Agenda

To approve as a correct record the Minutes of the meeting held on 11 March 2026.

To note the following minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny and Select Committees:

·         Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 17 March 2026

·         Environment and Economy Select Committee – 19 March 2026

·         Community Select Committee – 25 March 2026

To consider 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. 

To consider the Council’s 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.

To consider the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 Enforcement Policy.

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

To provide Members with an update on the progress of the Stevenage Borough Revised Community Infrastructure Levy, now it has progressed through Examination in Public stage.

To note the LGR structural changes order submission report.

Report to follow.

To consider any Part 1 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 paragraphs1 – 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 update Members on progress with the Council’s Housing Development programme.

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.

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