Local Planning Authorities to ask whether or not they would wish to apply the increased fees, which are set by regulation.  The proposal to increase planning application fees has been put to all members of the Planning Committee, and both the Chair and Vice Chair have expressed their support for the proposal.