Agenda

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 17 March 2026.

To note the Terms of Reference as agreed at Annual Council on 21 May 2026.

To approve the Overview and Scrutiny Committee Work Programme 2025 – 26.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet for the Council’s draft pavement licensing policy which sets out the Council’s approach in the granting, monitoring and enforcement of Pavement Licences within the Borough of Stevenage (excluding the Town Centre), in accordance with the Business and Planning Act 2020. 

Notice of Decisions to follow in separate document.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet of the revised Civil Penalty Policy which sets out the approach to determining the level of a civil penalty in all cases where regulatory breaches or offences are established under the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and other legislation relating to private rented sector housing standards.

Notice of Decisions to follow in separate document.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet for the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 Enforcement Policy.

Notice of Decisions to follow in separate document.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet on the outcomes of the Main Modifications consultation on the Stevenage Borough Local Plan Partial Update, following the Examination in Public Hearing Sessions.

Notice of Decisions to follow in separate document.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet on the progress of the Stevenage Borough Revised Community Infrastructure Levy, now it has progressed through Examination in Public stage.

Notice of Decisions to follow in separate document.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet on the LGR structural changes order submission report.

Notice of Decisions to follow in separate document.

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

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

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.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet on the progress with the Council’s Housing Development Programme.

Notice of Decisions to follow in separate document.

To consider the decision of the Cabinet to seek approval to conclude the procurement process for the management and operation of the Business Technology Centre (BTC) and Chells Industrial Units (CIU) and the provision of business support services for the period 2026-31.

Notice of Decisions to follow in separate document.

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

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