Venue: Council Chamber
Contact: Committee Services
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting PDF 95 KB The minutes of the meeting held on 7 December 2023 are attached for confirmation and signature as a current record. Minutes: The minutes of 7 December 2023 were confirmed and signed as a correct record.
Proposed by Cllr Neighbour; Seconded by Cllr Quarterman and agreed unanimously. |
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Apologies for Absence To receive any apologies for absence from Members*.
*Note: Members are asked to email Committee services in advance of the meeting as soon as they become aware they will be absent. Minutes: Apologies had been received from Cllr Collins.
(Cllr Axam arrived 7:03pm) |
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Declarations of Interest To declare disposable pecuniary, and any other interests*.
*Note: Members are asked to email Committee Services in advance of the meeting as soon as they become aware they may have an interest to declare. Minutes: No declarations of interest were made. |
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Chairman's Announcements Minutes: The Chairman had no announcements. |
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Public Participation (Items Pertaining to the Agenda) Anyone wishing to make a statement to the Committee should contact Committee Services at least two clear working days prior to the meeting. Further information can be found online.
Minutes: There were none. |
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Project Resource to Support the Remodelling of Heathlands Court PDF 82 KB
Cabinet to consider that £80k be released to
fund technical, specialist resources to support scoping of options
for Heathlands Court's remodelling.
Minutes: This paper sought agreement to release £80k to fund technical, specialist resources to support scoping of options for Heathlands Court's remodelling.
Councillors heard:
Councillors questioned:
Proposed by Cllr Bailey; Seconded by Cllr Neighbour
Councillors were pleased to see the work proposed for this very important facility, and hoped that when proposals were put forward these would include both timescales and proposals for mitigation to minimise the disruption to those who were already in residence. It was also noted that there was an ambition to improve the EPC rating, which fitted with the Council’s climate change emergency.
Decision
Cabinet unanimously agreed to release £80k to fund the procurement of technical, specialist resources to support work on scoping of options for Heathlands Court's remodelling. |
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Butterwood Homes Report from Scrutiny Panel PDF 94 KB This report provides an update of Butterwood Homes' performance to Cabinet, which has been reviewed by Overview and Scrutiny at their December 2023 meeting. The Scrutiny Panel for Butterwood Homes issues it.
Recommendation
Cabinet receives the report of the Butterwood Homes Scrutiny Panel and consider the recommendations presented in the Panel's report
Additional documents:
Minutes: This report provided an update of Butterwood Homes' performance to Cabinet, which had been reviewed by Overview and Scrutiny at their December 2023 meeting. The Scrutiny Panel for Butterwood Homes issued the report.
Councillors were reminded:
Thanks were given to the members of the Scrutiny panel for their thorough report, which was noted. |
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Settlement Capacity and Intensification Study PDF 86 KB To present the findings of the
‘Settlement Capacity and Intensification Study’ (SICS)
and to consider the continued use of digital software to support
the Council’s planning policy function.
Recommendations Cabinet is asked to: i. Note the findings of the three different scenarios illustrated in the Settlement Capacity and Intensification Study (SCIS). The study will be published on the council's website. ii. Subject to compliance with the Council's procurement rules, the ongoing use of digital software to support the Council Planning Policy function should be supported, and appropriate provisions should be made in the 2024/25 budget.
Additional documents: Minutes: This report was to present the findings of the ‘Settlement Capacity and Intensification Study’ (SICS) and to consider the continued use of digital software to support the Council’s planning policy function.
Councillors heard:
Councillors questioned:
Councillors noted:
Proposed by Cllr Cockarill; Seconded by Cllr Radley
Councillors discussed:
(Cllr Axam left 7:55pm)
Decision
Cabinet unanimously agreed to:
Settlement Capacity and Intensification Study (SCIS). The study will be published on the council's website. Approve, subject to compliance with the Council's procurement rules, the ongoing use of digital software to support the Council Planning Policy function should be supported, and appropriate provisions should be made in the 2024/25 budget. |
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Review of CCTV Service PDF 89 KB This report is to share with Cabinet Members the outcomes and action plan from the recently undertaken CCTV Review, for Members to note.
Members are also asked to approve the request for capital and revenue budget allocations.
