Decisions

49.1          The objections to, support for, and observations upon the various applications as referred to in Appendix 1 attached to these Minutes were presented to the Committee and duly taken into consideration by Members prior to decisions being made on those applications.

1.      That the Council Tax Support Fund 2023/24 Policy, as attached to the report at Appendix A, be APPROVED.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Revenues and Benefits Manager to make minor and non-consequential adjustments to the Scheme, in consultation with the Head of Corporate Services and the Lead Member for Finance and Asset Management.

3.      That any remaining balance be used in line with the Council Tax Discretionary Hardship Fund in accordance with the guidance that stated Councils could use their remaining allocation as they saw fit to support vulnerable households with their Council Tax bills.

1.      That the amendment to the Hackney Carriage (Taxi) and Private Hire Licensing Policy, as set out at Paragraph 2.3 of the report, in relation to vehicle requirements be ADOPTED.

2.      That the revised Hackney Carriage (Taxi) and Private Hire Licensing Policy, attached at Appendix C to the report, incorporating the revised wording which the Licensing Committee agreed at its meeting on 16 February 2023, be ADOPTED.  

1.      That the Woodmancote Neighbourhood Development Plan, modified according to the recommended modifications set out within Appendix 2, be formally approved to progress to Community Referendum, prescribed by Regulation 18 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, as amended.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Development Services, in consultation with the Lead Member for Built Environment, to make any necessary minor amendments prior to referendum.  

1.      That the proposed responses to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill: Reforms to National Planning Policy December 2022, as set out in Paragraphs 3.4-3.6 and at Appendix 1 to the report, be APPROVED and formally submitted as Tewkesbury Borough Council’s response to the consultation.  

2.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Development Services, in consultation with the Lead Member for Built Environment, to make any necessary minor amendment to the response prior to submission.

1.      That the procurement approach outlined in the report be ENDORSED.

2.      That authority be delegated to the Head of Community Services, in consultation with the Head of Finance and Asset Management, the Director: One Legal and the Lead Member for Clean and Green Environment, to proceed with the procurement for fleet replacement as outlined within the report.  

That the financial performance information for the third quarter of 2022/23 be NOTED.  

That the Executive Committee’s Forward Plan be NOTED.