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Authority - 30 September 2026

Home Authority Committee – 30 September 2026

Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026

Time: 10:00 am

Location: Boardroom, National Park Office, Wayfaring House, Murley Moss, Kendal, LA9 7RL.

Authority Committee

 

The Committee will be livestreamed on YouTube apart from those agenda items which would infringe copyright or would not be dealt with in public for reasons of confidentiality.

Agenda

Business Part One

  1. Apologies – To receive and record apologies from members of the Authority who cannot attend.
  2. Minutes – To confirm the Minutes of the meeting held on 24 June 2026.
  3. Chair’s Announcements – The Chair to announce to all attendees –
    • the fire safety instructions; and
    • the meeting is being livestreamed and a digital recording of the meeting is made.
  4. Declarations of interest – Members should declare any registrable interests or disclosable pecuniary interests and state the nature of those interests so it can be recorded in the minutes. These interests are described in the Code of Conduct adopted by the Authority on 20 October 2021.
  5. Questions – To answer any questions raised under Standing Order 16(2) relating to the business of the Committee.
  6. Public participation – A statement has been received from Sarah Wilson, a resident of Old Belfield in Bowness, regarding temporary campsites and an Article 4 Direction. The statement will be read by Sarah Wilson as the representative of the fourteen signature households.A statement has also been received from Friends of the Lake District regarding the evidence gathered by Friends of the Lake District on the impacts of pop-up campsites across the entire Lake District National Park. The statement will be read by Leanne Parr, Planning Officer with Friends of the Lake District.
  7. Chief Executive’s Update
  8. Minutes of Committees
    To consider the minutes of the following committees and the recommendations which they contain:

    1. Governance Committee: Ms Drake will present the minutes of the meetings held on 15 April and 29 July 2026;
    2. Development Control Committee: Mr Kidd will present the minutes of the meetings held on 3 June, 1 July, and 5 August 2026;
    3. Rights of Way Committee: Ms Mosner will present the minutes of the meeting held on 17 November 2025; and
    4. Conservation Covenants Board: Ms Latty, Director of Sustainable Development, will present the minutes of the working group held on 10 June 2026.
  9. Member Representation on Outside Bodies and Partnerships
    To receive verbal updates from Members on meetings attended as the Authority’s representative.
  10. Controlling temporary recreational campsites through an Article 4 Direction
  11. Performance and risk monitoring report: Q1 2026 – 27
  12. Performance Management strategy
  13. Q1 Finance report 2026 – 27

Papers

30 September 2026 Minutes of Authority held on 24 June 2026
30 September 2026 Item 7 CEO update
30 September 2026 Minutes of Governance Committee held on 15 April 2026
30 September 2026 Minutes of Governance Committee held on 29 July 2026
30 September 2026 Minutes of Development Control Committee held on 3 June 2026
30 September 2026 Minutes of Development Control Committee held on 1 July 2026
30 September 2026 Minutes of Development Control Committee held on 5 August 2026
30 September 2026 Minutes of Rights of Way Committee held on 17 November 2025
30 September 2026 Minutes of Conservation Covenants Board held on 10 June 2026
Article 4 Direction, Item 10 – Controlling temporary recreational campsites (PDF) 30 September 2026
30 September 2026 Item 11 Performance and Risk Monitoring report Q1 2026 -27
30 September 2026 Item 12 Performance Management Strategy
30 September 2026 Item 12 – Annex 2 Performance Management Strategy
30 September 2026 Item 13 Q1 Finance Report 2026 -27

Access to Information - Local Government Act 1972 (As amended)

Agenda and Reports

The agenda and non-confidential reports will be available on the Authority’s website five clear working days before the meeting.

Background Papers

Anyone can make arrangements to see the list of background papers at Murley Moss between 9.00 am and 4.30 pm, Monday to Friday. We cannot make background papers available for confidential papers.