The planning application on this site has been the subject of a decision by the Secretary of State. There is a window of opportunity to pursue a High Court Challenge in respect of that decision, which is due to expire on 12 October 2016.
There are a number of issues which need to be taken into account in deciding whether there is any merit in seeking to challenge the Secretary of State and the Cabinet will be looking to consider the options. This necessitates arranging an extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet to look at the issues and decide on the best course of action. There is no other Cabinet meeting at which this could have been taken for consideration, given the timeframe.
Given the timeframe that is being worked to, it has not been possible to provide for 28 days notice of the decision. Under the Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Council’s Constitution, paragraph 16.1 relates to a Key Decision (which this is) and requires that where the normal procedure cannot be followed, the Chairman of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee is to be informed as to why the taking of the decision cannot be reasonably deferred. This has been undertaken accordingly.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: FH - significant in terms of its effect on communities;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/09/2016
Decision due: 11 Oct 2016 by Forest Heath Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Lance Stanbury lance.stanbury@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Contact: Steven Wood, Head of Planning and Growth.
Type of Decision: (KD) This decision would potentially be significant in terms of its effect on the local community.
Documents to be submitted: Report to Cabinet