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Part 3, Schedule 1 - power to serve a Breach
of Condition Notice under Section 171(A) of the Town
Decision Maker: Head of Planning
Decision published: 23/10/2018
Effective from: 09/04/2017
Decision:
Breach of Condition Notice served as breach of
planning control has taken place.
Lead officer: Chris Stathers
Part 3, Schedule 1 - power to serve a Breach
of Condition Notice under Section 171(A) of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990.
Decision Maker: Head of Planning
Decision published: 23/10/2018
Effective from: 09/04/2017
Decision:
Breach of Condition Notice served as breach of
planning control has taken place.
Lead officer: Chris Stathers
To seek authority to proceed with the formal naming of the road currently under construction on land off Holland Road, Lt Clacton, Essex.
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Commercialisation, Seafronts and Parking
Decision published: 20/04/2017
Effective from: 28/04/2017
Decision:
That the new road under construction at the development site – Former Land at Little Clacton Lawn Tennis Club, Holland Road, Little Clacton, Essex, is named “Whitegates Court”.
Lead officer: Nina Underwood
To seek authority to proceed with the formal naming of the road currently under construction on land off Holland Road, Little Clacton, Essex.
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Commercialisation, Seafronts and Parking
Decision published: 20/04/2017
Effective from: 28/04/2017
Decision:
That the new road under construction at the development site – Land off Holland Road, Little Clacton, Essex, is named “Seaforth Lane”.
Lead officer: Nina Underwood
Part 3, Schedule 3 – Responsibility for
Executive Functions delegated to Officers paragraph 4.3 (1) –
the Corporate Director has delegated authority to discharge
executive functions within their respective service areas (Part
3.38). All delegations are subject to consultation where considered
appropriate in the circumstances (paragraph 4.3 (4(ii) – Part
3.39). The Corporate Director Paul Price, Operational Services, has
delegated operational matters relating to the provision of a crisis
loan facility for Council Housing Tenants to the Head of
Housing.
Decision Maker: Deputy Chief Executive (Corporate Services)
Decision published: 12/04/2017
Effective from: 12/04/2017
Decision:
Cabinet, at its meeting on 28 February 2014,
undertook to support and promote Colchester Credit Union and to pay
all new savers joining fees for those who live, work or study in
the Tendring district. It was also agreed that the sum of
£5000 would be ring fenced within the HRA budget to provide
affordable loans to Tendring District Council housing tenants.
However, despite promotion at the time, no loan has been paid using
the capital ring fenced. It is now proposed to use the £5000
as capital to provide a crisis loan facility to Tendring District
Council housing tenants. By making this provision available, it
will steer those tenants who are deemed to have an urgent need of
financial assistance away from disreputable lenders and who are
unlikely to obtain this service from traditional banks, building
societies, or other reputable and affordable sources.
Lead officer: Tim Clarke
Decision Maker: Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Resources and Corporate Services
Decision published: 12/04/2017
Effective from: 22/04/2017
Decision:
The following consideration of applications to the Big Society Fund by the Big Society Portfolio Holder Working Party those applications awarded funding are as set out in the outcome column of the attached schedule.
Part 3, Schedule 3 – Responsibility for
Executive Functions delegated to Officers paragraph 4.3(1) –
the Corporate Director has delegated authority to discharge
executive functions within their respective service areas
(Part3.38). Appendix A of the Council’s Property Dealing
Procedure (Part 5.61) provides levels of decision making and the
Corporate Director (Corporate Services) is authorised to approve
lease renewals and lease under 5years in length
Decision Maker: Deputy Chief Executive (Corporate Services)
Decision published: 11/04/2017
Effective from: 27/04/2017
Decision:
To agree terms for a new lease of a vacant
Council asset.
Lead officer: Martyn Knappett
Decision Maker: Housing & Planning Portfolio Holder
Decision published: 07/04/2017
Effective from: 19/04/2017
Decision:
To grant a new lease of 40 Hilltop Crescent, Weeley pursuant to the Council’s statutory obligations to do so under the LEASEHOLD REFORM, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT 1993 (LRHUDA 1993)and as no exemptions under that Act apply.
