Decisions

To inform the Executive of the progress against our corporate priorities, a Leadership Risk update linking to the performance and a financial update

Resolved

(1)           That the monthly Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report be noted.

(2)           That the changes in uses of reserves as set out in the Annex to the Minutes (as set out in the Minute Book – appendix 6 of the report) be approved.

To consider and recommend to Council the proposed levels of Council Tax discounts and a Council tax Reduction Scheme for the financial year 2022-2023

Resolved

(1)           That the contents of this report and any financial implications for the Council be noted.

(2)           That Full Council be recommended to agree:

·         the option of no-change to the Council Tax Reduction Income Banded Scheme for Working Age Customers for 2022-23;

·         to amend the Working Age Regulations in line with annual uprating; and

·         to amend the Council Tax Regulations for pensioners in line with uprating announced by Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

(3)           That, having given due consideration,  Full Council be recommended to agree the following levels of Council Tax discounts and premiums for 2022- 23 as follows:

·       Retain the discount for second homes at zero

·       Retain the discount for empty homes (unoccupied and substantially unfurnished) at 25% for 6 months and thereafter zero.

·       Retain the empty homes premium of an additional 100% for properties that have remained empty for more than 2 years.

To consider a request from Graven Hill Village Development Company Ltd (Dev Co) for the Council to act as surety in two performance bonds for roadway infrastructure works to be undertaken by Dev Co under section 38 of the Highways Act 1980.

Resolved

(1)           That it be approved, in principle, that the Council act as surety for Dev Co in respect of two performance bonds (up to the sum referred to in exempt Annex to the Minutes, as set out in the Minute Book) relating to the construction of highway works by Dev Co pursuant to agreements between Dev Co and Oxfordshire County Council (as local highway authority) to be made under section 38 of the Highways Act 1980.

(2)           That authority be delegated to the Shareholder Representative authority to agree the formal documentation in relation to the bonds, in consultation with the s.151 Officer and the Monitoring Officer.

(3)           That it be agreed that Dev Co be requested to pay to the council 1% of the value of the agreed bonds for use of the facility.

Exempt report

To consider the Infrastructure Funding Statement, an annual report, published by the Council to provide a summary of all financial and non-financial developer contributions relating to Section 106 agreements within the district

Resolved

(1)           That the Infrastructure Funding Statement 20/21 (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved for publication by 31 December 2021, subject to any final changes considered to be necessary by the Assistant Director – Planning and Development in consultation with the Lead Member for Planning.

(2)           That the Assistant Director – Planning and Development be authorised to publish and submit the associated Infrastructure Funding Statement data as required by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Approval to issue a certificate confirm the lawfulness of the specified works subject to the schedules to be set out in the minutes.

Refused, contrary to officer recommendation, reasons to be set out in the minutes.

Refused, contrary to officer recommendation, reasons to be set out in the minutes.

Application withdrawn by the applicant

Deferred to allow engagement with the applicant into highway issues and the scale of the proposals. The indicative time period before the application is expected to be returned to the committee is 3 months.

Resolved

(1)          That the Development Brief for site PR7b (Land at Stratfield Farm) of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Partial Review (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved.  

(2)          That the Assistant Director - Planning and Development be authorised to publish the Development Brief subject to any necessary presentational or other minor corrections in consultation with the Chairman.

Resolved

(1)          That the Development Brief for site PR9 (Land West of the A44) of the Cherwell Local Plan 2011-2031 Partial Review (Annex to the Minutes as set out in the Minute Book) be approved.

(2)          That the Assistant Director - Planning and Development be authorised to publish the Development Brief subject to any necessary presentational or other minor corrections in consultation with the Chairman.

Resolved

(1)            That the position on planning appeals contained within the report be noted.

Resolved

(1)       That, subject to the inclusion of Councillors Hallchurch, Mallon and Williams in the group membership, the Parish Working Group scoping document be approved.

(2)       That the Constitution Review Working Group Terms of Reference be approved.

(3)       That the work programme update be noted.

(4)       That the update on topics previously suggested for review be noted and it be agreed to remove Teenage Mental Health from the topic list.

(5)       That the update on items previously submitted to the Overview and Scrutiny Committee be noted.

Resolved

(1)       That the presentation be noted.

Resolved

(1)       That the 2020-2022 Community Nature Plan progress report and its approach to addressing the Council’s statutory biodiversity be noted.

(2)       That the essential role of key partners in the delivery of the Community Nature Plan be recognised.

(3)       That it be noted that the development of the 2022-2024 Community Nature Plan (CNP) will include an all-member seminar in 2022 involving planners, as requested by Overview & Scrutiny in December 2020, and it be noted that the implications of the Environment Act will be taken into account in this next iteration of the CNP.

Resolved

(1)       That the progress and next steps in the Climate Action Programme be noted.

(2)       That the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report for 2020/21 be noted.  

Resolved

(1)       That the monthly Performance, Risk and Finance Monitoring Report be noted.

(2)       That the Quarter 2 Climate Action Plan and Equalities, Diversity and Inclusion Action plan progress updates be noted.