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The Chair provided the following verbal update to Members:

•         Attended 6 briefing sessions with the Deputy Chair and the Chief Executive

•         Attended one Resource Committee on 24 April

•         Attended 2 Planning Committees in April and May and 1 Site Visit

•         Attended 1 Chairs and Vice Chairs Meeting on 14 April

•         Attended 2 National Park England’s Director’s monthly briefing sessions with the Chair and the Executive Director of National Parks England (NPE) and is seeking to circulate the monthly NPE newsletter to update Members on NPE initiatives

•         2 Local Plan Steering Group Meetings on 31 March and 15 May, the latter of which was to agree the contents of the Draft Plan that was being brought to Members Forum later on today

•         The Chair with the Chief Executive planted a sapling from the Sycamore Gap tree on 17 April

•         Also on 17 April with the Head of Planning and Conservation the Chair had met with Lord Deben regarding the sustainability elements in the proposes new town at Adlington to consider open space provision within any settlement to mitigate potential future impact on the National Park

•         On 23 April met with a Planning Inspectorate Inspector alongside the Chair of Planning/Chair of the Local Plan Steering Group and Officers. Early opinion on the Draft Local Plan was given with advice on some areas such as housing

•         Attended the Bakewell Conversation Panel on 20 May with the Head of Planning and Conservation which included the County Council, District Council and local Police which had been called by the Bakewell Mayor.  The meeting was well attended.

Clarification was given by the Chair to Members that the meeting with the Planning Inspectorate had not been with the Inspector who would be undertaking the review of the Local Plan.

10:10 The Monitoring Officer joined the meeting