Agenda and decisions

The Cabinet:

1.1         Noted the report and issues raised within and that Leadership Team with Cabinet Members will continue to closely monitor and manage the Medium Term Financial Strategy.

1.2       Recommended to Council to approve an increase in the Streethay Community Centre budget of £250,000. This will increase the project budget from £600,000 to £850,000 and will be funded by £250,000 of Section 106 funding.

The Cabinet:

1.1         The Cabinet noted the progress made in responding to initial comments and queries received from the examiner, as part of the current progress of the plan submitted for examination in June 2022.

1.2         Recommended to Full Council to approve and instruct officers to take all necessary steps, including giving the required notice under the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended), to withdraw the Local Plan 2040 from examination, in accordance with section 22 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.

1.3         Recommended to Full Council to approve the draft statement of withdrawal as set out at Appendix A of the Cabinet report for release.

The Cabinet:

1.1         Approved transforming the way the council administers the local council tax reduction scheme and transforms it into a discount-based scheme from 1 November 2023, including the procurement of an intuitive form and campaign technology that can be met from within existing service budgets

1.2         Delegated any final decisions in relation to the roll out of the transformed scheme to the Cabinet Member for Finance & Commissioning in partnership with the Assistant Director of Customer, Resident & Business and Assistant Director of Finance & Commissioning (Section 151).

The Cabinet:

1.1         Approved the high-level proposals set out in section 4 of the Cabinet report to transform the planning service.

1.2         Delegated implementation of the proposals, including the potential to utilise the council’s wholly owned trading company to deliver and enhance elements of the planning service, to the Leader of the Council, Assistant Director of Customer, Resident & Business and Assistant Director of Finance & Commissioning (Section 151), in particular where doing so will deliver a more strategic, robust and welcoming approach to major developments and is within existing budgets.

Councillor Farrell declared a personal interest as a Director of LWM Traded Services Ltd.

Simon Fletcher, Chief Executive, declared a personal interest as a Director of LWM Traded Services Ltd.

Kerry Dove, Chief Operating Officer, declared a personal interest as a Director of LWM Traded Services Ltd.