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RESOLVED: That subject to the amendment, the minutes of the meeting held on 21 February 2024 be approved as a correct record.
The Chair explained the process for determining the application and the order of speakers. During introductions, he advised that the applicant’s representatives had been invited to the meeting and provided with the agenda, however they were not present.
The nomination for Councillor Rosetta Dolphin to be appointed Vice-Chair was carried. No further nominations were received. RESOLVED: That Councillor Rosetta Dolphin be appointed Vice-Chair of the Committee.
None.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That subject to the amendment, the minutes of the meeting held on 21 February 2024 be approved as a correct record.
The minutes were approved, subject to an amendment on minute number 10 to include within the resolution the agreement for site visits to be arranged prior to hearings. Matters Arising - On minute number 9, it was confirmed that a request had been emailed to Welsh Government on the provision of funding towards the cost of the new licensing scheme for ‘Special Procedures’. RESOLVED: That subject to the amendment, the minutes of the meeting held on 21 February 2024 be approved as a correct record.
In response to a question, it was clarified that the Chief Officer (Governance) had advised that the entire item should be considered in closed session to enable fit and proper deliberations. RESOLVED: That the press and public be excluded from the meeting as the following item was considered to be exempt by virtue of paragraphs 12 and 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).
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