Planning is often a contentious part of a local council’s responsibilities. Whether it’s about building an extension to your home, a new supermarket being built in your area or a house converted into an HMO (house of multiple occupancy).

Local Council Planning Committees have to navigate the sometimes competing requirements of passion versus process.

• How does this actually work?
• What powers do the Council actually have?
• What say does your local Councillor have?
• Is it consistent & fair?
• What happens when it goes wrong?

What difference will the recent government changes make to the look, feel and efficacy of local planning committees?

To help us bust the myths we’re joined by Chair of Portsmouth City Council’s Planning Committee, Cllr Suzy Horton.

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Notices of Motion:

(links in each item take you to that item in the livestream from Portsmouth Democratic Services)

• 13a - Town & Country Planning (Proposer Hugh Mason. 2nd Suzy Horton)
• 13b - Military Families and the High Income Child Benefit Charge(Proposer Leonie Oliver. 2nd Steve Pitt)
• 13c - Preserving Portsmouth's Historic Title and Place in Local Government (Proposer Spencer Gardiner. 2nd Simon Bosher)
• 13d - Keeping Southsea Seafront Clean During the Summer Months (Proposer Charlotte Gerada. 2nd Mary Vallely) - NOT MOVED under standing order 33.
• 13e - Support for Portsmouth's UK City of Culture 2029 Bid (Proposer Steve Pitt. 2nd Graham Heaney, supported by Simon Bosher, Chris Dike)
• 13f - Celebrating Portsmouth's Centenary and Diversity (Proposer Charlotte Gerada. 2nd Steve Pitt) - NOT MOVED under standing order 33.

Agenda (PCC's Website)

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Parting is such sweet sorrow..

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..

Last PMQs before the summer recess, and Keir Starmer’s last PMQs as Prime Minister.

Will the weather be the only reason exchanges in the chamber are more heated than usual?

Join us as we react to the leaders’ questions. Support Pompey Politics Podcast

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Closing in early July, Havant Borough Council held a public consultation into whether Hayling Island and Emsworth should have their own parish councils.

So, in the face of upcoming local government reorganisation (LGR) seeing Havant Borough Council merged into a unitary authority covering Portsmouth, Havant, Fareham, Gosport & Waterlooville. Ahead of the ratification vote at Havant Borough Council meeting Wednesday July 15th, we ask:-

What is a parish council?

What powers does it have?

How is one formed?

How does it work?

What does it cost?

Is more democracy, less democracy?

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Join us as we review the deputy leaders’ questions PMQs as David Lammy steps in for Keir Starmer while the PM attends the NATO summit.

Facing him across the dispatch box, from the Conservatives; James Cleverly, from the Liberal Democrats, Daisy Cooper.

After last week’s energised and spirited performance from Keir Starmer, will this week’s PMQs be more of the same?

Which pressing political questions will the leaders of the opposition parties ask the PM?

Will they get straight answers?

Full PMQs on Parliament YouTube channel:

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Andy Burnham delivered a rousing speech from The Peoples’ History Museum in Manchester on Monday before supporters, MPs and reporters from the media.

For a man that’s all but certain to be the next prime minister, how did this compare in content and delivery to those from Keir Starmer?

❓Which parts gave you hope?

❓Which parts left you with questions?

❓Welcome changes in strategy or short in detail?

❓What do you think about the concept of a ‘number 10 for the north’?

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With the labour leadership contest to replace him opens July 9th (running till July 16th) and Parliament due to go into recess for the summer holidays on July 16th Time is running out for Keir Starmer.

How will Starmer do at the dispatch box facing Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch before being dispatched from office in under three weeks.

❓Who will fair better in today’s exchange?

❓Will the questions be worthy and relevant?

❓Will the answers be responses to the questions or something vaguely near the topic of the question?

❓Which other leaders will be challenging the Prime Minister for answers this week?

(clips of Parliament Channel Youtube)

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With Andy Burnham tipped to waltz into Downing Street in a few weeks, the seventh UK prime minister in since 2016 we ask -

❓Is the UK ungovernable ?

❓Are the public too hard to please?

❓Are parliamentary parties addicted to the drama of leadership coups?

❓Is First Past The Post failing to drive consensus and compromise in a divided nation?

❓Is the fickle faith in leaders a new thing?

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