Committee Decisions

Recommended:

1.  That an application be made to the Secretary of State for Transport under section 247 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for an order to Stop Up the highway identified indicatively in the Annex to the report as necessary to facilitate the delivery of the riverside park at Western Avenue.

2.  That the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development be authorised if necessary to secure a deed of dedication incorporating any necessary land within Council ownership as publicly adopted highway in order to facilitate the delivery of the riverside park at Western Avenue.

Resolved:

1.  That the MHCLG Local Plan (Regulation 18) Delivery Funding of £227,962 be added to the Local Development Framework budget.

2.  That the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development be authorised to spend the MHCLG Local Plan (Regulation 18) Delivery Funding on the production of the draft Local Plan.

Resolved:

1.  That the Longparish Revised Village Design Statement, attached as Annex 1 to the report, be adopted (subject to the amendments set out in Annex 2 to the report)as a Supplementary Planning Document to replace the current document in providing design guidance for the Parish of Longparish.

2.  That the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder be given delegated authority to carry out amendments of a minor nature.

Resolved:

That the business rates debts, shown in the table in paragraph 2.3 of the report, be written-off in the Council’s accounts as uncollectable.

Resolved:

1.  That the Guide to Making Historic Buildings More Energy Efficient, attached as an Annex to the report, be approved.

2.  That the Head of Planning and Building be given delegated authority to make changes of a minor nature prior to publication, and in future in response to changes in national and local policy and guidance.

Resolved:

That the Action Plan, as shown in the Annex to the report, in response to the nine recommendations of the LGA Corporate Peer Challenge be approved.

There were no recommendations to consider from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors P North, Lodge, K North and MacDonald.

Resolved:

1.  That Section 106 developer contributions secured for improvements to Public Open Space be used to fund the project described in section 2 of the report.

2.  That should the project described in section 2 of the report exceed the specified expenditure, the Head of Planning and Building in consultation with the Head of Finance and Revenues and the Planning Portfolio Holder be authorised to release such additional funds as he considers reasonable towards the project.

3.  That the expenditure and funding, as set out in section 8 of the report, be added to the Council’s capital programme.

Resolved:

1.  That our commitment to working with rural communities, as shown in the Annexes to the report, be approved.

3.  That the Head of Finance and Revenues be authorised to add any grants that are capital in nature to the Council’s Capital Programme.

4.  That the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development and Head of Community and Leisure be given delegated authority to establish a suitable application process and approve grants from this new Fund in consultation with the Climate Emergency and Countryside Portfolio Holder and Finance and Resources Portfolio Holder.

Recommendation:

2.  That £200,000 be allocated from the New Homes Bonus Reserve for the creation of a new Rural Business and Community Enterprise Fund from 01 May 2025 – 31 March 2027 (£100k per annum), as outlined in section 4 and Annex 3 of the report.