Agenda and decisions

Venue: The Committee Room

Contact: Mark Hooper 

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for Absence

2.

Declarations of Interest

3.

Local Plan Issues and Options pdf icon PDF 173 KB

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Decision:

The Cabinet:

2.1 Noted the progress to date on the new local plan and its associated evidence base.

2.2 Approved the Local Plan 2043: Issues and Options document, the Habitat Regulations Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal for public consultation between 30 October and 11 December 2024 and approved the approach to consultation as laid out in the report.

2.3 Delegated authority to the Cabinet Member for Housing & Local Plan, in consultation with the Policy and Strategy Manager, to make any minor changes to the appearance, format and text of the Issues and Options document (and associated evidence documents) in the interests of clarity and accuracy prior to their publication for consultation.

2.4 Delegated authority to the Cabinet Member for Housing & Local Plan, in consultation with the Policy and Strategy Manager, to agree the arrangements for any consultation events or activities.

 

4.

Staffordshire's Net Zero Planning Policy Commitments pdf icon PDF 124 KB

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Decision:

The Cabinet:

 

2.1 Discussed and provided feedback on the broad policy directions in Staffordshire County Council’s NetZero planning policy document ahead of the Staffordshire Leader’s Board on 7thNovember 2024.


2.2 Agreed that the council signs its commitment to Staffordshire’s Climate Emergency - planning policy as part of thedevelopment of policies in our new local plan.

 

5.

Infrastructure Funding Statement pdf icon PDF 160 KB

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Decision:

The Cabinet:

 

2.1 Approved the publication of the IFS 2024 inline with statutory requirements set out in the Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England)(No. 2) Regulations 2019.

2.2 Noted monies received, held and spent from CIL and s106 in the financial year 2023/2024.

2.3 Approved the proposed Infrastructure List (IL), which outlines a shortlist of strategic projects and/ortypes of projects eligible for CIL funding applications in 2024/2025

 

6.

Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) pdf icon PDF 978 KB

Decision:

The Cabinet:

 

2.1 Noted the current position on the development of the MTFS and the next steps.

2.2 Noted the feedback from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 2 October 2024.

2.3 Identified any Revenue Budget and Capital Investment priorities including the approach to using‘windfall’ income from the Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025/26 to fund Business-as-Usual;capital investment in 2028/29.

2.4 Recommended to Council that a new project is added to the Capital Programme in 2024/25 of £50,000for changing room refurbishment at Burntwood Leisure Centre. The funding will be provided by theLeisure Centres Compensation Reserve.