Agenda and decisions

That Cabinet:

(a)     note the General Fund projected favourable outturn variance of £0.062m;

(b)    note the Housing Revenue Account projected unfavourable outturn variance of £0.201m to the Major Repairs Reserve;

(c)     approve the variations to the Capital Programme at Appendix E;

(d)    approve the Capital Programme revised budget and financing of £46.823m; and

(e)     note the Prudential indicators at Appendix H.

That cabinet:

a)     review the Community Plan Performance Report attached as Appendix 1;

b)     review the compliance report attached as Appendix 2; and

c)     consider the Council’s performance against its objectives highlighting any areas of high performance and identifying areas for improvement.

That Cabinet note:

a)      the exceptions to performance of the housing service compliance functions;

b)      interim arrangements for monitoring damp and mould ahead of introduction of Awaab’s Law; and

c)    the ongoing actions to improve and maintain performance.

This links to two ambitions in our Community Plan:

Ambition 2:  Increase the supply of housing, in particular decent homes that residents can afford to buy and rent, as well as improving housing standards and,

Ambition 7: Be a top performing, modern and accessible Council that get its everyday services right for the residents and businesses that it serves

It is recommended that Cabinet:

a)    Approves the budget proposed for 2026/27 over the activities as described in Section 3 of the report, to be financed £100,000 added into GF budgets and £30,000 from the HRA unallocated efficiency savings; and

b)   Agrees that any underspend within a project can be distributed amongst the pre-agreed projects to enhance delivery.

That Cabinet approve:

a)       the conversion of the designated community space within 14 Market Place, Newark to a commercial use; and

b)      delegated authority be given to the Deputy Chief Executive/Director - Resources to enter into a future lease once a tenant has been identified.

That:

(a)   Cabinet agree that the District Council and Locality work with interested NPBs to scope out what they aim to achieve and seek to establish potential costs; and

(b)   following the appraisal of potential resource implications, the District Council work with Neighbourhood Planning Bodies and Locality to identify potential funding sources. 

That Cabinet:

a)     approve the publication of the Infrastructure Funding Statement, which has been produced in accordance with the legislative requirements, before the end of the calendar year;

b)     approve payment of the CIL meaningful proportion to Town and Parish Councils once per annum. This process to commerce for monies collected in the financial year 2025/2026;

c)     approve the proposed guidance note at Appendix C for Town and Parish Councils, regarding CIL Meaningful proportion including informing them of their legal duty to produce an annual report on CIL receipts, CIL Spend, and CIL monies held in their account; and

d)     approve the proposed procedures set out at paragraph 2.13 and 2.14 for the spend of CIL for Parish Meetings and Parishes with no meetings.

It is recommended that Cabinet:

a)     notes the delivery of the Community Grant Scheme in 2025-26 to date;

b)     approves an increase to the current budget of £43,610 up to £150,000 for the 2026-2027 Community Grant Scheme; and

c)     approves the changes to the Community Grant Scheme eligibility criteria as detailed in section 3.3 of the report.