Work programme

17 November 2016  (17/11/2016 to 31/03/2017, Cabinet)

Work programme items
No. Item

November decisions

1.

Standing item: Property decisions - to approve any property sales or purchases or take any property management decisions

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for finance and property, Head of development and corporate landlord

Decision due:   October 2023

Lead officer:  Karen Lister

Notice of proposed decision first published: 09/10/2013

2.

Standing item: Neighbourhood planning - to determine any matters relating to neighbourhood plans

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for planning

Decision due:   June 2020

Lead officer:  Ricardo Rios

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/08/2016

3.

Didcot Garden Town - to allocate additional government funding to deliver the Didcot Garden Town vision

Decision maker:  Leader of the Council

Decision:   January 2017

Lead officer:  Gerry Brough

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/09/2016

4.

Communications strategy - to approve the strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for partnership and Didcot Garden Town

Decision:   December 2016

Lead officer:  Patsy Cusworth

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/09/2016

5.

Corporate services – to review implementation of the contracts and any contractual changes required and to recommend Council on a revised inter-authority agreement and, if necessary, budgetary implications. This is likely to be an exempt decision

Decision maker:  Cabinet, Council

Decision:   13 Dec 2017

Lead officer:  Andrew Down

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/06/2016

6.

Neighbourhood planning funding - to review current grant funding for neighbourhood planning including community right to build and neighbourhood development orders

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for planning

Decision:   February 2017

Lead officer:  Will Sparling

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/12/2015

7.

Developer contributions - to approve a supplementary planning document for consultation

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for planning

Decision:   December 2016

Originally due:   1 Sep 2016

Lead officer:  Cathie Scotting

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/12/2015

8.

Science Vale Innovation Centre - to approve funding

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for development and regeneration

Decision due:   January 2017

Originally due:   1 Dec 2015

Lead officer:  Gerry Brough

Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/06/2015

9.

Great Western Park, Didcot - to approve management arrangements for open space and community centres

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   5 Oct 2018

Lead officer:  Jayne Bolton

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/10/2016

10.

Blewbury Neighbourhood Plan - subject to the outcome of the referendum to recommend Council to adopt the neighbourhood plan

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for planning, Council

Decision due:   14 Dec 2016

Lead officer:  Will Sparling

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/10/2016

11.

Faringdon Neighbourhood Plan - subject to the outcome of the referendum to recommend Council to adopt the neighbourhood plan

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for planning, Council

Decision due:   14 Dec 2016

Lead officer:  Will Sparling

Decision status:  Recommmend Forward to Council

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/10/2016

December decisions

12.

Wessex leisure facility - to appoint a multi-disciplinary design team

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for community services

Decision:   March 2017

Lead officer:  Ben Border

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/12/2015

13.

Abbey Meadows outdoor pool, Abingdon - to award a contract for building works to refurbish the pool - This is likely to be an exempt decision due to the confidential nature of contract negotiations with third parties (Category 3)

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/11/2016

14.

Council tax base - to recommend Council to approve the council tax base

Decision maker:  Cabinet, Council

Decision:   14 Dec 2016

Lead officer:  William Jacobs

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/10/2016

15.

Vale Local Plan Part 1 - to recommend Council to adopt part 1 of the local plan

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for planning, Council

Decision due:   14 Dec 2016

Lead officer:  Adrian Duffield

Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/08/2016

16.

Statement of community involvement (in planning matters) - to approve the statement

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   2 Dec 2016

Lead officer:  Ben Davis

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/09/2016

17.

Milton Conservation Area appraisal

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   2 Dec 2016

Lead officer:  Samantha Allen

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/10/2016

January 2017 decisions

18.

Leisure centre use - to approve a lease with Oxfordshire County Council

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for community services

Decision due:   January 2017

Lead officer:  Kate Arnold

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/11/2015

19.

Waste collection replacement fleet New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for community services

Decision:   January 2017

Lead officer:  Ian Matten

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/11/2016

20.

Waste services proposals - to consider changes to the service New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for community services

Decision due:   June 2017

Lead officer:  Ian Matten

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/11/2016

21.

Waste collection policy - to review the policy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   30 Jun 2017

Lead officer:  Ian Matten

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/09/2016

22.

Abingdon moorings - to approve a policy

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for development and regeneration

Decision:   April 2017

Originally due:   7 Oct 2016

Lead officer:  Suzanne Malcolm

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 26/03/2015

23.

Wessex leisure facility - to agree the final facility mix

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for community services

Decision due:   September 2017

Lead officer:  Ben Border

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/12/2015

24.

Temporary housing accommodation - to approve a temporary accommodation strategy and recommend Council to allocate capital funds

Decision maker:  Cabinet, Council

Decision due:   11 Oct 2017

Lead officer:  Gerry Brough

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/03/2016

25.

Community grants - to award any community grants or New Homes Bonus grants over £25,000 through the area committees

Decision maker:  Abingdon and North East Area Committee, Faringdon Area Committee

Decision due:   24 Jan 2017

Lead officer:  Jayne Bolton

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/10/2016

February decisions

26.

Vale Local Plan Part 2 - to approve preferred options for public consultation

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for planning

Decision:   March 2017

Lead officer:  Andrew Maxted

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 16/09/2016

27.

Corporate delivery plan - to approve the plan New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   4 Aug 2017

Lead officer:  Sally Truman

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/11/2016

28.

Citizens Advice Bureau - to award any grant aid

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for housing and environment

Decision:   April 2017

Originally due:   1 Mar 2017

Lead officer:  Jayne Bolton

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/09/2016

29.

Wantage Independent Advice Centre - to award any grant aid

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for housing and environment

Decision:   April 2017

Lead officer:  Jayne Bolton

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 23/09/2016

30.

Treasury management mid-year monitoring 2016/17 - to consider the mid-year monitoring report and make any recommendations to Council

Decision maker:  Joint Audit and Governance Committee, Cabinet, Council

Decision due:   15 Feb 2017

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/10/2016

31.

Treasury management and investment strategy 2017/18 to 2019/20 - to recommend the strategy to Council

Decision maker:  Joint Audit and Governance Committee, Cabinet, Council

Decision due:   15 Feb 2017

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/10/2016

32.

Budget 2017/18 - to recommend to Council to approve the revenue budget for 2017/18, the capital programme and the medium term financial plan

Decision maker:  Cabinet, Council

Decision due:   15 Feb 2017

Lead officer:  William Jacobs

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/10/2016

33.

Commuted sums and affordable housing

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   7 Apr 2017

Lead officer:  Gerry Brough

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/10/2016

March decisions

34.

Abbey Meadows, Abingdon - to award the contract for the new toilet block New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet member for community services

Decision due:   July 2017

Lead officer:  Dylan Evans

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/11/2016

April decisions

35.

Abingdon Public Spaces Protection Order - to approve the order New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   30 Jun 2017

Lead officer:  Elizabeth Smith

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/11/2016