Agenda and decisions

Minutes of the meeting held on 21 October 2025

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Report of the Leader, Councillor Rowena Hay

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the completed final business cases and supporting documentation relating to:

a.    a single unitary for Gloucestershire - appendix 3

b.    a two unitary East and West Gloucestershire - appendix 4

c.    a two unitary Greater Gloucester/Gloucestershire - appendix 5

d.    stronger places, stronger Gloucestershire – the case for East and West Gloucestershire - appendix 6

is noted;

2.    the decision is made to support the following Local Government Reorganisation Business Case as part of the submission to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG):

-     a two unitary, East and West Gloucestershire as detailed in the business case in appendix 4

3.    responsibility is delegated to the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Chief Executive, to finalise and agree the joint letter and submission, alongside other Gloucestershire Councils and submit to MHCLG on or before the November 28 2025 deadline. 

Report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, Councillor Peter Jeffries

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the following rent support grant is agreed: 

Applicant

Cheltenham Saracens FC at St Peter’s Recreation Ground

Recommended rent support grant

A rent support grant of 50% of the current market rent

2.    authority is delegated to the Participation and Engagement Team Leader, in consultation with the Director:  One Legal to agree the terms of a rent support grant agreement with the applicant. 

Report of Cabinet Member for Safety and Communities, Councillor Victoria Atherstone

RESOLVED THAT:

1.            the updated safeguarding policy is adopted;

2.            authority is delegated to the Director of Governance, Housing and Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member Safety and Communities and One Legal, to amend the commissioning and procurement section of the safeguarding policy once the relevant Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership guidance and training becomes available.

Report of the Leader, Councillor Rowena Hay

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    Tewkesbury Borough Council retains its appointment as the host authority for the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Joint Committee from January 2026.

2.    the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Joint Committee Terms of reference remain as approved by Council in January 2024, other than the minor points of clarification as identified in Appendix 3.

Report of the Leader, Councillor Rowena Hay

RESOLVED THAT:

1.     the decisions of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Joint Committee made on 25 September 2025 are noted.

Report of Cabinet Member for Safety and Communities, Councillor Victoria Atherstone

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the consultation feedback and officer comments are noted;  

2.    the revised licensing policy statement at Appendix 2 is approved;

3.    Council is recommended to adopt the revised licensing policy statement.

Report of Cabinet Member for Safety and Communities, Councillor Victoria Atherstone

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the revised wording in relation to the 2030 target date for emissions, as laid out in paragraph 4.3, is adopted;

2.    the revised wording is incorporated into the Taxi and Private Hire Licensing Policy and that the document is adopted at the December Full Council meeting.

Report of the Leader of the Council, Councillor Rowena Hay

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the Corporate Enforcement Policy attached to this report is approved and adopted;

2.    authority is delegated to the Chief Executive to approve future minor amendments to the Policy in consultation with the Leader of the Council, Head of Service Counter Fraud and Enforcement Unit, Lead Enforcement Officers and One Legal.   

Report of Cabinet Member for Planning and Building Control, Councillor Mike Collins

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the revised Scheme of Community Involvement, attachedto the report atAppendix 3, is adopted, to take effect immediately;

2.    authority is delegated to the Director of Planning and Building Control, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Building Control, to prepare the Statement of Community Involvement for publication correcting any minor errors such as spelling, grammar, typographical and formatting changes that do not affect the substantive content of the Statement of Community Involvement.

Report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, Councillor Peter Jeffries

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    the outcome of the consultation on the Local Council Tax Support Scheme in Appendix 4 is noted;

2.    the Local Council Tax Support Scheme for working age customers in Appendix 5 and summarised in Appendix 6 is approved as the preferred option for 2026/27.

3.    the proposed scheme is adopted and Council is recommended to approve and adopt the proposed Local Council Tax Support Scheme for working age customers for 2026/27.

4.    the Council is asked to give authority to the Chief Executive, or Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Member Finance and Assets, to make any necessary adjustments to the income bands to reflect changes to and uprating of welfare benefits, by 27 February 2026.