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| PBC Leader Mohammed Iqbal (Labour) |
Pendle Borough Council has confirmed that the decision to approve planning permission for an unauthorised home extension in Nelson, has been suspended.
Following the controversial decision by Pendle Borough Council Leader, Mohammed Iqbal (Labour), to use his reserved powers to go against planning advice at the Policy & Resources Committee (30.1.2020), a number of Councillors have written to Pendle's Corporate Director, Philip Mousdale, to 'call in' the decision for reconsideration.
The owner of the property, on St Pauls Rd, Nelson, had applied for retrospective planning permission after erecting a large home extension. However, Pendle's planning dept recommended refusal on the basis that it failed to adhere to local planning policies and would leave the Council open to other similar developments.
The Council's Constitution states:
When a decision is made by the Policy and Resources Committee, the decision shall be published by electronic means normally within 1 day of being made.
All members of the Council will be notified of all decisions within the same timescale by the Corporate Director. That notification will specify that the decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after the publication of the decision, unless it is called in.
Within 3 days of notification any three members of the Council (representing at least two of the political groups) may sign and deliver to the Corporate Director a call-in notice stating why they feel that the decisions should be considered further.
Party Group Leaders - Mohammed Iqbal (Labour), David Whipp (Lib Dem) and Nadeem Ahmed (Conservative) - will now discuss and decide if the decision should go back to the next Policy & Resources meeting for reconsideration.
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| From Pendle BC's Constitution |