Agenda

Place, Economic Growth and Environment Scrutiny Board - Thursday, 24th July, 2025 6.00 pm

Venue: Lees Suite, Civic Centre, Oldham, West Street, Oldham, OL1 1NL. View directions

Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies For Absence
2.	Urgent Business Urgent business, if any, introduced by the Chair
3.	Declarations of Interest To Receive Declarations of Interest in any Contract or matter to be discussed at the meeting.
4.	Public Question Time To receive Questions from the Public, in accordance with the Council’s Constitution.
5.	Minutes of Previous Place, Economic Growth and Environment Scrutiny Board Meeting PDF 256 KB The Minutes of the meeting of the Place, Economic Growth and Environment Scrutiny Board held on 12^th June 2025 are attached for approval.
6.	Open Space Interim Planning Position Paper PDF 339 KB View the background to item 6. A report of the Statutory Deputy Leader and Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods that seeks approval for the publication of the Open Space Interim Planning Position Paper on the council’s website. Additional documents: Open Space Interim Planning Position Paper (2025) , item 6. PDF 348 KB
7.	Work Programme PDF 348 KB To consider the Scrutiny Board’s Work Programme for 2025/26
8.	Key Decision Document PDF 227 KB
9.	Call-in Procedure PDF 62 KB View the background to item 9. The Scrutiny Board is asked to note the Call-in Procedure
10.	Creating a Better Place - Update PDF 3 MB View the background to item 10. A report that updating on the Creating a Better Place Programme
11.	Exclusion of the Press and Public View the background to item 11. To consider that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business, pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that discussions may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, under paragraph 3 as defined in the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.
12.	Creating a Better Place - Update View the reasons why item 12. is restricted View the background to item 12. The Scrutiny Board is requested to note the Call-in request and to consider the recommendations, in the confidential report, that were approved by Cabinet on 16^th June 2025 (minute 11 refers) and which were subsequently called-in by Councillors Kenyon and Al-Hamdani. The confidential report considered by the Cabinet on 16^th June 2025, the associated appendices and the Call-in form received from Councillors Kenyon and Al-Hamdani are attached, for Member’s consideration.
13.	Greater Manchester Joint Minerals and Waste Plan: Decision Making Process PDF 237 KB View the background to item 13. A report of the Statutory Deputy Leader and Cabinet member for Neighbourhoods that seeks approval to delegate to AGMA Executive Board the formulating and preparing of a joint development plan document with the other 9 Greater Manchester councils. Additional documents: Cabinet EIA Minerals , item 13. PDF 312 KB