Agenda and decisions

Cabinet - Tuesday, 23rd January, 2024 6.00 pm

Venue: Civic Suite, Castle House, Great North Road, Newark, NG24 1BY

Contact: Nigel Hill Email: Nigel.hill@newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk

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Items
No.	Item
2.	Declarations of Interest from Members and Officers
3.	Notification to those present that the meeting will be recorded and streamed online
4.	Minutes from the previous meetings held on 5 December 2023 and 19 December 2023 PDF 414 KB Additional documents: Minutes Public Pack, 19/12/2023 Cabinet , item 4. PDF 436 KB
5.	Chair's Update
6.	Council Tax Empty Homes Premium (Key Decision) PDF 452 KB View the background to item 6. View the decision for item 6. Decision: That Cabinet recommends to Full Council the proposal to increase the long-term empty home premium as set out in paragraph 2.7 of the report, effective from 1 April 2024.
7.	2024/25 Housing Revenue Account Budget and Rent Setting (Key Decision) PDF 774 KB View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. Additional documents: 23.01.24 - HRA Budget Appendices A & B , item 7. PDF 446 KB 23.01.24 - HRA Budget and Rent Setting Appendix C - Charges , item 7. PDF 123 KB Decision: That Cabinet recommend to Full Council at its meeting on 13 February 2024: a) the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) budget for 2024/25, as set out in Appendix A1 to the report; b) an increase of 7.7% in the 2023/24 rents of all properties in the HRA as at 31 March 2024 be applied from 1 April 2024; and c) the 2024/25 service charges, as set out in Appendix C to the report.
8.	Biodiversity Net Gain - Policy and Actions (Key Decision) PDF 819 KB View the background to item 8. View the decision for item 8. Additional documents: 23.01.24 - Biodiversity Net Gain - Appendix A , item 8. PDF 691 KB 23.01.24 - Biodiversity Net Gain - Appendix B , item 8. PDF 612 KB 23.01.24 - Biodiversity Net Gain - Appendix B - Focal Areas Plan , item 8. PDF 6 MB Decision: AGREED that Cabinet: a) adopt and publish definitions of what constitutes ‘significant enhancement’ within mandatory BNG calculations as set out in Section 2 and Appendix A to the report; b) adopt and publish interim definitions to be used for ‘strategic significance’ within mandatory BNG calculations as set out in Section 2 and Appendix B to the report; c) approve for a ‘call for sites – expressions of interest’ exercise to be undertaken; and d) approve for officers to make an application for Newark and Sherwood District Council (NSDC) to be considered for Responsible Body status.