Decisions

That Council:

1.     Adopts the Mineral Local Plan 2018- 2032 and its Policies Map, with all the Main Modifications recommended by the Examination Inspector and the Minor Modifications proposed by the Strategic Director for Communities, as a development plan document in accordance with section 23(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004; and

2.     Authorises the Strategic Director for Communities to take the steps required by Regulations 26 and 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 and any other steps consequential upon or necessary to give effect to the adoption including making the formatting, cartographical and typographical corrections described in paragraph 5.4 of the report to the final Plan to be placed on deposit.

That the Council approves the absence of Councillor Howard Roberts from meetings of the authority on the grounds of ill health.

That Council agrees:

1.     To increase the Capital Programme allocation for Oakley Grove Allthrough School by £6.000 million to £56.150 million to be funded from Department for Education Grant.

2.     To increase the Capital Programme allocation from Stratford-upon-Avon High School by £2.2 million to £13.773 to be funded from the Department for Education grant

3.     To add the scheme at Shipston High School set out at paragraph 3 of the report at a cost of £10.532 million funded by £10.023 million from the Department for Education grant and £0.509 million from developer contributions

That Council approves

1.     The appointment of Councillor Brian Hammersley to the Fire and Rescue Local Pension Board of the Firefighter’s Pension Scheme for a term of three years from the date of this decision.

2.     The appointment of the Strategic Director for People and the Director of Public Health to the Integrated Care Partnership

3.     The appointment of Councillor Kate Rolfe to the pool of members from which the membership of Appointments, Disciplinary And Disciplinary Appeals Subcommittees can be drawn when required

Council agreed the following two motions:

(1)      Educational Attainment

In line with Government’s White Paper on Levelling Up, this Council is committed to levelling-up and ensuring that everyone in Warwickshire gets the best start in life, no matter what their background or where they live. The Council’s approach to Levelling Up approved by Cabinet this month includes a priority around educational attainment reflecting the recent State of Warwickshire report, approved by this Council in February of this year, which highlighted the inequality within attainment in education in the county.

In order to further explore the reasons for this, and to establish how we as a Council can help effect positive change and reduce the present inequalities in relation to educational attainment, this Council will establish a time limited cross party Member Group. The Group should comprise members from all five areas of the county and should report back to Cabinet on its progress by end February 2023.

(2)      Place Based Partnership priorities and progress on reducing inequalities

Council notes that Joint Strategic Needs Area Assessments were carried out in 2019. The information within those assessments was provided to the Place Based Partnerships, which provide activity updates to the Warwickshire Health and Wellbeing Board, including on prioritised activities to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities.

The Council requests an update from the Warwickshire Health and Wellbeing Board on Place Based Partnership priorities and progress on reducing inequalities.

The minutes of the meeting of Council held on 17 May 2022 were agreed as a true record.

That Council endorses the Annual Report of the Audit & Standards Committee.