Items
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To receive apologies for absence
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2. |
Minutes PDF 424 KB
To approve, as a correct record, the minutes
of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 04 September 2023.
Please note that
there is an exempt minute for Agenda item 15 – Rocket House,
Cromer, which is not included in the public agenda pack.
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3. |
Public Questions and Statements
To receive questions and statements from the
public, if any.
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4. |
Declarations of Interest PDF 721 KB
Members are asked at this stage to declare any
interests that they may have in any of the following items on the
agenda. The Code of Conduct for Members requries that declarations
include the nature of the interest and whether it is a disclosable
pecuniary interest (see attached guidance and flowchart)
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5. |
Items of Urgent Business
To determine any other items of business which
the Chairman decides should be considered as a matter of urgency
pursuant to Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972
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6. |
Members' Questions
To receive oral questions from Members, if
any
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7. |
Recommendations from Overview & Scrutiny Committee
To consider any recommendations referred to
the Cabinet by the Overview & Scrutiny Committee for
consideration by the Cabinet in accordance within the Overview and
Scrutiny Procedure Rules.
There were no recommendations made
to Cabinet at the meeting of Overview & Scrutiny Committee on
13th September.
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8. |
Recommendations from Cabinet Working Parties
The following recommendations were made at the
meeting of Planning Policy & Built Heritage Working Party
meeting held on 11th September:
To recommend to Cabinet that:
1.
The responses received to the first round of public consultation on
the Glaven Valley Conservation Area
Appraisal are noted, and the subsequent revisions made to the text
and boundary are endorsed;
2.
Another round of public consultation is undertaken on the revised
appraisal document as laid out in the report, the results of which
will be brought back to Working Party in due course.
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9. |
Managing Performance Q1 2023 - 2024 PDF 244 KB
Executive Summary
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The Managing Performance Report
attached, as Appendix A, enables the Council to assess delivery
against objectives detailed in the Corporate Plan Delivery Plan
2019-2023 and operational service performance for the first quarter
of the 2023/24 civic year – i.e. 1st April – 30th June
2023.
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Options considered
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Options considering action
regarding performance are presented separately, issue by issue, to
the appropriate Council Committee where committee approval is
required.
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Consultation(s)
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The Section 151 officer and the
Monitoring Officer reviewed this report prior to it being presented
to Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 13 September 2023.
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Recommendations
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That
Cabinet resolves to note this report, address any recommendations
from Overview and Scrutiny committee and endorse the actions being
taken by Corporate Leadership Team detailed in Appendix A –
Managing Performance.
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Reasons for recommendations
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To ensure the objectives of the
Council are achieved and service performance monitored, reviewed
and as necessary improved.
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Background papers
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The 2019 – 2023 Corporate
Plan and In-Phase performance management system
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Wards
affected
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All
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Cabinet member(s)
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Cllr Tim Adams
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Contact Officer
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Steve Blatch, Chief
Executive
Email:-
steve.blatch@north-norfolk.gov.uk
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Links
to key documents:
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Corporate Plan:
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The large part of this report is
concerned with ensuring the objectives within the Corporate Plan
2019-23 are achieved.
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Medium Term Financial Strategy
(MTFS)
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Achieving the objectives in the
Corporate Plan 2019-23 and delivering services effectively and
efficiently is a part of ensuring the MTFS is achieved.
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Council Policies &
Strategies
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Corporate Plan 2019 - 23
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Corporate Governance:
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Is this a key
decision
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No
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Has the public interest test
been applied
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Not applicable. Item not
exempt.
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Details of any previous
decision(s) on this matter
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Not applicable. Quarterly
performance management report presented throughout the life of the
Corporate Plan 2019-23.
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Additional documents:
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10. |
Round 2 - Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) PDF 182 KB
Executive Summary
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NNDC has been offered government grant through Round
2 of the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) to acquire four homes
to meet housing need.
Three homes are to be initially used to meet the
needs of resettled Afghan households and one is to provide
Temporary Accommodation (TA) for homeless households.
