Agenda

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 18 March 2025 6.00pm

Venue: Council Chamber - Daneshill House, Danestrete

Contact: Gemma O'Donnell  Email: committees@stevenage.gov.uk

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE AND DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

2.

MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 18 February 2025.

 

Minutes to follow.

3.

PART I DECISIONS OF THE CABINET

To consider the following Part I Decisions of the Cabinet taken on 12 March 2025.

 

 

4.    CORPORATE CO-OPERATIVE PROCUREMENT STRATEGY REVIEW

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 23 – 72

 

5.    CONFIRMATION OF AMENDMENT TO TWO ARTICLE 4 DIRECTIONS TO REQUIRE CHANGES OF USE FROM CLASS E (G) (I) (OFFICES) AND CLASS (E) (G) (III) (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) TO CLASS C3 (RESIDENTIAL) TO OBTAIN PLANNING PERMISSION

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 73 - 96

 

6.    CORPORATE PERFORMANCE QUARTER 3 2024/25

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 97 – 142

 

7.    THIRD QUARTER REVENUE BUDGET MONITORING 2024/25 (INCLUDING THIRD QUARTER CAPITAL BUDGET MONITORING 2024/25)

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 143 – 174

 

8.    VOIDS POLICY AND LETTABLE STANDARDS

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 175 – 208

 

9.    AIDS AND ADAPTATIONS POLICY

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 209 – 232

 

10.HIGH STREET RENTAL AUCTIONS

Cabinet Agenda Page Nos. 233 – 244

 

11.URGENT PART I DECISIONS

 

Notice of Decisions to follow.

 

 

4.

URGENT PART I DECISIONS AUTHORISED BY THE CHAIR OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To consider any urgent Part I Decisions authorised by the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

5.

URGENT PART I BUSINESS

To consider any Part I business accepted by the Chair as urgent

6.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

To consider the following motions:

1.       That under Section 100(A) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as described in paragraphs 1 – 7 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as amended by Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006.

2.       That Members consider the reasons for the following reports being in Part II and determine whether or not maintaining the exemption from disclosure of the information contained therein outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

 

 

7.

PART II MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

To approve as a correct record the Part II Minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 18 February 2025.

8.

PART II DECISIONS OF THE CABINET

To consider the following Part II Decisions of the Cabinet taken on 12 March 2025.

 

13. PROVISION OF AGENCY WORKERS

Cabinet Agenda Pages 245 – 258

 

14.  SPORTS AND LEISURE CENTRE - DESIGN AND PLANNING SUBMISSION

Cabinet Agenda Pages 259 - 274

 

15.  SBC LAND AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (LOCALITY REVIEW UPDATE)

Cabinet Agenda Pages 275 – 296

 

16. MAJOR PROJECT – BRAGBURY END

Cabinet Agenda Pages 297 - 312

 

17. URGENT PART II BUSINESS

 

Notice of Decisions to follow

9.

URGENT PART II DECISIONS AUTHORISED BY THE CHAIR OF THE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE

To consider any urgent Part II Decisions authorised by the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee

10.

URGENT PART II BUSINESS

To consider any Part II business accepted by the Chair as urgent