Agenda item

Planning Committee – 11 February 2014

 

Minute 150 – Revisions to Helmsley Conservation Area and Article 4

 

Planning Committee – 7 May 2014

 

Publication of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) draft charging schedule (minute to follow)

 

Policy and Resources Committee – 3 April 2014

 

Minute 71 - Policy on Retail Rate Relief for Business Rates

 

Minute 72 - Ryedale Development Fund – remaining major projects

 

Minute 73 - Derwent Training Association expansion

 

Minute 74 - Local Enterprise Partnership funding

 

Minute 75 - Exempt Information

 

Minute 76 - Milton Rooms option appraisal

 

Planning Committee – 11 February 2014

 

Minute 150 – Revisions to Helmsley Conservation Area and Article 4

 

It was moved by Councillor Windress and seconded by Councillor Mrs Frank that the following recommendations of the Planning Committee be approved and adopted:

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

i.      Note the response to the consultation on proposed amendments to the Conservation Area in Helmsley.

ii.     Approve the revision of the Helmsley Conservation Area in line with the plan contained in Annex 2 of the report.

iii.    Approve the revision to the area covered by the Helmsley Article 4 direction to match the revised Helmsley Conservation Area.

iv.    Approve a 12 month delay in bringing the amended Article 4 direction into effect.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried unanimously.

 

Resolved

 

That Council:

 

i.           Noted the response to the consultation on proposed amendments to the Conservation Area in Helmsley.

ii.          Approved the revision of the Helmsley Conservation Area in line with the plan contained in Annex 2 of the report.

iii.         Approved the revision to the area covered by the Helmsley Article 4 direction to match the revised Helmsley Conservation Area.

iv.        Approved a 12 month delay in bringing the amended Article 4 direction into effect.

 

Planning Committee – 7 May 2014

 

Minute 224 - Publication of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) draft charging schedule

 

It was moved by Councillor Windress and seconded by Councillor Mrs Frank that the following recommendations of the Planning Committee be approved and adopted.

 

That  Council:

 

i.      Note the comments received on the Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule and to agree the responses to them as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report to the Planning Committee meeting on 7 May 2014;

ii.     Approve the Draft Charging Schedule at Appendix 2 to the report to the Planning Committee on 7 May 2014 for formal consultation and subsequent submission to the Secretary of State for Examination;

iii.    Agree in principle the Draft Regulation 123 list circulated to the Planning Committee meeting on 7 May 2014 as Appendix 3.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried unanimously.

 

Resolved

 

That Council:

 

i.       Noted the comments received on the Preliminary Draft Charging Schedule and to agree the responses to them as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report to the Planning Committee meeting on 7 May 2014;

ii.      Approved the Draft Charging Schedule at Appendix 2 to the report to the Planning Committee on 7 May 2014 for formal consultation and subsequent submission to the Secretary of State for Examination;

iii.     Agreed in principle the Draft Regulation 123 list circulated to the Planning Committee meeting on 7 May 2014 as Appendix 3.

 

Policy and Resources Committee – 3 April 2014

 

Minute 71 - Policy on Retail Rate Relief for Business Rates

 

It was moved by Councillor Mrs Cowling and seconded by Councillor Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted:

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

(I)         A Discretionary Business Rates Policy to award retail relief in accordance with Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) guidelines with the following additional provisions:

 

(a)   All ratepayers in England & Wales will be eligible for the reoccupation relief. However, any ratepayer that occupies 50 or more premises will not be eligible to receive the £1,000 retail relief;

(b)   Charity shops in receipt of 80% Mandatory Business Rates Relief shall not be granted discretionary relief.

 

(II)    That Discretionary Retail Relief be awarded as follows:

 

(a)   Via delegated authority to Council Officers for 2014/15 and 2015/16 only;

(b)   That an application process is not a mandatory requirement, but that Officers reserve the right to request information in order to apply any award of relief.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried unanimously.

 

Resolved

 

That Council approve

 

(I)         A Discretionary Business Rates Policy to award retail relief in accordance with Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) guidelines with the following additional provisions:

 

(a)   All ratepayers in England and Wales will be eligible for the reoccupation relief. However, any ratepayer that occupies 50 or more premises will not be eligible to receive the £1,000 retail relief;

(b)   Charity shops in receipt of 80% Mandatory Business Rates Relief shall not be granted discretionary relief.

