Agenda

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Currently meetings are subject to change, postponement or cancellation.

Many meetings will be held virtually but Democratic Services will advise arrangements for individual meetings.

Committee Management System

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Members may wish to save this link on their computer or mobile devices. Queries concerning login and password details for the extranet should be addressed to the Democratic Services Manager.

Constitution

The Council’s Constitution is available at:

https://rds.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/ieListMeetings.aspx?CId=638&Info=1

Queries concerning the Constitution should be addressed to the Democratic Services Manager

ECC Highways Portal

Up to date details of all Highways work is available at:

https://www.essexhighways.org/Transport-and-Roads.aspx

Member Contact

Please be aware that all Member queries should be addressed to membercontact@eppingforestdc.gov.uk as this will ensure that your query or question is properly logged and chased up if you have not received a response within 5 days.

Would Members please note that, with the agreement of the Chairman, the postponed meeting of the Standards Committee on 3 September 2020 has been re-arranged for Tuesday 15 December 2020. This meeting will be a virtual meeting via Zoom and will commence at 7.00pm.

(Further Info:   Gary Woodhall            ext 4470).

In response to recent legal changes, the Council’s Flexible Secure tenancy Agreement has been amended with effect from Monday 24^th August 2020, to include a forfeiture and break clause.

This change is not retrospective.

In addition, both the Flexible Secure Tenancy Agreement and the Secure Tenancy Agreement now include a requirement for tenants to advise the Council should they acquire an interest in property. This is further to the Cabinet Decision on 20/07/2020.

Please send your queries to neighbourhoods@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

(Further information: Jackie Manning 01992 564000 ext 2709)

Please find attached slides from the recent Virtual Meeting and Webcasting Guide – Zoom.

With the permission of the Chairman the next scheduled meeting of the Full Licensing Committee has been put back from the 14^th October to 30^th November. This is to enable Licensing Officers to organise a consultation on the Licensing Act Policy and report the outcome back to a full committee for their agreement in order to formally change our Licensing Policy.

(Further information: Adrian Hendry ext.4246)

None this week

None this week

1.            Appeals Lodged

EPF/0661/20 The Old Waterworks Green Lane Nazeing EN9 6RS - Change of use of a former stable to B1 office/light industrial use – Written reps – Caroline Brown ext. 4182 (see linked Enforcement appeal below)

2.         Forthcoming Planning Inquiries/Hearings -

EPF/1649/17 – White Rose Curtis Mill Lane Stapleford Abbotts RM3 1HS – Re determination appeal by new Inspector- date to be arranged.

3.            Enforcement Appeals

ENF/0610/17 – The Old Waterworks Green Lane Nazeing EN9 6RS – Change of use of barns to residences – Written reps – Clare Munday ext. 4114 – (see linked planning appeal above)

4.            Appeal Decisions

EPF/1844/19 – Land adj. The Brambles Woodgreen Road Waltham Abbey EN9 3SD - Proposed construction of an infill new dwelling house of contemporary design – Dismissed

EPF/2728/19 -  Land to rear of 76 Weald Bridge Road North Weald, CM16 6ES - Proposed Demolition of existing former horticultural buildings & erection of x 3no. three bedroom dwellinghouses. (Revised application to EPF/1076/18) – Dismissed

5.         Tree Preservation Orders

None this week

6.         S106 Agreements

None this week

7.         Changes to Planning Systems

None this week

The notification of decisions taken by individual Portfolio Holders is no longer included in the Council Bulletin.

All members of the Council receive automatic email notification of the publication of each individual Portfolio Holder decision and the call-in period for each decision commences immediately. Members wishing to call-in a decision should complete the attached call-in form and return it to Democratic Services before the expiry of five working days following the publication date of the decision. Members should refer to the Constitution (Article 6 - Overview and Scrutiny) for the rules of call-in.