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The agenda report for this item is for the Council to note the urgent decision made to recruit two new principal planning officer posts and one additional planning officer post to the Planning Policy team prior to the annual budget setting process being considered by the Cabinet and the Council.

The Council considered the report circulated with the agenda for this meeting.

Mrs Hamilton pointed out that the agenda report for this item was for the Council only to note the urgent decision made to recruit two new principal planning officer posts and one additional planning officer post to the Planning Policy team prior to the annual budget-setting process being considered by the Cabinet and the Council.

The report was presented by Mrs Taylor (Cabinet Member for Planning Services), who explained the position by summarising sections 3, 4, 6 and 8.  

In reply to a member’s question about what response had been received to any advertisement yet placed, Mrs Taylor said that one officer had been appointed and the other two posts were being publicised.  

On behalf of the Council Mrs Hamilton confirmed the formal noting of the urgent decision which had been made to recruit two new principal planning officer posts and one additional planning officer post to the Planning Policy team prior to the annual budget-setting process being considered by the Cabinet and the Council.