Agenda and minutes

Council - Tuesday, 21st May, 2024 5.30 p.m.

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Items
No. Item

302.

Disclosures of Interests from Members

To receive disclosures of interests from Members (i.e. the existence and the nature of those interests in respect of items on this agenda).

Minutes:

Cllr. Bob Waterton

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Item 9 – A proposed public consultation for a potential new Conservation Area in Braunstone Village.

Nature of Interest

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Other Registerable Interest.

Extent of Interest

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Chairman of the Planning & Environment Committee at Braunstone Town Council.

 

303.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 308 KB

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 27 February 2024 (enclosed).

Minutes:

The minutes of the meetings held on 27 February 2024, as circulated, were approved and signed as a correct record.

304.

Questions from Members

Any Members wishing to submit questions must do so to the Monitoring Officer no later than 5 working days before the meeting.

 

The Monitoring Officer will report if any questions have been submitted.

Minutes:

No questions were received.

305.

Public Speaking Protocol

Requests received by the Protocol deadline to be reported by the Monitoring Officer with details of the Agenda Item to which they relate. (Such persons entitled to use the Protocol attend for the purpose of making representations, answering questions or giving evidence relating to the business of the meeting and the time allocated to each person is a maximum of three minutes unless extended at the discretion of the Chairman).

 

Minutes:

A request was received from Stuart Bacon - Huncote Parish Council, as he was not in attendance the Chairman moved on to the next agenda item.

 

 

306.

Future Management and Use Options for Land to the Rear of Huncote Leisure Centre pdf icon PDF 157 KB

To consider the report of the Executive Director – Place.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Cllr. Stuart Coar left and returned to the meeting during this item.

 

Considered - Report of the Executive Director - Place, presented by Cllr. Terry Richardson – Leader of the Council.

 

Following Member debate the Chairman, Cllr, Cheryl Cashmore invited Stuart Bacon from Huncote Parish Council who had arrived at the start of the item to speak.

 

Public Speaking

 

Pursuant to Part 5, Section 9 of the Council’s Constitution, in relation to the Public Speaking Protocol, the Chairman allowed Stuart Bacon from Huncote Parish Council to speak for 3 minutes.

 

Cllr. Luke Cousin proposed amendments to recommendations, seconded by Cllr. Hannah Gill, as follows:

 

      Replace 2.1 as follows: “That the Council defer decision on the use of the land to the rear of the Huncote Leisure Centre (currently, BMX track provision) until the ongoing legal challenge by Huncote Hornets BMX Club is concluded and the legal position confirmed, at which point this report is brought back to Council.”

      Remove 2.2

      Remove 2.3

 

Reasons for Decisions Recommended

 

      Replace 3.1 as follows: “To enable Council to make a fully informed decision on the future use of the land”

      Remove 3.2

      Remove 3.3

 

The Chairman took the vote by a show of hands, the Chairman declared that the amendments had been lost.

307.

Corporate Action Plan 2023-24 pdf icon PDF 181 KB

To consider the report of the Business Systems & Information Manager.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considered - Report of the Business Systems & Information Manager, presented by Cllr. Terry Richardson - Leader of the Council.

308.

Review of Discretionary Pensions Policies pdf icon PDF 118 KB

To consider the report of the Finance Group Manager.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considered - Report of the Finance Group Manager, presented by Cllr. Maggie Wright, Deputy Leader and Finance, People & Performance Portfolio Holder.

 

309.

A proposed public consultation for a potential new Conservation Area in Braunstone Village pdf icon PDF 133 KB

To consider the report of the Planning & Strategic Growth Group Manager.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Considered- Report of the Planning & Strategic Growth Group Manager, presented by Cllr. Ben Taylor – Planning Delivery and Enforcement & Corporate Transformation Portfolio Holder.