 

(II)    That Discretionary Retail Relief be awarded as follows:

 

(a)   Via delegated authority to Council Officers for 2014/15 and 2015/16 only;

(b)   That an application process is not a mandatory requirement, but that Officers reserve the right to request information in order to apply any award of relief.

 

Minute 72 - Ryedale Development Fund – remaining major projects

 

It was moved by Councillor Mrs Cowling and seconded by Councillor Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted:

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

Funding from the RDF budget to each of the following initiatives:

 

i.       £20,000 towards the progression of targeted A64 Improvements: and

ii.      £3,000 towards the progression of the Malton to Pickering Cycle Route.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried unanimously.

 

Resolved

 

That Council approve funding from the RDF budget to each of the following initiatives:

 

i.      £20,000 towards the progression of targeted A64 Improvements: and

ii.     £3,000 towards the progression of the Malton to Pickering Cycle Route.

 

Minute 73 - Derwent Training Association expansion

 

It was moved by Councillor Mrs Cowling and seconded by Councillor Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted:

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

a)     A £30,000 investment in the DTA expansion project utilising funding from the New Homes Bonus Reserve.

b)     The Head of Paid Service is directed to work with local schools and businesses to raise awareness of apprenticeship opportunities available within Ryedale. This is then to be reported in the annual report to Council.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried unanimously.

 

Resolved

 

That Council approve:

 

a)     A £30,000 investment in the DTA expansion project utilising funding from the New Homes Bonus Reserve.

b)     The Head of Paid Service is directed to work with local schools and businesses to raise awareness of apprenticeship opportunities available within Ryedale. This is then to be reported in the annual report to Council.

 

Minute 74 - Local Enterprise Partnership funding

 

It was moved by Councillor Mrs Cowling and seconded by Councillor Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted:

 

That Council be recommended to approve:

 

A £20,250 contribution to the LEP towards the development of the Local Growth Team financed from the NHB Reserve.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried unanimously.

 

Resolved

 

That Council approve:

 

A £20,250 contribution to the LEP towards the development of the Local Growth Team financed from the NHB Reserve.

 

Minute 75 - Exempt Information

 

It was moved by Councillor Mrs Cowling and seconded by Councillor Arnold that the meeting move into exempt session.

 

Upon being put to the vote the motion was carried.

 

Resolved

That under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 that the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items as there will be a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act as the information provided relates to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

 

Minute 76 - Milton Rooms option appraisal

 

It was moved by Councillor Mrs Cowling and seconded by Councillor Arnold that the following recommendations of the Policy and Resources Committee be approved and adopted:

 

That Council be recommended to:

 

Support in principle the development of the Milton Rooms, accepting that the Council is almost certain to have to make a capital financial contribution and annual revenue contribution in the future.

 

Councillor Ward moved and Councillor Clark seconded the following amendment.

 

To add to the recommendation;

 “The Council will receive reports detailing any future proposals for capital or revenue support for consideration and appraisal”, should the Council choose to do this.

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was carried (23 votes for, 0 votes against, 0 abstentions).

 

Councillor Mrs Goodrick moved and Councillor Mrs Sanderson seconded the following amendment.

 

Council support work to identify options for the development of the Milton Rooms and commits to consider future requests for capital and revenue funding as a result of this work. This consideration will look at the overall financial position of the Council, an assessment of its priorities and its available resources at that time.

 

Upon being out to the vote the amendment was lost (8 votes for, 11 votes against, 2 abstentions).

 

Councillor Clark moved and Councillor Woodward seconded the following amendment.

 

To add to the recommendation;

 

(ii) This Council requests that the Policy and Resources Committee creates a time limited working party and that this tries to achieve more accurate figures than ‘How long is a piece of string’

 

(iii) The above working party to look at all options for the Milton Rooms

 

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was lost (7 votes for, 12 against, 1 abstention)..

 

Upon being put to the vote the substantive motion as amended was carried (12 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 abstentions)..

 

Resolved

 

That Council supports in principle the development of the Milton Rooms, accepting that the Council is almost certain to have to make a capital financial contribution and annual revenue contribution in the future. The Council will receive reports detailing any future proposals for capital or revenue support for consideration and appraisal.