Agenda and decisions

To receive any apologies for absence and notification of substitutions.

To approve the minutes from the previous meeting.

To receive and note any declarations of interests in respect of any matters included on the agenda for consideration at this meeting.

(The other registrable interests of Councillors of Somerset Council, arising from membership of City, Town or Parish Councils and other Local Authorities will automatically be recorded in the minutes: City, Town & Parish Twin Hatters - Somerset Councillors 2023 )

The Chair to advise the Committee of any items on which members of the public have requested to speak and advise those members of the public present of the details of the Council’s public participation scheme.

For those members of the public who have submitted any questions or statements, please note, a three minute time limit applies to each speaker.

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The Committee are asked to note the update report.

Resolved that the Strategic Planning Committee noted the report and further requested that an interim update be provided on the service performance.

The Committee are asked to note the update report.

Resolved that the Strategic Planning Committee noted:-

a)    The content of the report and the activity across the three affected river catchments that feed into the Somerset Levels and Moors (Tone, Parrett, and Brue) which continued to unlock the delivery of housing and affected development to ensure nutrient neutrality.

b)    The spend to date from the Local Nutrient Mitigation Capital Funding to deliver nutrient mitigation schemes in line with grant conditions.

c)    In order to demonstrate progress on phosphate related matters a further up-date report to be provided to this Committee in March 2025.