Agenda item

To deal with questions, if any, received under Council Procedure Rule 11.

The Chairman of Planning Applications Committee, Councillor Edward Hawkins, provided a detailed response to Councillor Helen Whitcroft on the reasons and circumstances that had led to the Council’s recent decision not to defend a planning appeal at Chapel Lane, Bagshot. In response to a supplementary question from Councillor Whitcroft, he undertook to provide a written response with details on the estimated costs incurred by the Council for the work it had undertaken to defend the appeal and the anticipated costs that would be claimed by the developer.

The Finance Portfolio Holder, Councillor David Lewis, responded to a question from Councillor Morgan Rise on the reserves that would need to be used to fill the funding gap caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and the financial preparation undertaken to mitigate any future potential lockdown in Surrey Heath. In response, he advised on the Government grants and retail discounts; the review of spend and income to date in the current financial year, against the budget set in February 2020; and the 2021/22 budget preparation work.  Councillor Lewis undertook to provide a written response to Councillor Rise’s supplementary question on the sustainability of the use of reserves.