Decisions

The Council has a duty to assist communities in the preparation of Neighbourhood Development Plans and orders and to take a Plan through a process of examination and referendum and to bring the Neighbourhood Plan into force. This duty includes making the plan as soon as is reasonably practicable but in any event within 8 weeks after the referendum approving the plan has taken place.

On 26th June 2021 the Cabinet Member for Planning and Licensing resolved that the Neighbourhood Plan be made, brining the Neighbourhood Plan into force as part of the Development Plan in Stanton Drew Neighbourhood Area.

Make and bring into force the Stanton Drew Neighbourhood Development Plan as part of the Development Plan for the Stanton Drew Neighbourhood Area, in accordance with Section 38A(4) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011 and the Housing and Planning Act 2016).

The Council has a duty to assist communities in the preparation of Neighbourhood Plans and Orders and to take a Orders through a process of examination and referendum and to bring the Neighbourhood Plan into force. This duty includes making the Order as soon as is reasonably practicable but in any event within 8 weeks after the referendum approving the plan has taken place.

On 26th June 2021 the Cabinet Member for Planning and Licensing resolved that the Order be made, granting permission for the Freshford Village Memorial Hall Redevelopment Project.

Following an independent examination and a positive referendum result, Bath & North East Somerset Council has decided, on 26th June 2021, pursuant to Section 61E (4) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), to ‘make’ the Freshford Village Memorial Hall Community Right to Build Order (‘the Order’).

As a result of making the Order the proposal within the order (Freshford Village Memorial Hall Redevelopment Project), has been granted planning permission.

Having successfully passed the community referendum in May 2021 this report seeks to make and bring into force the Freshford Community Right to Build Order.

Having passed the community referendum in May 2021 this report seeks to make and bring into force the Stanton Drew Neighbourhood Plan.

To consider Liveable Neighbourhood applications submitted by ward Members and agree priority areas for public engagement and development of Liveable Neighbourhood schemes.

To inform Cabinet of the recent consultation on active travel schemes and for a decision to be taken as to whether the schemes should be taken forward to the next stage of consultation.

For Cabinet to approve Bath Christmas Market 2021 and Resources Required to Deliver

The Department for Education (DfE) have allocated funding to all Local Authorities to run a Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme throughout the Easter, Summer and Christmas 2021 school holidays.
Local authorities are to use the funding to make arrangements for holiday provision primarily aimed at children who are entitled to receive benefits-related free school meals.
Further details about the HAF Programme can be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/holiday-activities-and-food-programme/holiday-activities-and-food-programme-2021
The programme will be fully grant funded and therefore there is no financial risk to the Council. Any funding not spent for this purpose will be returned to the Council and onward to the DfE.
A local consortium of providers who have been involved in the Easter provision and other similar holiday schemes have submitted a proposal and delivery plan for Summer and Christmas provision. The consortium has a Lead Provider who will be responsible for ensuring the DfE and our local standards are adhered to and implemented.
The services are categorised as “light touch” according to the Procurement Regulations 2015 and a light touch negotiated process commenced to discuss the Summer and Christmas provision. A number of requirements, in addition to those specified by the DfE, have been outlined by the Council to ensure learning from the Easter programme has been used to inform future provision
This proposal has been agreed by members of the local Holiday Activity Steering Group who will continue to work closely with providers to ensure the programme engages with and is accessible to children and young people eligible for free school meals across Bath and North East Somerset.
The Contracts Panel and Cllr Dine Romero and Cllr Richard Samuel have also been consulted and informed of the decision.

On behalf of the HAF Steering Group, the Director or Public Health and Prevention is to issue a contract via the Lead Provider to work collaboratively with a consortium of local organisations to deliver the Holiday Activity and Food programme in the Summer and Christmas school holidays in Bath and North East Somerset.

To move provisional capital sum of £1.378m to fully approved for the procurement of vehicles and plant to replace end of life units in 2021/22. This project will ensure that the specialist fleet vehicles and standard vehicles used by frontline services within the Council continue to be managed effectively and efficiently using vehicles and plant built to the latest standards and regulations regarding safety and emissions, operate with greater fuel efficiency and meet the changing requirements of the evolving services.
These replacement vehicles and plant are for key frontline services such as the collection of waste and recycling, cleansing, maintenance of parks and open spaces and other services such as Highways and Heritage. There are several specialist vehicles and plant along with some standard vans. The vehicles will all be fitted with the latest specification of engines leading to reduced emissions and better fuel efficiency. Stop/Start technology and electric vehicles will also be considered for the non-specialist vehicles reducing our carbon footprint. The replacement of the vehicles allows each team to step back and assess what are the best vehicles to achieve their required outcomes through changing service demands and not just replace on a 'like for like' basis.

The 2021/22 capital programme agreed at February 2021 cabinet has a provisional capital allocation of £1.378m for the Assets