Decisions

Cabinet will be asked to:

·       Approve the adoption of the Local development Scheme which is to have effect from 1^st July, 2019, and to

·       Delegate authority to the assistant Director of Planning following consultation with the Leader of the Council to make and approve any final changes to the wording and content of the Local development scheme and to publish the Local development Scheme on the Council’s website.

Cabinet:

1. Approved the adoption of the Local Development Scheme (LDS) which is to have effect from 1^st Sept 2019.

2. Delegated authority to the Assistant Director Planning following consultation with the Leader of the Council to make and approve any final changes to the wording and content of the Local Development Scheme, and to publish the Local Development Scheme on the Councils website.

3. Delegated authority to the Assistant Director of Planning following consultation with the Leader of the Council to approve any minor changes to the timelines of the production of documents in Local Development Scheme as required by the process during the period 2019-2021.

Cabinet is asked to:

Agree the Councils action plan required to deliver the improvements identified through the statutory LGA Corporate Peer Challenge recommendations.

Cabinet:

• Agreed the Action Plan as set out in the report.
• Noted that the Senior Leadership Team are collectively the “Lead Officers” for delivery
• Agreed that Cabinet and the Overview and Scrutiny Board will review progress against the Action Plan on a six monthly basis.

Cabinet:

Noted the performance set out in the Appendix to the report and the corrective action that is being taken.

Cabinet will be asked to approve the preparation of a new draft Site Specific Allocations Development plan Document including the initial stage of public consultation.

Cabinet:

(1)  Approved the preparation of a new draft Site Specific Allocations DPD for Havering, which will support the Havering Local Plan and replace the Romford Area Action Plan 2008 and Site Specific Allocations 2008 within the Local Development Framework.

(2)  Delegated authority to the Assistant-Director of Planning, following consultation with the Lead Member for Planning to finalise and approve the documents to be released for initial community and stakeholder consultation.

(3)  Noted that a ‘Preferred Options’ document will be brought back to Cabinet following the initial community and stakeholder consultation.

Cabinet to approve and recommend to Council that the Havering Community Infrastructure Levy be adopted

Cabinet:

 Agreed to recommend to Council to:

• Adopt the Havering Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule and the Regulation 123 list (set out in Appendices 2 and 3, respectively)

• Agree that the CIL Charging Schedule will be implemented and effective from September 1 2019; and

• Agree delegated powers to the Director of Neighbourhoods or the Assistant Director of Planning in consultation with the Leader of the Council for future changes to the Regulation 123 list following its review as appropriate

Cabinet will be asked to approve the proposals for expenditure of the £10M budget allocated for Estate Improvements; the proposed locations and broad scope of works

Cabinet:

1. Approved the proposals for the Estates Improvements Programme as set out in Appendix 3 to this report.

2. Authorised officers to commence the tendering process to procure suitable contractors, in accordance with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules, to deliver the programme.

3. Authorised officers to carry out leaseholder consultation in accordance with Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 as amended by S151 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.

4. Noted the preference of Members to cap service charges where possible to a maximum level of £250.

5. Delegated decisions on reductions, waivers or caps of service charges, on a scheme by scheme basis to the Director of Housing in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing.

6. Authorised that, in the event that the full programme of works is not delivered during financial year 2019/20, the remaining budget is carried forwards to 2020/21 in order to complete the approved works

7. Authorised the Director of Housing to be responsible for the implementation of the programme in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing.

The Cabinet member for Housing will be asked to agree for the Housing Services Voids Contract to be extended for a further 2 year period.