Agenda and draft minutes

Housing and Community Overview and Scrutiny - Wednesday, 15th January, 2025 7.30 pm

Venue: Conference Room 2 - The Forum. View directions

Contact: Corporate and Democratic Support  01442 228209

Items
No. Item

1.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 195 KB

To confirm the minutes and decisions from the previous meeting

Minutes:

The minutes held on Wednesday 12 December 2025 were confirmed and agreed by the Members present.

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2.

Apologies for absence

To receive any apologies for absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Dhyani, Deacon Barradell and B Williams.

 

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3.

Declarations of Interest

To receive any declarations of interest

 

A member with a disclosable pecuniary interest or a personal interest in a matter who attends a meeting of the authority at which the matter is considered -

 

(i)            must disclose the interest at the start of the meeting or when the interest becomes apparent

 

and, if the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest, or a personal interest which is also prejudicial

 

(ii)            may not participate in any discussion or vote on the matter (and must withdraw to the public seating area) unless they have been granted a dispensation.

 

A member who discloses at a meeting a disclosable pecuniary interest which is not registered in the Members’ Register of Interests, or is not the subject of a pending notification, must notify the Monitoring Officer of the interest within 28 days of the disclosure.

 

Disclosable pecuniary interests, personal and prejudicial interests are defined in Part 2 of the Code of Conduct for Members

 

[If a member is in any doubt as to whether they have an interest which should be declared they should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer before the start of the meeting]

 

Minutes:

There were no declarations.

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4.

Public Participation

An opportunity for members of the public to make statements and ask questions in accordance with the rules as to Public Participation

 

Minutes:

There was no public participation.

 

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5.

Consideration of any matter referred to the committee in relation to call-in

Minutes:

None.

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6.

Action points from the previous meeting pdf icon PDF 89 KB

Minutes:

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

 

The action plan was agreed and noted by Members.

 

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7.

Work programme pdf icon PDF 477 KB

Minutes:

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

 

The work programme was agreed and noted by Members.

 

Cllr Symington - Would like to see an empty homes report – NB

 

Cllr Stevens - How many air B&B properties – DW

 

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8.

Building Safety Update pdf icon PDF 670 KB

Minutes:

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

 

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

 

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9.

Responsive Repairs Update pdf icon PDF 626 KB

Minutes:

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

 

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

 

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10.

Scrutiny Review pdf icon PDF 811 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Please refer to the video minutes for the full discussion.

 

The report was agreed and noted by Members.

 

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