Recommendation:
1. That a budget of £75k is allocated to the council’s capital programme over a 5-year period commencing in 2024/25 to fund the continuing replacement of the Council’s CCTV camera stock
2. That the actions outlined in the CCTV Review (Appendix A – Section 7) are noted and agreed and a revenue budget of £10k is allocated for any follow-on work required, particularly in relation to possible relocation of any existing camera assets
3. That approval is given to extend the contract currently in place with Safer Runnymede by a further 5 years, subject to procurement processes
4. That a budget of £6k is allocated to the council’s capital programme to purchase a deployable CCTV camera asset, subject to officers’ evaluation and finding, and agreeing consent from the Portfolio Holder
5. That £3.5k of annual revenue is allocated to cover costs associated for any additional call-out fees, which fall outside of the Routine Planned Maintenance (RPM). This will be utilised for identified Hot Spot cameras on the fixed CCTV network (£1.5k) and to cover the data connectivity (£1k) and installation/deinstallation costs incurred (£1k) for a deployable asset dependent upon the decision taken regarding recommendation 4 above. Additional documents: Minutes: This report shared with Cabinet Members the outcomes and action plan from the recently undertaken CCTV Review, for Members to note. Members were also asked to approve the request for capital and revenue budget allocations.
Councillors heard:
Proposed by Cllr Oliver; Seconded by Cllr Neighbour
Councillors discussed:
Recommendation
Cabinet unanimously agreed:
That £3.5k of annual revenue be allocated to cover costs associated for any additional call-out fees, which fall outside of the Routine Planned Maintenance (RPM). This will be utilised for identified ... view the full minutes text for item 76. |
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The purpose of this report is to address the Council's declaration of a Climate Emergency in relation to heritage assets. Recent planning appeal decisions have raised questions about the Council's position. Therefore, this report aims to clarify the Council's stance while emphasising that each application will be assessed individually based on its merits. Recommendation Cabinet confirms the following: · there is a public benefit to energy efficiency and renewable or low carbon energy measures which, even in a small way, assist the Council’s commitment to making Hart district carbon neutral by 2040, · that significant weight will be given to the Council’s declaration of a Climate Emergency in all planning decisions, including those relating to heritage matters, · that the weight given to the conservation of the heritage asset will depend on the importance of the heritage asset and · where a development proposal would give rise to some harm to the significance of a heritage asset, the level of harm needs to be assessed and weighed against the public benefits of the proposal. Minutes: The purpose of this report was to address the Council's declaration of a Climate Emergency in relation to heritage assets. Recent planning appeal decisions had raised questions about the Council's position. Therefore, this report aimed to clarify the Council's stance while emphasising that each application will be assessed individually based on its merits.
Councillors heard:
Councillors noted:
Councillors discussed:
It was therefore agreed to add a fifth recommendation, in that Officers would look to begin developing a Local Development Order, and brief Cabinet in due course.
Decision
Cabinet unanimously agreed the following:
Officers would look to begin developing a Local Development Order, and report back to Cabinet in due course. |
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Climate Change Update PDF 116 KB This report updates Members on the progress made with the Climate Action Plan between June-November 2023 and highlights current progress and identified risks for delivery
This report makes recommendations for the next set of priorities to support the delivery of the adopted approved action plan and requests further budget approvals for identified projects to support the plan.
Recommendation
1. The climate change programme update is reviewed and noted.
2. Cabinet is requested to review and approve the proposed projects list and associated cost allocations set out in paragraph 39 to be funded from the approved 2023/24 climate budget.
Additional documents:
Minutes: This report updated Members on the progress made with the Climate Action Plan between June-November 2023 and highlighted current progress and identified risks for delivery 2.
The report also made recommendations for the next set of priorities to support the delivery of the adopted approved action plan and requested further budget approvals for identified projects to support the plan.
Councillors noted:
Councillors discussed:
Proposed by Cllr Quarterman; Seconded by Cllr Oliver
Agreed unanimously
Decision
Cabinet:
Reviewed and approved the proposed projects list and associated cost allocations set out in paragraph 39 of the report, to be funded from the approved 2023/24 climate budget. |
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Cabinet Work Programme PDF 110 KB To consider and amend the Cabinet Work Programme. Minutes: Cabinet reviewed and noted the January 2024 Cabinet Work Programme.
Amendments were made as follows:
Remove the item on Hartley Wintney Conservation Area Appraisal as no date for the report was yet available. This would be added back to the Work Programme when a date was identified. |