Decisions

RECOMMENDED: 

1)   That Council be recommended to approve anamendment tothe Capitalbudget estimate from £48.367m to £54.462m, as detailedin section 9 of the report through a revised Capital Programme.

2)   That the Executive Director (Development Services), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Development & Regeneration and Monitoring Officer begiven delegatedauthority to approve the final terms of a Project Partnering Contract (PPC) 2000 with Lovell Partnership Limited (LPL) under the Major Housing Partnership DevelopmentManagement Agreement(30 April2015) todeliver thisproject.

3)   Thatthe Councilshall disposeof theproperties as set out in Table 1 of the report, with the affordable and private rented tenures transferred to the Council’s wholly owned subsidiariesWest Norfolk Housing Company Limited (WNHC) and WestNorfolk PropertyLimited (WNPL).

4)   That the Executive Director (Development Services), in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment, the Portfolio Holder for Development & Regeneration, and the Monitoring Officer, determine the future management arrangements for the proposed wildlife and environment site to the East of the development.

Reasonfor Decision

·                To deliver on council corporate objectives: 

·                Delivering growth in the economy and with local housing

·                Protecting and enhancing the environment, including tackling climate change; deliver on the council’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2035;

·                Improving social mobility and inclusion through stimulation of economic activity in the local area;

·                Creating and maintaining good quality places that make a difference to people’s lives.

·           To deliver affordable and private rented (PRS) housing for acquisition by the council’s wholly owned housing companies to support the delivery of council corporate objectives

RESOLVED:  1)         That the recommendations from the Environment and Community Panel, as set out in the report, are passed to the Cabinet Biodiversity Task Group for consideration.

2)            That the Environment and Community Panel be kept updated on progress with the recommendations as appropriate.

Reason for Decision

To promote urban wildlife in the Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.

Reason for Decision

To promote urban wildlife in the Borough of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk.

RECOMMENDED:     That the draft Council Tax Support scheme for 2023/2024 which went to public consultation be recommended to Council as the final CTS scheme for 2023/2024.

Reason for Decision

To ensure a CTS scheme for working age people for 2023/2024 is agreed by full Council by 11 March 2023.

RECOMMENDED:  That the contents of the report be noted and the West Winch Growth Area Framework Masterplan SPD (Appendix 3 to the report) be adopted and used as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications;

Reason for Decision

Adoption of the West WinchGrowth Area Framework Masterplan SPD will provide guidance to assist in the determination of planning applications that fall within the West Winch Growth Area. The adoption of the SPD will ensure general conformity with the policies contained in the Council’s Core Strategy (2011), the Site Allocations and Development Management Policies (2016) which are being carried forward into the Local Plan Review.

RESOLVED: That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Act.

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