Councillor Caroline Leaver

...to address a cross-boundary planning application for a solar farm, the Council approved the formation of a Joint Planning Committee with Torridge District Council, comprising nine councillors from North Devon and nine from Torridge, and delegated authority to officers to agree on the committee's terms of reference, while also agreeing to review the political balance of its committees.

... that the Council noted the report on Local Government Reorganisation, provided comment on preferred next steps subject to the availability of ongoing work results, and acknowledged work on both the 1:4:5 model and options with a more North Devon focus.

...to ensure appropriate action is taken to allow the council to meet its objectives, the committee determined the Performance Report 2025/26 Q1 - Finance, approving contributions to/from earmarked reserves, noting the movement on the Strategic Contingency Reserve, approving variations to the Capital Programme 2025/26 to 2027/28, releasing funds for listed capital schemes, and noting sections dealing with Treasury Management, Debt Management and General Debtors.