| Number | Item |
| | Agenda Front Page  |
| | All documents |
| | Tabled Papers |
| | Minutes for this Meeting |
| 1. | Apologies |
| 2. | Declarations of Interest |
| 3. | Minutes – To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on the 12th May 2016 |
| 4. | To receive any Petitions |
| 5. | Leader’s Announcements |
| 6. | Part I – Matters Referred to the Cabinet - None for this Meeting |
| | Part II – Consideration of Reports from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee - None for this Meeting |
| | Part III – Ordinary Decision Items - Key Decisions Annotated* |
| | This report presents the outturn revenue position for the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account.It also presents the Capital Outturn for the authority and how capital works have been financed.In February Cabinet received the forecast based on the third quarter’s position when it was reported that the General Fund outturn would be within budget with quarter three reporting a predicted outturn of £52000 below budget. The actual outturn position is almost a balanced position reporting a small overspend of £27000.The Housing Revenue Account has resulted in a surplus of £2143000 against a budgeted deficit of £370000. The reason for this variance is detailed in the report. |
| | Financial Outturn 2015/16 |
| 7. | This report provides information on the recommended utilisation of a private company for a trial litter enforcement initiative for a period of 1 year. If the trial proves successful the council will look to procuring a contracted service going forward. |
| | *Fixed Penalty Notice Enforcement for Littering and Dog Fouling Using Kingdom House Authority Support Services |
| 8. | The report proposes a change to the delegations relevant to the Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014. The Borough of Ashford has had the lowest reported anti-social behaviour in the county for the last two years. |
| | *Anti-Social Behaviour and Enforcement |
| 9. | This report presents to members the Housing Policies that contain enforcement actions and how these are consistent with the corporate approach agreed by the Policy and Compliance Task Group and presented to the May Cabinet.The polices are:•Private Sector Housing Enforcement and Prosecution Policy•Anti-Social Behaviour Policy for Ashford Borough Housing Tenants•Housing Income and Arrears Management Policy |
| | *Housing Enforcement Policies |
| 10. | The Publication version of the Local Plan to 2030 sets out the Council’s proposed set of planning policies for new development over the next 14 years including new allocations of land for housing and other uses and policies to inform the Council in its development management functions.The draft Plan has been produced to meet the ‘Duty to Cooperate’ and the tests of soundness in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and its associated practice guidance and in light of a large amount of informal local consultation with residents across the borough and a whole range of other stakeholders.It is proposed to publish the draft Plan for an 8-week public consultation period following which the council will need to consider the representations that have been received and decide whether to make any amendments to the Plan prior to its formal submission to the Planning Inspectorate for public examination. |
| | *The Local Plan to 20130 – Regulation 19 Draft Plan for Publication (enclosed separately) |
| | Full Local Plan |
| | In view of the importance and wide-ranging nature of the Local Plan all Members are requested by the Corporate Director (Law & Governance) & Monitoring Officer to consider carefully in advance of the Meeting whether they have any Interests which may require declaration and/or withdrawal from part of the Meeting. This applies to:- |
| | • Disclosable Pecuniary Interests (if any land owned rented or licensed by a Member or his/her spouse/partner is proposed for any development or use in the Plan (1)) ; and |
| | • Other Significant Interests (if any proposal in the Plan would significantly affect the value of any land owned or rented by a Member or a Member’s family member or close associate or any employer of any of those persons or any other firm or body with which any of those persons has an appointment directorship partnership management position or significant shareholding (2)) . |
| | Any Members in doubt as to whether the above may apply to them should seek advice from the Corporate Director (Law & Governance) & Monitoring Officer Terry Mortimer (tel. Ashford (01233) 330210 or email terry.mortimer@ashford.gov.uk) or from other Solicitors in Legal and Democratic Services as early as possible and in good time before the Meeting. |
| | (1) Government Guidance on Disclosable Pecuniary Interests is available in DCLG’s Guide for Councillors at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/240134/Openness_and_transparency_on_personal_interests.pdf |
| | (2) Other Significant Interests are defined in the Kent Code of Conduct which was adopted by the Full Council on 19 July 2012 with revisions adopted on 17 October 2013; a copy can be found in the Council’s Constitution at http://www.ashford.gov.uk/part-5---codes-and-protocols |
| 11. | The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a Levy which Local Authorities in England can choose to charge against most types of new development in their area. The money raised will be used to pay for infrastructure that is required to support the additional demand arising from new development.In order to charge CIL the local authority must produce a charging schedule which identifies the rate or rates due by development.In preparing and implementing CIL the authority must carry out two consultations on the proposals before the charging schedule is submitted for examination.This report sets out the CIL Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule which is the first draft of the charging schedule for Ashford Borough and is proposed for public consultation. |
| | *Community Infrastructure Levy Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule Consultation |
| 12. | The report addresses car parking charges within the Borough. Specific proposals are set out concerning the removal of evening parking charges within Ashford Town Centre in support of economic development and the night time economy an increase in on-street and off-street parking charges the introduction of a new overnight flat rate of £1 and a mechanism to review parking charges on a three yearly basis is set out. |
| | *Parking Charges Review |
| 13. | This report seeks to update members and the public on the performance of the Council during Quarter 4. This includes information on what the Cabinet has achieved through its decision-making key performance data and consideration of the wider borough picture which impacts upon the Council’s work.More widely and following agreement of the Council’s new Corporate Plan in December the organisation’s approach to the monitoring of its performance against this plan is being revised. Accordingly the Council is currently rolling out a new online Performance ‘Dashboard’ to change the way we view performance and its relevance to our operations. |
| | Ashford Borough Council’s Performance Quarter 4 2015/16 |
| 14. | Part IV – Information/Monitoring Items |
| | Local Plan and Planning Policy Task Group – Notes of the Meeting held on 25th April 2016 |
| 15. | Trading and Enterprise Board– Minutes of the Meeting held on the 9th May 2016 |
| 16. | Joint Transportation Board – Nomination of Membership |
| | The Selection & Constitutional Review Committee held on the 3rd May 2016 recommended to Cabinet that the following Members be appointed to the Joint Transportation Board:- Cllrs. Bartlett (VCh) Bradford Burgess Chilton Feacey Mrs Martin Mrs Webb. The Cabinet is asked to approve this recommendation |
| 17. | To set out the latest Schedule of Key Decisions to be taken by the Cabinet of Ashford Borough Council. |
| | Schedule of Key Decisions |
| 18. | Items for Future Meetings |
| 19. | Part V – Cabinet Member Reports - None for this Meeting |
| | Part VI – Ordinary Decision Items - None for this Meeting |