BOROUGH OF
CREWE AND NANTWICH
COUNCIL
MEETING
25TH
JUNE 2008
Despatch date: 17th June 2008
1.
APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE
2.
MINUTES
To approve as a correct record the Minutes of
the Annual Council Meeting held on 14th May 2008.
(2)
3. PUBLIC
QUESTION TIME
To consider questions and petitions
received in accordance with the Question Time Procedure [Procedure
Rule No. 31(2)] and to consider any supplementary
questions.
4.
MAYOR’S
COMMUNICATIONS AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
To receive the Mayor’s Communications
and a resumé of Civic life in the Borough since the last Council
meeting. (4)
(Note: At this point in the
proceedings the Council will be invited to sit as a Committee of
the Full Council.)
5.
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST
Members to declare any personal or
prejudicial interests which they have in any item of business on
the agenda, the nature of the interest, and, if necessary, to leave
the meeting prior to discussion of that item.
Members who also serve as County, Town
or Parish Councillors or are Members of the Shadow Authority for
Cheshire East Council, are reminded of the need to make
declarations in respect of any item which directly concerns the
business of the appropriate authority.
Declarations are a personal matter for
each Member to decide. Whilst Officers will advise on the
Code of Conduct and its interpretation, the decision to declare, or
not, is the responsibility of the Member, based on the particular
circumstances.
6.
CONSIDERATION OF ANY SCRUTINY COMMITTEE REPORTS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
To consider any recommendations or
reports from the Scrutiny Committees.
MATTERS REQUIRING A DECISION
BY COUNCIL
7.
FINANCIAL OUT-TURN AND STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS –
2008-2009
The Board, at its Special meeting held on
25th June 2008 considered the report of Councillor
Graham Fenton, Portfolio Holder for Finance which presented the
Statement of Accounts.
The Board was asked to recommend to Council
approval of the Statement of Accounts 2008-2009.
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The report of the Portfolio Holder
for Finance will be included with the Board agenda for its meeting
to be held on 25th June 2008. Members are asked to bring
their own copy to the meeting.
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8.
ANNUAL
GOVERNANCE STATEMENT – 2007/2008
A revised Local Code of Corporate
Governance, based upon the CIPFA/SOLACE framework, was authorised
by the Board on 6th March 2008.
The new framework has been given statutory
effect under the Accounts and Audit Regulations 2006. With
effect from 2007/2008, the framework introduces the requirement to
produce an Annual Governance Statement, the form and content of
which will obviate the requirement to prepare and publish a
separate Statement on Internal Control.
At its meeting held on 23rd June
2008, the Audit Committee, was asked to recommend to Council the
adoption of the Annual Governance Statement 2007-2008.
The report of Councillor Graham Fenton,
Portfolio Holder for Finance, is attached. (8)
9.
TRANSITIONAL
COSTS
The Cheshire Structural
Changes Order places the responsibility for funding transitional
costs incurred during the lead-up year upon the seven out-going
Councils.
The estimated quantum of those has been
calculated following requests to the Block-Leads to identify such
costs. The Shadow Council will approve budgets for this first
tranche of set-up costs.
The report of Councillor Graham Fenton,
Portfolio Holder for Finance, submitted to the Special Board on
25th June 2008, contains details of estimated
transitional costs in respect of the implementation of the unitary
structure proposals for Cheshire East. The report will enable
Council to approve a budget for its share of those costs and the
funding from either existing budgets or reserves. Owing to
some uncertainties, it is also proposed that delegated authority be
granted to the Executive Director (Treasury and Corporate Support),
in consultation with the Portfolio Holder.
10.
PLANNING
APPLICATION NO. P08/0318 – ERECTION OF
NEW STORAGE UNIT WITH INTERNAL OFFICE SPACE
AND SERVICING AREA – T I MIDWOOD, GREEN LANE, WARDLE.
At its meeting held on 29th May
2008, the Development Control Committee considered the above
planning application.
The Committee resolved to refer it to
Council for approval as a departure from the Development Plan,
subject to conditions as detailed in the report.
The report of the
Strategic Manager (Planning and Development) (10)
is attached.
11. PLANNING APPLICATION NO.
P08/0504 – CONVERSION OF BARN TO FORM
FOUR DWELLINGS, LITTLE HEATH BARN,
CHESHIRE STREET, AUDLEM FOR MARKDEN HOMES
At its meeting held on 29th May
2008, the Development Control Committee considered the above
planning application.
The Committee resolved to refer it to
Council for approval as a departure from the Development Plan,
subject to conditions as detailed in the report.
The report of the
Strategic Manager (Planning and Development) (11)
is attached.
12. PLANNING ENFORCEMENT
POLICY
A comprehensive review of the Council’s
planning enforcement service has been undertaken. As a
result, a revised draft Policy was formulated which included a
series of changes to the current working practices to improve the
quality, efficiency and profile of the service.
At its meeting held on 29th
April 2008, the Development Control Committee resolved to recommend
it to Council.
The report of the Head of Planning
(Development Control) (12) recommends Council to
approve the Planning Enforcement Policy, and that the policy be
adopted from 1st August 2008.
13. BOARD REPORT AND QUESTIONS TO THE
BOARD AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS