At the Vale full council meeting on 11 May 16, Cabinet member for Leisure, Cllr Charlotte Dickson, was away. Today she provided a written answer to the question submitted by Cllr Judy Roberts. 

(A few months ago, the leader of council, Cllr Matthew Barber, assured the Vale’s Scrutiny Committee that there had been no loss of performance or service delivery by the planning team due to their ongoing recruitment and retention challenges.)

Question

Could the Cabinet member please explain the reasons for the delay in publication of the Village and Community Halls Survey, which was due in July 2015?

Written answer

The surveys of community and village halls formed part of the work that consultants carried out on the joint playing pitch strategy and associated work. We have received draft reports from the consultants and, as reported to Council in July 2015, we were on track to complete by the end of 2015. 

However, due to the demands of the Local Plan Examination, both in preparation and participation, during last autumn and winter/spring this year, a review of the work has been delayed. 

This work is now re-programmed for late spring/summer.