Part 3, Schedule 3 - Responsibility for
Executive Functions delegated to Officers paragraph 4.3 (1) - the
Corporate Director has delegated authority to discharge executive
functions within their respective service areas (Part 3.38). All
delegations are subject to consultation where considered
appropriate in the circumstances (paragraph 4.3 (4(ii) - Part
3.39)
Decision Maker: Corporate Director (Operational Services)
Decision published: 05/04/2017
Effective from: 05/04/2017
Decision:
Section 106 funding request, approved by
Planning Services, concurrence signed by Cllr Talbot. A fund
matching opportunity with Essex County Council Short Breaks to
renovate the play area at Bathhouse Meadow, Walton. Essex County
Council have given £100,000 with TDC allocating up to
£80,000 from S106.
Lead officer: Ian Taylor
Decision Maker: Council
Made at meeting: 28/03/2017 - Council
Decision published: 05/04/2017
Effective from: 28/03/2017
Decision:
The Council had before it a report of the Corporate Director (Corporate Services) which sought to enable Council to:
· consider the operation of political proportionality rules in allocating seats on Committees etc. to Non-Aligned Members; and
· then choose one of the three available options which would be implemented with effect from the Annual Meeting of the Council on 25 April 2017.
Council was reminded that the political proportionality rules that applied in allocating seats on Committees etc. were set out in the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and applied only to political groups and not non-aligned Members.
It was reported that Members had requested clarification on this and therefore Officers had reviewed how the political proportionality rules applied in allocating seats on Committees etc. to Non-Aligned Members (i.e. Members who wee not a member of any political group on the Council). This was also in the light of the fact that six Members were not a member of any political group which equated to 10% of the Council’s total membership.
Following that review Officers had put forward three options for Members to consider, namely:
Option One – Maintain the Status Quo
This Option was an alternative approach that departed from Section 15 of the 1989 Act and could only be implemented in strict accordance with Section 17 of that Act i.e. only if no Member of the Council voted against.
This Option would see the Council continue its current practice of including the Non-Aligned Members in the initial calculation and allocate seats to them as if, in effect, they were a group in themselves. At the present time this would equate to 10% of the overall seats on Committees etc.
Appendix A to the Report of the Corporate Director (Corporate Services) set out an example of how, based on the current information, such a calculation would look for the Annual Meeting of the Council in April.
Option Two – Do Not Include The Non-Aligned Members In The Initial Calculation
This Option was an alternative approach that departs from Section 15 of the 1989 Act and could only be implemented in strict accordance with Section 17 of that Act i.e. only if no Member of the Council voted against.
This Option would see the Council not include the Non-Aligned Members in the initial calculation or allocation of seats but would instead see the Non-Aligned Members assigned the remaining “left-over” seats once the Political Groups had taken their allocations.
Appendix B to the aforementioned report set out an example of how, based on the current information, such a calculation would look for the Annual Meeting of the Council in April.
Option Three – Do Not Include The Non-Aligned Members At All
This Option complied with Section 15 of the 1989 Act.
This Option would see the Council not include the Non-Aligned Members at all and the initial calculation would be carried out as if the Council had, in effect, 54 Members and not 60. Therefore, no Non-Aligned Members would receive any Committee seats unless they were unilaterally donated by a Group Leader. This would need Council approval.
Appendix C to the above-mentioned report set out an example of how, based on the current information, such a calculation would look for the Annual Meeting of the Council in April.
Members were made aware that, in preparing the three examples, Officers had assumed that UKIP would win the St James Ward By-Election. This was based solely on the fact that the late John Hughes had been elected for UKIP in the St James’ Ward at the Council Elections in May 2015. Obviously the figures would be recalculated in the event that another Party won the By-Election.
