| Number | Item |
| | Minutes for this Meeting  |
| | Agenda Front Page |
| | Agenda Papers |
| 1. | Apologies |
| 2. | Declarations of Interest |
| 3. | Minutes – To approve the Minutes of the Meeting of the Cabinet held on the 9th March 2017 |
| 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* |
| | The Localism Act 2011 requires the Council to publish an Annual Pay Policy Statement; this report will review the current Pay Policy statement ensuring it is up to date and reflects the council’s approach to pay.The council also takes this annual review as an opportunity to review the rates of the Ashford Living Wage Allowance (ALWA) and the Ashford Apprentice Wage Allowance (AAWA). This report therefore provides recommendations on rates for the 2017/18 allowances. |
| | Annual Pay Policy Statement |
| 7. | At the mid-way point in the Council’s agreed Corporate Plan 2015-2020 now is a good time to take stock of progress on key projects and set the direction for future work. This report provides an update on the current progress of the projects within the Delivery Programme. As well as the ‘Big 8’ projects it also includes other strategic projects that contribute to the Council’s four corporate plan priorities. Highlighted in the report are upcoming projects that are expected to be included in the Programme in the second half of the Corporate Plan period. |
| | Delivery Programme |
| | Exempt Appendix |
| 8. | Following previous cabinet papers in October 2015 changes in February 2016 and conclusions to East Kent merger discussions in 2017 a revised senior management structure is proposed for Ashford Borough Council. The proposed structure seeks to further enhance cross functional working improve resilience increase capacity at senior levels and improve the drive for the authority to take a more commercial approach in the delivery of public services. |
| | Senior Management Restructure |
| 9. | At the end of last year the Pluckley Neighbourhood Planwas the subject of an independent examination and subjectto a number of amendments was considered suitable toprogress to a local referendum. On 9th March 2017 theamended and final version of the Neighbourhood Plan wasthe subject of a local referendum in the parish and 88.2%voted in favour of the plan.Following the successful referendum it is now the LocalPlanning Authority’s responsibility to formally ‘make’ (i.e.adopt) the Plan which will confer full Development Planstatus for decision making purposes. Formally ‘making’ theNeighbourhood Plan must be agree by Full Council so thisreport recommends that the Cabinet endorse theNeighbourhood Plan and ask Full Council to ‘make’ it. |
| | Pluckley Neighbourhood Plan |
| 10. | This report comprises the Council’s response to the main points arising from the recently published Housing White Paper ‘Fixing Our Broken Housing Market’. It highlights and addresses those matters which may potentially have significant implications for the Local Plan and housing delivery through the planning system generally. The report also sets out comments on main topic issues that will comprise a formal response to the Government. |
| | Response to Consultation on Government Housing White Paper |
| 11. | Part IV – Information/Monitoring Items |
| | Local Plan and Planning Policy Task Group - Notes of the Meeting held on 23rd February 2017 |
| 12. | Joint Transportation Board – Minutes of the Meeting held on 14th March 2017 |
| 13. | To set out the latest Schedule of Key Decisions to be taken by the Cabinet of Ashford Borough Council. |
| | Schedule of Key Decisions |
| 14. | Items for Future Meetings |
| 15. | Part V – Cabinet Member Reports - None for this Meeting |
| | Part VI – Ordinary Decision Items - None for this Meeting |