Council
18 July 2013
Please note there are some additional recommendations to be considered at Council on 24th
July:
AGENDA ITEM 11: ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CABINET 13 MAY 2013
MINUTE 9: NEW HOMES BONUS
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL:
1. That the New Homes Bonus is allocated within the base budget from 2014/15 onwards
(as detailed at section 4 within the report);
2. That of the unallocated balance of New Homes Bonus (£1,201,097) 50% is transferred
to the general reserve and 50% remains earmarked within the New Homes Bonus
reserve for the delivery of the Council’s Corporate objectives in respect of housing.
AGENDA ITEM 13: ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY
COMMITTEE 17 JULY 2013
The Overview and Scrutiny Committee endorsed the Cabinet recommendations for the
following items:
ITEM 9: MATERIAL RECYCLING FACILITY
ITEM 10: COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY
For Item 11: HOUSING INCENTIVES
The Committee endorsed the Cabinet recommendations with the exception of
Recommendation 2.
RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL:
That the recommendation: ‘that the incentive scheme set out in part 4 is approved’
should be amended to remove Measure 3: ‘relaxation of Level 3 Sustainable homes
construction standards if specified quantities of development are delivered quickly’
Please see page 10 of your Council Agenda for details of the proposed temporary
measures.