Agenda

To approve as a correct record the minutes of the meeting held on Monday 24 November 2025.

To agree the Notes of the informal meeting of the Environment and Economy Select Committee on 3 November 2025.

As part of the Committee’s work programme, the Chair, in consultation with the Director for Planning and Regulation, has brought forward an item focusing on the Council’s 2018 Cycling Strategy (see link below). The Director for Planning and Regulation will comment on the delivery of the Cycle Strategy Action Plan to date and focus on two elements for development (i) Create an implementation plan for cycle network improvements and maintenance (including signage and wayfinding) and (ii) Increase the provision of secure and accessible cycle parking across the town, including e-bike charging points. The Chair intends to invite representatives of various cycling interest groups to a future meeting of the Committee to hear these groups aspirations for cycling in Stevenage.

PowerPoint presentation slides will be published separately in a supplementary agenda.

Stevenage Cycle Strategy - 2018

Stevenage Cycle Strategy - 2018 - Appendices

To receive and note the final report and recommendations of the committee’s review of recycling in flat blocks. The Committee considered the draft report at its meeting on 24 November 2025 and were sent an amended report for comment. No further comments or amendments were received, so the Committee are invited to note the final report.

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