Decision details

Review the options considered for the continued delivery of the Council’s obligation to provide a Building Control function, due to the expiry of the current 10 year shared service agreement with Tewkesbury Borough Council in November 2019.

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    Maintaining the shared service between Cheltenham Borough Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council for a ten year period from expiry of the current agreement be approved;

2.    the continued delegation of Tewkesbury Borough Council’s building Control functions to Cheltenham Borough Council, as host authority, in accordance with a new agreement under Section 101-(1) of the Local Government Act 1972 and Part 1A Chapter 2 section 9EA of the Local Government Act 2000 and pursuant to the Local Authorities (Arrangements for the Discharge of Functions) (England) Regulations 2012, be accepted;

3.    authority be delegated to the Director of Environment in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Development and Safety and the s151 Officer, to enter into the s101 Agreement and any other required legal documentation and to take all necessary steps to implement the above mentioned resolutions;