This committee aims to help the council achieve its aim to manage the built and natural environments of a growing district in a sustainable way.

Councillors on this committee

There are 13 councillors on this committee. There is an informal proportionality agreement on this committee giving 8 Conservatives, 5 Liberal Democrats.

Membership

Chairman: Ashley Bond
Vice-Chairman: Andrew Cole

Councillors:

Jenny Bloom
Corry Cashman
Sue Chapple
Brian Foster
Derrick Isham
Steven Lambert
Steve Patrick
Joan Poole
Brian Roberts
Lindsay Rowlands
Keith Turner

Terms of reference of this committee

In contributing to managing the built and natural environment this committee aims to achieve the following outcomes:

A reduction in waste going to landfill.*

• Ensuring high quality, sustainable development, that minimises the impact on the environment.
• Public areas that are well maintained and enhanced.*

* Focus for investment and improvement in the medium term work programme.

In doing this the committee will undertake the overview and scrutiny function in relation to:

• policies and strategies of the council and other bodies which affect the physical development of Aylesbury Vale including land use and transportation
• assisting in the development of the council's planning policies (including the district-wide Local Plan and other plans for the use and development of land)
• assisting in the development of the council's community plan to promote the environmental well-being of Aylesbury Vale
• the provision, planning and management of the council's planning services, design services, cemeteries, waste management, street and toilet cleaning, parks and open spaces and countryside management
• the implementation of policy framework plans as they relate to the remit of this Committee Plans and Strategies which together comprise the Development Plan, Local Agenda 21 Strategy
• reviewing and reporting to the cabinet on the authority's performance against the best value performance plan as it relates to the remit of this committee
• all AVDC's licensing functions
• all AVDC's environmental health functions.

Date Updated: 16/05/08