To consider a presentation from the Director of Neighbourhoods.

The Committee received a presentation relating to the Play Strategy that was currently in development. The Strategy would be a 10 year strategy and was needed to:

•              To move management methods from reacting to circumstances to a planned and progressive method;

•              To enable Councillors inform the actions of Officers;

•              For new s106 legal processes at the Planning Application stage;

•              Everyone pulling together to achieve the shared aims.

The Committee was given an outline of some initial proposals for the Township and the next steps in the process would be:

•              Consultation with Townships to agree Township specific action plans within the wider strategy;

•              Township agree actions on any decisions around existing over and under provision and cross Ward boundary decisions;

•              Adopting the strategy via report to Cabinet;

•              Ongoing review process with Township / Ward Members so the action plan for the Township is kept up to date.

It was noted that site visits could be undertaken with Ward Members to discuss any particular issues in each ward.

Resolved:

1.    That the presentation be noted.

Eligible for call in – no

To consider a presentation from the Director of Neighbourhoods.

Resolved:

1.    That the Play Strategy Presentation be withdrawn from the Agenda and deferred until a future meeting of the Committee.