To receive apologies for absence

40.1    The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked them for their attendance.

40.2    Apologies for absence were received from Alison Caffyn (Individual Member), Carol Griffiths (NFU), Joe Manifold (Individual Member), Robert Tindall (Shropshire Council), John Pritchard (Town & Parish Council Rep.) and Martin Pye (Town & Parish Council Rep.).

The note of the meeting held on 23 October 2018 is attached for confirmation

41.1    The minutes of the meeting held on 23 October 2018 had been circulated.

41.2    RESOLVED:

            That the minutes of the meeting held on 23 October 2018 be approved as a true record.

41.3    The AONB Partnership Manager informed the meeting that subsequent to the meeting on 23 October, Telford & Wrekin Council’s Legal team had raised some issues and queries about the Terms of Reference, and that he was trying to secure a meeting with them and Shropshire Council’s Legal team to resolve these..

This agenda item is to provide discussion among Partnership members of the appended draft of the Partnership’s written evidence to the national Glover review of designated landscapes

42.2    The meeting received the report of the AONB Partnership Manager which set out a proposed response to the call for evidence for the Glover Review of designated landscapes.

42.3    Members went through each of the responses and made suggestions for amendments and additional information.

42.4    The AONB Partnership Manager informed members that he would update the response and circulate it to members following submission.

Members are reminded that the next meeting of the Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership will be held on Tuesday 5 March 2019 at 9.30am

43.1    Members were reminded that the next meeting of the Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership would be held on Tuesday 5 March 2019 at 9.30am