The Chairman informed Council that three notices of motion had been submitted as a matter of urgency. The first notice of motion was submitted by Councillors RJ Phillips and JP French:

This Council affirms that the sustainable future for our City and County depends on creating more and better paid jobs, significantly increasing the number of homes, particularly affordable, improving leisure and shopping and procuring the supporting infrastructure.  This must include another bridge crossing over the Wye and relief roads for Hereford and Leominster.

The Chairman ruled that the motion was urgent as it relates to matter that have generated much public interest.

The second notice of motion has been submitted by Councillors MAF Hubbard, DJ Benjamin, JD Woodward and MD Lloyd-Hayes:

Herefordshire Council calls on the Executive to suspend, defer and/or delay the current proposals for retail development on the cattle market and the related link road, to provide time for the council to reconsider the development of Hereford city.

We believe that whatever the original merits of such proposals, the economic crisis has fundamentally altered what is possible and what is desirable.

We ask the Executive to urgently examine regeneration measures that will enhance the historic core of the city; support and enhance existing businesses; promote urgently needed, affordable and sustainable housing; improve public transport and the public realm; provide new and imaginative civic amenities; and encourage new leisure facilities, particularly for younger citizens.

The Chairman ruled urgency on the Motion as, similar to the first notice, the issues had generated recent public interest. As Council had been invited to suspend, delay or defer a current proposal, the motion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

The third notice of motion was submitted by Councillors AT Oliver and WLS Bowen

With reference to the Council’s objective to reduce CO2 emissions as set out in the Local Development Framework, Herefordshire Council recognises that it is a vital part of this strategy that all new buildings, whether houses, offices or industrial, should be low/zero carbon buildings, incorporating the best available technology, including renewable energy generation on site.  All new developments of 10 Houses or more should have to include energy from renewable sources on site.  As part of Herefordshire Council’s commitment to combat climate change this policy should be adopted at the earliest opportunity.

The Chairman ruled that the notice was not urgent, although its contents would be noted in order for a debate to take place when the Local Development Framework is considered in the future.

Notice One