Agenda and decisions

Cabinet - Tuesday, 16th December, 2025 6.00 pm

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Items
No.	Item
1.	Apologies
2.	Declarations of interest
3.	Minutes of the last meeting PDF 286 KB
4.	Public and Member Questions and Petitions PDF 255 KB Questions must be received no later than 12 noon on the seventh working day before the date of the meeting
5.	Publication of the Infrastructure Funding Statement and CIL Rate Summary Statement PDF 514 KB View the background to item 5. View the decision for item 5. Report of Cabinet Member for Planning and Building Control, Councillor Mike Collins Additional documents: Appendix 3 - IFS Report Parts 1 and 2 CIL S106 01.04.24-31.03.25 , item 5. PDF 611 KB Appendix 4 - IFS 2024-25 Part 3 Infrastructure List Dec 2025 , item 5. PDF 962 KB Appendix 5 - CIL Rate Summary Statement, December 2025 , item 5. PDF 649 KB Decision: RESOLVED THAT: 1. the publication by 31 December 2025 of the Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) 2024/25, relating to the financial year ending 31 March 2025, and the submission of its CIL and S106 information to Government, is approved; 2. the Annual CIL Rate Summary Statement December 2025 is approved and its publication on the Council’s website by 31 December 2025 is approved.
6.	Revocation of a number of Supplementary Planning Guidance and Supplementary Planning Documents PDF 512 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. Report of Cabinet Member for Planning and Building Control, Councillor Mike Collins Decision: RESOLVED THAT: 1. the list of SPGs, SPDs and the Urban Design Concept Statements informal guidance notes set out in Table 1 at paragraph 3.5 of this report are formally revoked and withdrawn from publication
7.	Policy Updates: Rent Setting, Voids, Recharge, Repairs PDF 312 KB View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. Report of Cabinet Member for Housing and Customer Services, Councillor Flo Clucas Additional documents: Appendix 2 - Rent Setting Policy 2025 v 3 , item 7. PDF 397 KB Appendix 3 - Rent Setting Policy 2025 - Tenant Summary , item 7. PDF 211 KB Appendix 4 - Rent Setting Policy 2025 - EIA , item 7. PDF 649 KB Appendix 5 - Recharge Policy 2025 v3 , item 7. PDF 377 KB Appendix 6 - Recharge Policy 2025 - Tenant Summary , item 7. PDF 212 KB There are a further 7 documents.View the full list of documents for item 7. Decision: RESOLVED THAT: 1. the Rent Setting Policy (Appendix 2) is approved; 2. the Recharge Policy (Appendix 5) is approved; 3. the Empty Homes (Voids) Policy (Appendix 8) is approved; 4. the Repairs and Maintenance for Tenanted Properties Policy (Appendix 11) is approved.
8.	Half-yearly Treasury Management Report PDF 804 KB View the background to item 8. View the decision for item 8. Report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, Councillor Peter Jeffries Decision: RESOLVED THAT: - the contents of the summary report of the treasury management activity during the first six months of 2025/26 are noted.
10.	Interim Budget Proposals for General Fund and HRA TO FOLLOW View the background to item 10. Report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, Councillor Peter Jeffries
11.	Briefing from Cabinet Members
9.	Quarterly Budget Monitoring Report, July-September TO FOLLOW PDF 801 KB View the background to item 9. View the decision for item 9. Report of Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets, Councillor Peter Jeffries Additional documents: Appendix 2 - General Fund Capital Programme , item 9. PDF 136 KB Appendix 3 - Section 106 Statement -2025-26 , item 9. PDF 112 KB Appendix 4 - CIL Statement 2025-26 , item 9. PDF 59 KB Decision: RESOLVED THAT: - the contents of the report, including the key projected variances to the general fund and Housing Revenue Account (“HRA”) 2025/26 revenue and capital budgets approved by Council on 21 February 2025, and the actions to ensure overspends are reduced as far as possible by the end of the financial year, are noted.