Agenda

Cabinet - Monday, 2nd June, 2025 10.00 am

Venue: Council Chamber - Council Offices. View directions

Contact: Emma Denny  Email: emma.denny@north-norfolk.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

To receive apologies for absence

2.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 229 KB

To approve, as a correct record, the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 6th May 2025.

3.

Public Questions and Statements

To receive questions and statements from the public, if any.

4.

Declarations of Interest pdf icon 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)

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

6.

Members' Questions

To receive oral questions from Members, if any

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

8.

Delegated Decisions March to May 2025 pdf icon PDF 142 KB

Executive Summary

This report details the decisions taken under delegated powers from March to May 2025.

 

Options considered

 

Not applicable – the recording and reporting of delegated decisions is a statutory requirement.

 

Consultation(s)

Consultation is not required as this report and accompanying appendix is for information only. No decision is required, and the outcome cannot be changed as it is historic, factual information.

 

Recommendations

 

To receive and note the report and the register of decisions taken under delegated powers.

 

Reasons for recommendations

 

The Constitution: Chapter 6, Part 5, sections 5.1 and 5.2 details the exercise of any power or function of the Council where waiting until a meeting of Council or a committee would disadvantage the Council. The Constitution requires that any exercise of such powers should be reported to the next meeting of Council, Cabinet or working party (as appropriate)

 

Section 2.1 sets out the requirements regarding the reporting of conditional delegated decisions.

 

Background papers

 

Signed decision forms

 

 

Wards affected

All Wards

Cabinet member(s)

Cllr T Adams, Leader

Contact Officer

Emma Denny, Democratic Services Manager

Emma.denny@north-norfolk.gov.uk

 

 

Additional documents:

9.

Renewal - Inland Public Space Protection Orders for Dog Control pdf icon PDF 287 KB

Executive Summary

In accordance with The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) have a maximum duration period of 3 years at which point a review of the order is triggered. The Council’s inland PSPOs for dog control are due to expire under this process, during June, unless renewed for a proposed further three years.

 

Options considered

 

 

Consultation(s)

The Council launched a two week consultation that concluded on the 13th of May 2025 to determine the views of residents, local councils, organisations, and interested parties. During the consultation 39 responses were received from the public and local Councils. The majority supported all PSPOs being retained, with most of the others seeking changes to one or more PSPO.

 

Recommendations

 

Cabinet is asked to make the following resolution:

 

Renew the Public Space Protect Orders [“PSPOs], as set out in Appendix A, relating to dog control

 

And that modifications to existing PSPOs, be considered in a future consultation

 

Reasons for recommendations

 

The recommendation allows the continuation of the PSPOs, as supported by the significant majority of consultees, whilst also enabling consideration of additional PSPOs and PSPO amendments raised by consultees in a subsequent consultation.

 

Background papers

 

N/A.

 

 

Wards affected

1. Bacton

4. Coastal

5. Cromer Town

6. Erpingham

8. Happisburgh

9. Hickling

10. Holt

12. Lancaster North

13. Lancaster South

16. North Walsham Market Cross

18. Poppyland

19. Priory

20. Roughton

21. Sheringham North

22. Sheringham South

23. St Benet

24. Stalham

27. Suffield Park

28. The Raynhams

29. Trunch

30. Walsingham

31. Wells with Holkham

32. Worstead

 

Cabinet member(s)

Cllr Lucy Shires

Cllr Tim Adams (Chair)

Cllr Harry Blathwayt

Cllr John Toye

Cllr Adam Varley

Cllr Liz Withington

 

Contact Officer

David Addy

Environmental Protection Team Leader

01263 516145

 

 

Additional documents:

10.

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.”

11.

Private Business