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  • Agenda, decisions and minutes

    Joint Planning Policy Committee - Friday, 28th May, 2021 10.00 am

    • Attendance details
    • Agenda frontsheet PDF 295 KB
    • Agenda reports pack PDF 611 KB
    • Printed decisions PDF 124 KB
    • Printed minutes PDF 199 KB

    Venue: Cyfarfod Rhithiol / Virtual Meeting. View directions

    Contact: Rebeca Jones  01286 679890

    Items
    No. Item

    1.

    ELECT CHAIR

    To elect Chair for 2021 / 2022

    Decision:

    TO ELECT COUNCILLOR RICHARD DEW AS CHAIR FOR THE JOINT PLANNING POLICY COMMITTEE 2021 / 22

     

    Minutes:

    Cllr Richard Dew was elected as Chair of the Joint Planning Policy Committee for the period 2021 - 2022

    2.

    ELECT VICE CHAIR

    To elect Vice-chair for 2021 / 2022

    Decision:

    TO ELECT COUNCILLOR GARETH GRIFFITH AS VICE CHAIR OF THE JOINT PLANNING POLICY COMMITTEE 2021 / 22

     

    Minutes:

    Cllr Gareth Griffith was elected as Vice-chair of the Joint Planning Policy Committee for the period 2021 - 2022.

    3.

    APOLOGIES

    To receive any apologies for absence

    Minutes:

    None to note

    4.

    DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

    To receive any declaration of personal interest.

    Minutes:

    None to note

    5.

    URGENT BUSINESS

    To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration.

    Minutes:

    No urgent items were received.

    6.

    MINUTES pdf icon PDF 114 KB

    The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this committee held 12th March 2021 be signed as a true record.

    Minutes:

    The minutes of the Committee held on 12 March 2021 were accepted as a true record.

    7.

    THE JOINT PLANNING POLICY COMMITTEE’S FINAL ACCOUNTS pdf icon PDF 222 KB

    To submit the Senior Finance Manager’s report (Gwynedd Council)

    Decision:

    DECISION:

     

    Receive and approve the information

    • Revenue Income and Expenditure Account for 2020/21
    • Annual Return for the Year Ended 31 March 2021

     

    Minutes:

    A report was presented by Ffion Madog Evans (Senior Finance Manager), which responded to a statutory requirement under Section 12 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004, to report specifically on the annual statement of accounts of the Joint Planning Policy Committee. As the turnover of the Service is lower than £2.5m, it is considered to be a smaller Local Government Body, and as such is required to complete an accounts statement return provided by Audit Wales to meet the statutory requirements.

     

    Reference was made to Appendix 1 that included the out-turn report and explained the final position of the Service's revenue income and expenditure for 2020/21. It was highlighted that the budget could be seen in the first column, with the expenditure in the second column. The overspend or underspend was shown in the third column. It was noted that the expenditure for 2020/21 was £49,239 lower than the available budget, and therefore the required contribution from Gwynedd and Anglesey Councils could be reduced to £218,326 each, which was a reduction of over £24,600 compared to the budget. It was further noted that the reserve fund would not need to be used.

     

    In examining the figures per heading in detail, the impact of Covid-19 and the lockdown was evident on the figure and the various headings within the budget, as staff worked from home, which was a consistent picture across the Councils.

     

    It was noted that the accounts had already been sent to the attention of the External Auditors, Audit Wales. An amended version would only be presented to the Committee on 24 October 2021 if there was a need to make any amendments following the audit. The Joint Planning Policy Committee was asked to accept and approve the accounts for 2020/21, and the Chair was asked to sign the electronic form on page 12.

     

    Matters Raised

     

    ·         The monthly overspend of £48,000 was questioned, as it appeared to be exceptionally high.

    ·         It was noted that the figures appeared to be reasonable, and that the financial impact and implications were obvious, namely the fact that staff were working from home, and that office costs and travelling costs were reduced. Furthermore it was noted that good use had been made of the Service's resources (staff), in order to maintain specific work tasks.

    ·         It was noted that the balance appeared to be high, and the reason for this was questioned.

    ·          It was acknowledged that significant expenditure would be required to undertake the Plan review, and it was asked whether consideration should be given to increasing the budget.

    ·         A question was asked about why the language of communication on the Annual Return had been chosen as English. 3 Response

    ·         It was confirmed that the £49,000 was an underspend over the year (not an overspend), and as a result, the financial contributions  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.

     

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