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Minutes  PDF 228 KB
To approve, as a correct record, the minutes
of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 8th September
2025.
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Public Questions and Statements
To receive questions and statements from the
public, if any.
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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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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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Members' Questions
To receive oral questions from Members, if
any
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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
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FLASH - Public Sector Decarbonisation Grant PDF 269 KB
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Executive
Summary
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The Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub is a
project to deliver a 4 lane 25-meter swimming pool, extension to
the gym, improvements to the current sports centre and a 3G
all-weather pitch. The project is funded through the Government
Levelling up fund.
The Council has accepted a £150,000
grant towards works to decarbonise the existing Fakenham Fitness
Centre from the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS)
administered by Salix.
This report sets out the additional costs and
impacts to the LUF funded project and seeks to add the scope of the
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme works to the main Fakenham
Leisure and Sports Hub project via a variation to the contract.
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Options
considered
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To add the works covered within the scope of
the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme funding to the main
project via variation.
To agree the Public Sector Decarbonisation
Scheme works but to delay the completion of these until after the
LUF funded project is complete.
To reject the Public Sector Decarbonisation
Scheme funding and not carry out the decarbonisation works to the
existing sports centre beyond those which have already been
included as part of the LUF funding.
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Consultation(s)
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Monitoring Officer
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Section 151 Officer
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Sustainability Team
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Everyone Active (the Leisure operator of the centre)
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Recommendations
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To resolve to delegate to the s151 officer in
consultation with the portfolio holders for Community, Leisure
& Outreach (Including Health & Wellbeing), Climate Change
& Net Zero, Finance, Estates & Assets and the Director of
Service Delivery, the decision whether to include the Public Sector Decabonaisation Scheme works
into the main Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub project via variation
to the contract, once the full capital and revenue implications are
understood.
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Reasons for
recommendations
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To ensure the Council meets it objectives in
the Corporate Plan relating to “our journey to Net
Zero”
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Background
papers
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Report to Full Council – 19 February
2025 (approval of Fakenham Sports Centre Decarbonisation in capital
programme with allocated budget of £514,300)
Report to Full Council – 27 March
2024
Report to Cabinet – 6 September 2025
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Wards affected
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Fakenham wards (Lancaster North and South);
and wards in the west of the district including Briston, Priory,
Stibbard, Stody, The Raynhams, Walsingham; Wells with Holkham.
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Cabinet
member(s)
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Cllr Adam Varley, Portfolio Holder for Climate
Change & Net Zero
Cllr Liz Withington, Portfolio Holder for
Community, Leisure & Outreach
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Contact Officer
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Steve Hems
Director of Service Delivery (Deputy Chief
Executive)
steve.hems@north-norfolk.gov.uk
Kate Rawlings
Climate & Environmental Policy Manager
kate.rawlings@north-norfolk,gov.uk
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Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED
To delegate to the s151 officer in
consultation with the portfolio holders for Community, Leisure
& Outreach (Including Health & Wellbeing), Climate Change
& Net Zero, Finance, Estates & Assets and the Director of
Service Delivery, the decision whether to include the Public Sector Decarbonaisation Scheme works into the main
Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub project via variation to the
contract, once the full capital and revenue implications are
understood.
Reason for the decision:
To ensure the Council meets it objectives in
the Corporate Plan relating to “our journey to Net
Zero”
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Five-Year Housing Land Supply Position (2025-2030) PDF 249 KB
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Executive
Summary
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This report sets out the Council’s
latest five-year housing land supply position as at 31 March 2025.
Based on the standard method (2021 NPPF, transitional), the Council
can demonstrate a 7.3 year supply. When assessed against the
emerging Local Plan requirement, the supply is 7.0 years. Both
figures confirm a deliverable supply well in excess of the minimum,
ensuring full weight can be given to Local Plan policies in
decision-making.
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Options
considered
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There are no alternative options. The Council
is required by national policy to monitor and publish its five-year
housing land supply position annually.
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Consultation(s)
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No internal or external consultation has been
necessary. The Five-Year Housing Land Supply Statement is a factual
monitoring report prepared in accordance with national policy
requirements.
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Recommendations
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That Cabinet:
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Notes the Council’s five-year housing land supply position
(7.3 years against the standard method; 7.0 years against the
emerging Local Plan requirement).
2.
Agrees that the position statement be published and used in
decision-making.
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Reasons for
recommendations
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To comply with the requirement in the National Planning Policy
Framework (NPPF) to identify and update annually a five-year supply
of deliverable housing sites.
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To provide clarity and certainty for planning decision-making.
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To confirm that the Council is not subject to the NPPF’s
“presumption in favour of sustainable development”
which applies where a five-year supply cannot be demonstrated.
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Background
papers
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Five-Year Housing Land Supply Statement
2025–2030 (North Norfolk District Council, September
2025)
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Additional documents:
Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED
That the position statement be published and
used in decision-making
Reason for the decision:
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To comply with the requirement in the National Planning Policy
Framework (NPPF) to identify and update annually a five-year supply
of deliverable housing sites.
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To provide clarity and certainty for planning decision-making.
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To confirm that the Council is not subject to the NPPF’s
“presumption in favour of sustainable development”
which applies where a five-year supply cannot be demonstrated.
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Lease renewal - RNLI Sheringham PDF 257 KB
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Lease renewal – RNLI Sheringham
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Executive
Summary
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
currently holds a 99-year ground lease at Sheringham Promenade,
established in 1935 and set to expire in 2034. This lease enabled
the construction of the lifeboat station and slipway, which have
supported the RNLI’s critical lifesaving operations in North
Norfolk.