The grant available can cover up to 40% of the
capital cost of homes with a further £20k per home for
associated costs. This report considers options for delivering
these four homes and the associated costs and
implications.
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Options considered
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a) NNDC takes up the offer of
Round 2 LAHF and delivers four homes – match funding the
grant largely using existing Capital funding earmarked for
Temporary Accommodation
b) NNDC takes up the offer of
Round 2 LAHF and works with a partner Registered Provider to
deliver four homes
c) NNDC takes up the
offer of Round 2 LAHF and delivers four homes – match funding
from borrowing
d) NNDC does not take up
the offer of Round 2 LAHF
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Consultation(s)
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Portfolio Holder for Housing
& People Services
Assistant Director People Services
Housing Options
Manager
Estates and Asset Strategy
Manager
Flagship Housing Group –
Head of Development
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Recommendations
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1.
NNDC accept the Round 2 LAHF grant
2.
Officers seek to work with Flagship to acquire three
of the four homes, and officers seek to identify one LAHF home to
acquire for use as TA to be match funded from our existing TA
budget
3.
In the likely event that Flagship are unable to find
three homes to purchase, that officers seek to identify up to four
homes to acquire to be match funded using the existing TA budget
and HPG funding
4.
Cabinet give delegated authority to the Section 151
Officer / other member of Corporate Leadership Team, in
consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Peoples
Services, to agree the specific purchase of up to four properties
(within the identified budget limits).
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Reasons for recommendations
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To seek approval for the
Council to accept the LAHF grant and agree the delivery option
recommended
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Background papers
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Cabinet March 2023 – LAHF
Round 1 Opportunity
Cabinet June 2023 - Purchase of
Temporary Accommodation Unit
Cabinet June 2023 –
Outturn Budget report 2022/23
Cabinet November 2022 -
Purchase of Temporary Accommodation Unit
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Wards
affected
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District-wide
(potentially)
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Cabinet member(s)
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Councillor Wendy Fredericks -
Portfolio Holder for Housing & Peoples Services
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Contact Officer
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Nicky Debbage / Graham
Connolly, Housing Strategy & Delivery Manager, nicky.debbage@north-norfolk,gov.uk
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Links
to key documents:
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Corporate Plan:
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Meeting Our Local Housing
Need
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Medium Term Financial Strategy
(MTFS)
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One of the four homes will be used
immediately for Temporary Accommodation for homeless households
delivering savings compared to the cost of alternatives such as bed
and breakfast. The remaining three homes can be used as Temporary
Accommodation in the longer-term.
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Council Policies &
Strategies
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Housing Strategy 2021 –
2025
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Corporate Governance:
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Is this a key
decision
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Y
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Has the public interest test
been applied
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NA
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Details of any previous
decision(s) on this matter
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NA
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11. |
Proposed 2023/24 Section106 Commuted Sums grants to support delivery of affordable homes PDF 167 KB
Executive Summary
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Cabinet in February 2021 agreed
to the establishment of an annual budget in the Capital Programme
to provide grants, using section 106 capital receipts held by the
council, to support Registered Providers to deliver new affordable
homes.
A budget of £500k in
2021/22 and £300k per annum 2022/23 - 2024/25 was
established. No grants have yet been paid so this budget has been
carried forward.
This report now details the
programme of grants for 2023/24 and seeks support to provide s106
grant totalling £1,186,000, which will provide 71 affordable
homes (an average of less than £17k grant funding per home).
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Options considered
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The housing section 106 monies
held can only be used to fund delivery of affordable
homes.
The option of retaining the
monies for alternative future affordable housing schemes is
rejected as this runs the risk of some of the current proposed
affordable housing schemes not going ahead.
Additionally, as some section
106 receipts have a time limit on their use, not using them risks
needing to repay them.
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Consultation(s)
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Portfolio Holder for Housing
and Peoples Services
Finance team
S106 Officer
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Recommendations
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That Cabinet support the
granting of £1,186,000 of existing s106 housing monies in
2023/24 to support Registered Providers deliver new affordable
housing schemes as detailed in the report.
