The Council is asked to note any apologies for absence received from Members.

The Council is asked to approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the ordinary meeting of the Council held on 25 November 2025.

Councillors are invited to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests, Other Registerable Interests or Non-Registerable Interests, and the nature of it, in relation to any item on the agenda.

The Council is asked to note any announcements made by the Chairman of the Council.

The Council is asked to note any announcements made by the Chief Executive.

The Council is asked to note any statements made by the Leader of the Council. 

Councillors may then ask questions of the Leader on his statements.

The Council is asked to note any statements made by Members of the Cabinet (Portfolio Holders).

Councillors may then ask questions of the Portfolio Holders on their statements.

To report any ‘live’ petitions that have been submitted in accordance with the Scheme approved by the Council.

Subject to the required notice being given, members of the public can ask questions of the Leader of the Council, Portfolio Holders or Chairmen of Committees.

The Chairman shall determine the number of questions to be tabled at a particular meeting in order to limit the time for questions and answers to 21 minutes.

To notify Members of recent Executive Decision(s) taken in the circumstances set out in the Council’s Constitution in:-

(a)   Rule 15 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules (Special Urgency); and/or

(b)   Rule 18(i) of the Overview and Scrutiny Procedure Rules (Call-in and Urgency); and/or

(c)     Rule 6(b) of the Budget and Policy Framework Procedure Rules.

The Council will receive the minutes of the following Committees:

(a)     Community Leadership Overview & Scrutiny of Monday 17 November 2025; and

(b)     Planning Policy & Local Plan of Monday 8 December 2025.

NOTES:         

(1)   The above minutes are presented to Council for information only.  Members can ask questions on their contents to the relevant Chairman but questions as to the accuracy of the minutes must be asked at the meeting of the Committee when the relevant minutes are approved as a correct record; and

(2)   If any recommendations to Council have been made by those Committees, these are included within separate reports for Council to decide upon (i.e. by noting the minutes those recommendations are not approved at this stage of the proceedings).

Council will consider motions, notice of which will have been given pursuant to Council Procedure Rule 12.

To enable Council to consider the formal adoption of the Housing Strategy for the period 2026 to 2030.

The Council is asked to consider any reports submitted to it by an Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

To enable Council to consider approving the Tendring District Local Plan: Preferred Options Draft for the purposes of a public consultation.

To inform Members of changes in the membership of committees made since the last meeting of the Council.

Subject to the required notice being given, Members of the Council can ask questions of the Chairman of the Council, the Leader of the Council, Portfolio Holders or Chairmen of Committees.

The time allocated for receiving and disposing of questions shall be a maximum of 30 minutes. Any question not disposed of at the end of this time shall be the subject of a written response, copied to all Members the following working day unless withdrawn by the questioner.

The Council will consider any urgent matters submitted in accordance with Council Procedure Rules 3(xv), 11.3(b) and/or 13(p).