Explanatory note

This Order establishes a joint committee for the areas of the City of Lincoln and districts of North Kesteven and West Lindsey (known collectively as Central Lincolnshire). The constituent authorities are City of Lincoln Council, Lincolnshire County Council, North Kesteven District Council and West Lindsey District Council.

Article 3 of the Order constitutes the joint committee as the local planning authority for Central Lincolnshire for the purposes of Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Together with article 4 it provides for the joint committee to exercise the functions of a local planning authority in relation to the preparation, submission and revision of a joint local development scheme and of such local development documents as may be specified or agreed. Article 4(2) modifies section 15 of that Act so as to require the joint committee to submit their local development scheme to the Secretary of State not later than 15th January 2010.

Articles 5 to 11 deal with membership and voting rights, disqualification, tenure of office, sub-committees, meetings and proceedings, secondments and expenses.

The Schedule to the Order makes further provision as to meetings and proceedings of the joint committee and enables the joint committee to make standing orders for the regulation of its proceedings.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.