To receive apologies for absence.

To approve and sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 28th November, 2003.

To receive details any details of Members nominated to attend the meeting in place of a Member of the Committee.

To receive any declarations of interest by Members in respect of items on the Agenda.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman.

To receive the attached report of the Northern Area Planning Sub-Committee.

To receive the attached report of the Central Area Planning Sub-Committee.

To receive the attached report of the Southern Area Planning Sub-Committee.

To consider a report regarding the proposed modification of a Planning Obligation.

Ward: Hagley

To consider the piloting of an evaluation process for determining the amenity value of trees and amend procedures to enable TPOs to be made urgently where necessary.

Wards: County-wide

To consider the proposals contained in PPS22 on Renewable Energy and recommend a response to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) to the Cabinet Member (Environment).

Wards: County-wide

To inform the Committee of the proposals contained in PPS11 on Regional Planning and PPS12 on Local Development Frameworks.

Wards: County-wide

To consider the Middleton on the Hill and Leysters, Pembridge and the Border Group Parish Plans for adoption as interim Supplementary Planning Guidance to the emerging Herefordshire Unitary Development Plan.

(copies of the documents are enclosed separately for Members of the Committee and in the Members Lounge at Brockington)

Wards: Mortimer, Pembridge and Lyonshall with Titley, Upton

To consider the accompanying Village Design Statement (VDS) for adoption as Supplementary Planning Guidance to the Malvern Hills District Local Plan.

(a copy of the document is enclosed separately for Members of the Committee and in the Members Lounge at Brockington)

Wards: Hope End