Agenda item

Members discussed the paper which set out future Board dates with proposals for discussion topics.

Key points included the following:

• A Member asked if alternative farming voices (such as the Nature Friendly Farming Network) could be invited to future meetings.
• Regarding planning reform for rural areas, a Member queried if the board could comment or be involved in the LGA response. The Chair said there could be a discussion in Lead Member meetings about those who can be invited to board meetings.
• A Member queried if second homes and holiday homes could be discussed at a future board meeting. Rebecca Cox, Principal Policy Adviser, replied that in the rural recognition, recovery, resilience and revitalisation paper that the board commissioned, there was a homes and built environment section that could be used as a template to review how some of those issues have developed over time. The Chair said the matter would be reviewed, including checking with the EEHT Board and would go to a future meeting.

Decision:

That Members agreed the forward plan