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Reasons for recommendations
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To provide support for
£1,186,000 grant funding to help deliver affordable
homes
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Background papers
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Cabinet February 2021 - Use of
s106 Commuted Sums to support delivery of affordable homes in North
Norfolk
Cabinet March 2022 - Proposed
2022/23 programme of Section106 Commuted Sums to support delivery
of affordable homes in North Norfolk
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Wards
affected
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Holt, Stibbard, Coastal,
Priory, Bacton, Suffield Park
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Cabinet member(s)
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Cllr Wendy Fredericks,
Portfolio Holder Housing & Peoples Services
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Contact Officer
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Nicky Debbage, Housing Strategy
& Delivery Manager,
nicky.debbage@north-norfolk.gov.uk
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Links
to key documents:
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Corporate Plan:
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Meeting our Local Housing Need –
specifically:
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Supporting the delivery of more affordable housing,
utilising partnership and external funding wherever
possible.
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Working with partners to deliver more rural
exception sites
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Medium Term Financial Strategy
(MTFS)
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NA
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Council Policies &
Strategies
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Housing Strategy 2021-25
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Corporate Governance:
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Is this a key
decision
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Yes
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Has the public interest test
been applied
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NA
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Details of any previous
decision(s) on this matter
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NA
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12. |
Age Friendly Communities PDF 245 KB
Executive Summary
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According to
the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) census
data, North Norfolk is the local authority area with the
highest average age in England and Wales. With a median age of 54,
the average age of people living in North Norfolk is 14 years
higher than the national average (40 years
old). An Age-Friendly Community
is a place that enables people to age well and live a good later
life. Somewhere that people can stay living in their homes,
participate in the activities they value, and contribute to their
communities, for as long as possible.
Alignment with the UK network
for Age Friendly Communities and the World Health Organisation
(WHO) Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and Communities will
support the delivery of work by both NNDC and the North Norfolk
Health and Wellbeing Partnership (NNHWP) in developing a culture of
Age Friendly Communities across the district through sustainable
projects and schemes.
This alignment requires the
political buy in of the Council and to align with the World Health
Organisation (WHO) Global Network of Age Friendly Cities and
Communities there needs to be written confirmation of political
support from the leader of the Council.
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Options considered
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- To commit to the
development of Age Friendly Communities and align with the UK and
global networks of age friendly (cities and)
communities.
This is the recommended option,
as it would confirm commitment to supporting our demographic, which
is the oldest population in the UK. It will also allow for access
to peer support from other Age Friendly Communities nationally and
globally, and to access resources which may not be available
without the affiliations.
Age Friendly Communities and
the work surrounding it already has the endorsement and support of
the NNHWP and its Older Persons Working Group. In committing to
this alignment it may open up opportunities to access funding for
this work.
- To not align with age
friendly communities networks, and not commit to the development of
age friendly communities and associated projects.
This option is not recommended
as it would restrict the work of the NNHWP and its working groups
in relation to Older People. Political buy-in is required to make
the alignments as without it, any work completed would stand alone
and be detached from national and global collaborations and there
would be restricted access to support and potential resources
including funding.
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Consultation(s)
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Consultation has been held with
the NNHWP and its Older people working group, including public
health.
The NNHWP, of which NNDC are
the lead organisation, released a strategy and action plan for 2023
to 2026. The strategy was devised in consultation with partners
from across statutory and voluntary organisations and charities,
and three priority areas were addressed at individual workshops,
which included input from wider stakeholders.
Older people were identified as
a priority area and, in response, a number of actions were
identified to support work in this area.
The first of these actions was the adoption of Age Friendly
Communities and alignment with ...
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13. |
Exclusion of Press and Public
To pass the following resolution:
“That under Section 100A(4) of the Local
Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the
meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that they
involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in
paragraphs _ of Part I ofSchedule 12A (as amended) to the
Act.”
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14. |
Private Business
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