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COVID-19 - Business and Planning Act 2020

Urgent delegations are needed to put in place an authorisation process for pavement licensing applications and other measures arising from the Business and Planning Bill which is currently being rushed through parliament.

Decision type: Non-key

Decision status: For Determination

Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/07/2020

Special urgency notice

This item is subject to the Special Urgency procedure. It is proposed to take a key decision on the decision date shown below. It would be impracticable to defer the decision until it has been included on the next Forward Plan and it is not possible to proceed under the General Exception procedure by virtue of the date by which it is proposed to take this decision. The Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission has agreed to the use of the Special Urgency procedure in this case.

Reason for urgency:
The Bill is due to be enacted imminently and will introduce a shorter consultation period for a local authority to make a decision on a pavement licence application which does not reasonably allow for a committee meeting. If a decision is not made in this time the licence is deemed to have been granted for a year (but not beyond 30 September 2021).

Decision due: 2 Jul 2020 by Standards and Audit Committee

Lead member: Cabinet Member - Governance

Lead director: Local Government and Regulatory Law Manager

Department: Cabinet Member for Governance

Contact: Gerard Rogers Email: gerard.rogers@chesterfield.gov.uk Tel: 01246 345310, Stephen Oliver Email: stephen.oliver@chesterfield.gov.uk Tel: 01246 345313.

Key decision No.: 179

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