Following a recent structural survey, safety
concerns were raised regarding the condition of the lifeboat
station, prompting a temporary closure earlier this year. In
response, the RNLI has been actively exploring repair options and
has formally requested an early renewal of the lease.
Their intention to invest in substantial
building repairs and improvements, ensuring the long-term viability
of their operations at Sheringham.
To support this, officers recommend granting
the RNLI a new 25-year lease under terms broadly consistent with
the existing agreement.
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Options
considered
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Alternative options would be not to renew the
lease, however this has been discounted
as it would undermine the tenant’s ability to invest in
essential building improvements, compromise the long-term operation
and lifesaving services undertaken from the site.
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Consultation(s)
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Cllr Lucy Shires - Portfolio Holder for
Finance, Estates & Property Services
Cllr Liz Withington – Local Member,
Portfolio Holder for Community, Leisure & Outreach
Daniel King – Assistant Director for
Finance and Assets Cara Jordan - Monitoring Officer
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Recommendations
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Resolution for Cabinet to approve:
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A Lease renewal of a 25-year lease to the RNLI
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Delegate approval to the Asset Strategy Manager to finalise and
agree the exact terms of the above legal agreement
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Reasons for
recommendations
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To enable the RNLI to repair the building and
recommence lifesaving services from the lifeboat station.
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Background
papers
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None.
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Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED TO
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A Lease renewal of a 25-year lease to the RNLI
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Delegate approval to the Asset Strategy Manager to finalise and
agree the exact terms of the above legal agreement
Reason for the decision:
To enable the RNLI to repair the building and
recommence lifesaving services from the lifeboat station
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Henry Blogg Museum, Rocket House Cromer PDF 254 KB
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Executive
Summary
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The Rocket House building, a multi-let
property with community facilities on Cromer promenade, plays a
vital role in public accessibility and local services.
Investigations in 2023 & 2024 identified
defective subfloor drainage beneath the public conveniences as a
major cause of damp, which would have avoided the need for full
building tanking. Refurbishment works in early 2025 addressed these
isolated issues, but monitoring shows damp persists where the rear
wall meets the cliff, requiring further action.
Consultants have been engaged to and provided
a cost plan amounting to £367,484 for the tanking works and
repairs and reinstatement of the internal fabric of the
building.
Heads of Terms for a new lease with the RNLI
are under discussion to support the return of the Henry Blogg
Museum and secure the building’s long-term use.
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Options
considered
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1. Restore museum to lettable standard and
agree heads of terms with RNLI. This will require extensive damp
proofing works and repairs to the internal fabric of the building
allowing reinstatement of the museum.
2. Seek new tenant or alternate use of the
museum space. Discounted due to earlier Cabinet decisions seeking
the return of the RNLI to the building.
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Consultation(s)
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RNLI Property team
Cllr Tim Adams – Leader of the
Council
Steve Blatch – Chief Executive
Cllr Lucy Shires - Portfolio holder for
Finance, Estates and Property Services
Renata Garfoot - Asset Strategy Manager
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Recommendations
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Delegate to the Asset & Property Programme Manager in
consultation with the s151 Officer to utilise any remaining capital
budget to undertake all works set out in the detailed cost plan
dated 11 September 2025 as shown in Appendix A.
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Delegate to the Estates and Asset Strategy Manager in consultation
with the s151 Officer to enter into a lease based on terms listed
in Appendix B.
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Reasons for
recommendations
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Address the ongoing damp issues within the
Rocket House building and implement measures to improve its energy
performance to support future letting and sustainability.
Support the reinstatement of the RNLI Museum
in Cromer by ensuring suitable accommodation within the
building.
To facilitate the Reoccupation of the building
and to ensure its use as a key community heritage and visitor
asset.
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Background
papers
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Appendix A: Programme of works
& Cost plan
Appendix B: Summary of proposed
lease agreement between NNDC and RNLI.
Cabinet reports September 2023
& January 2024.
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Wards affected
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Cromer Town & Suffield Park
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Cabinet
member(s)
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Cllr Shires, Portfolio Holder for Finance,
Estates and Property Services
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Contact Officer
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Russell Tanner, Asset and Property Programme
Manager, russell.tanner@north-norfolk.gov.uk
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Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED
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Delegate to the Asset & Property Programme Manager in
consultation with the s151 Officer to utilise any remaining capital
budget to undertake all works set out in the detailed cost plan
dated 11 September 2025 as shown in Appendix A.
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Delegate to the Estates and Asset Strategy Manager in consultation
with the s151 Officer to enter into a
lease based on terms listed in Appendix B.
Reason for the decision:
Address the ongoing damp issues
within the Rocket House building and implement measures to improve
its energy performance to support future letting and
sustainability.
Support the reinstatement of
the RNLI Museum in Cromer by ensuring suitable accommodation within
the building.
To facilitate the Reoccupation
of the building and to ensure its use as a key community heritage
and visitor asset.
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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
paragraph 3 of Part I ofSchedule 12A (as amended) to the
Act.”
This paragraph relates to:
Para 3. Information relating to the
financial or business affairs of any particular person (including
the authority holding that information)
The public interest in maintaining the
exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure for the
following reasons:
The information is commercially sensitive,
relating to commercial options being considered by the authority.
Releasing this information would be likely to have a prejudicial
impact upon third parties as well as the Council in obtaining best
value.
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Private Business
Two exempt appendices to Agenda Item , Henry
Blogg Museum, Rocket house, Cromer.
Additional documents:
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