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  • Agenda and minutes

    Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environment, Communities and Partnerships) - Thursday, 7 December 2023 7:00 pm

    • Attendance details
    • Agenda frontsheet PDF 126 KB
    • Agenda reports pack PDF 6 MB
    • Printed minutes PDF 64 KB

    Venue: Civic Suite, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, Huntingdon PE29 3TN

    Contact: Mrs Beccy Buddle, Democratic Services Officer (Scrutiny), Tel No: 01480 388008/e-mail  Beccy.Buddle@huntingdonshire.gov.uk 

    Media

    Items
    No. Item

    34.

    MINUTES pdf icon PDF 277 KB

    To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environment, Communities and Partnerships) meeting held on 2nd November 2023.

    Contact: B Buddle 01480 388008

    Minutes:

    The Minutes of the meeting held on 2nd November 2023 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

    35.

    MEMBERS' INTERESTS

    To receive from Members declarations as to disclosable pecuniary and other interests in relation to any Agenda item.

    Contact: B Buddle 01480 388008

    Minutes:

    No declarations were received.

    36.

    OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY WORK PROGRAMME pdf icon PDF 88 KB

    a)  The Panel are to receive the Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme and current Notice of Key Executive Decisions.

    b)  Members to discuss future planning of items for the Work Programme

     

    Contact: B Buddle 01480 388008

    Additional documents:

    • Printed plan 1st December 2023 to 31st March 2024 Notice of Key Executive Decisions , item 36. pdf icon PDF 170 KB

    Minutes:

    With the aid of a report by the Democratic Services Officer (Scrutiny) (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) the Overview and Scrutiny Work Programme was presented to the Panel and the current Notice of Key Executive Decisions which had been prepared by the Executive Leader for the period 1st December 2023 to 31st March 2024 was noted.

    37.

    NON-DOMESTIC RATES RURAL SETTLEMENTS LIST pdf icon PDF 105 KB

    • View the background to item 37.

    The Overview and Scrutiny Panel are invited to comment on the Non-Domestic Rates Rural Settlements List.

     

    Executive Councillor: S Ferguson

    Contact: K Kelly 01480 388151

    Additional documents:

    • 4. Business Rates Rural Settlement List Appendix 1 , item 37. pdf icon PDF 278 KB
    • 4. Business Rates Rural Settlement List Appendix 2 , item 37. pdf icon PDF 2 MB
    • 4. Business Rates Rural Settlement List Appendix 3 , item 37. pdf icon PDF 3 MB

    Minutes:

    By means of a report by the Revenue and Benefits Manager (a copy of which was appended in the Minute Book) the Non-Domestic Rates Rural Settlements List was presented to the Panel.

     

    Following a question from Councillor Shaw, the Panel heard that there were no changes to the list from last year. It was also clarified that the map areas highlighted in blue were parts of urban areas which had been designated as defined rural settlements in order to support local businesses.

     

    Councillor Criswell observed that due to there having been no change from the previous year, it may be prudent to pursue an alternative method of publishing the document. The Executive Councillor confirmed to the Panel that there was an option to do this via a delegated responsibility and that this would be investigated.

     

    Following the discussion, it was

     

    RESOLVED

     

    that the comments of the Overview and Scrutiny Panel be passed to Cabinet for their consideration when making a decision upon the recommendations contained within the report.