Having considered the three options together with the advice of the Head of Governance and Legal Services & Monitoring Officer:
It was moved by Councillor Stock and seconded by Councillor Talbot that Option One (Maintain the Status Quo) be approved and implemented with effect from the Annual Meeting of the Council on 25 April 2017.
Councillors Everett, Scott, Parsons, Miles, Griffiths, Fairley, Porter, Stephenson, I J Henderson, Broderick, Calver, G V Guglielmi and Bray all addressed the Council during the debate on Councillor Stock’s motion.
Councillor Stock undertook, in his capacity as Leader of the Council, to write to the Prime Minister to urge the Government to undertake a review of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Councillor I J Henderson asked that, in accordance with the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 18.4, a record of the vote on Councillor Stock’s motion be taken.
Accordingly, the result of that vote was as follows:
Councillors For |
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Amos Baker Broderick B E Brown J A Brown M Brown Callender Calver Cawthron Chapman Chittock Coley Cossens Fairley Fowler Gray Griffiths G V Guglielmi V E Guglielmi Heaney I J Henderson J Henderson King Land Massey McWilliams Miles Nicholls Parsons Platt Poonian Scott Skeels Jnr. Skeels Snr. Steady Stock Talbot Turner Watling White Winfield
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Bray Everett Porter Stephenson Watson
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Councillor Stock’s motion was declared LOST as the requirements of Section 17 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 had not been met insofar as at least one Member of the Council had voted against.
It was then moved by Councillor Stock and seconded by Councillor G V Guglielmi that Option Two (Do Not Include The Non-Aligned Members In The Initial Calculation) be approved and implemented with effect from the Annual Meeting of the Council on 25 April 2017.
Councillors Porter and I J Henderson addressed the Council during the debate on Councillor Stock’s motion.
Councillors For |
Councillors Against |
Councillors Abstaining |
Councillors Not Present |
Amos Everett Bray Bucke
Baker Hones J A Brown Ferguson
Bennison Pemberton Gray Honeywood
Broderick Porter Watson Yallop
B E Brown Whitmore
M Brown
Bush
Callender
Calver
Cawthron
Chapman
Chittock
Coley
Cossens
Davis
Fairley
Fowler
Griffiths
G V Guglielmi
V E Guglielmi
Heaney
I J Henderson
J Henderson
Khan
King
Land
Massey
McWilliams
Miles
Newton
Nicholls
Parsons
Platt
Poonian
Raby
Scott
Skeels Jnr
Skeels Snr
Steady
Stephenson
Stock
Talbot
Turner
Watling
White
Winfield
Councillor Stock’s motion was declared LOST as the requirements of Section 17 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 had not been met insofar as at least one Member of the Council had voted against.
Council was advised that, as Options 1 and 2 had both failed to meet the statutory requirements, Option 3 (Do Not Include The Non-Aligned Members At All) would, by default, apply with effect from the Annual Meeting of the Council on 25 April 2017 as this Option complied with Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989.
Council noted the foregoing.
Part 3 - Responsibility for Executive
Functions delegated to Officers paragraph 4.3(1) - the Corporate
Director has delegated authority to discharge executive functions
within their respective service areas (Part 3.38). All delegations
are subject to consultation where considered appropriate in the
circumstances (paragraph 4.3 (4(ii) - part 3.39). The Corporate
Director (Operational Services) has delegated operational matters
relating to the Financial Assistance Policy to the Head of
Housing.
Decision Maker: Corporate Director (Operational Services)
Decision published: 04/04/2017
Effective from: 04/04/2017
Decision:
To offer a Discretionary Renovation Loan up to
£30,0000 to Miss S for necessary remedial works to bring the
property up to the Decent Homes Standard. The current Financial
Assistance Policy for Private Sector Housing limits the amount of
assistance to £10,000 initially, with the option to raise the
limit to £20,0000 if the Head of Housing is in agreement.
Further funds can be made available with the approval of the
Portfolio Holder for Housing. As the offer of the loan is outside
the normal provisions in the policy, a decision is
needed.
Lead officer: Tim Clarke