Stratford-on-Avon District Council Cabinet decisions - 10 March 2025

Here are the decisions from Stratford-on-Avon District Council's Cabinet meeting on Monday 10 March, which included the Local Development Scheme, Sherbourne Recycling Ltd - update report, Quarter 3 Performance Monitoring Report 2024/2025, Canal Quarter District Heat Network: outline business case and next steps, Review of the Housing Strategy Plan 2024/2025, Warwickshire Safeguarding Annual Report 2024/2025, Capital Budget Monitoring Period 1 - 10 2024/2025, Revenue Budget Monitoring Period 1 - 10 2024/2025.

For more information about the approach to allocating Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) receipts click here and for the Stratford-upon-Avon to Honeybourne Railway Line click here.

• Local Development Scheme

Cabinet has approved the recommendation to Full Council. The recommendations are that the timetable for the preparation of Local Plan documents be approved and that the e Stratford-on-Avon District Local Development Scheme (LDS) be revised accordingly. And that the revised Local Development Scheme be brought into effect in accordance with Section 15(7) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended).

The LDS is a work programme that provides information about the Local Plan/Development Plan Documents (DPDs) that the District Council) will produce. The LDS sets out the subject and geographical area that each DPD will cover and the timetable for its preparation and revision.

• Sherbourne Recycling Limited - update report

Cabinet received and approved the report to note the performance of Sherbourne Recycling Limited and Sherbourne Recycling Trading Limited.

• Quarter 3 Performance Monitoring Report 2024/2025

Cabinet has approved the position of the Performance Monitoring Report 2024/2025. There are 66 actions included in the plan for Year 1 - of which, 2 actions are ongoing with no set target. There are 23 Key Performance Indicators set to monitor performance in Year 1 - 18 of these are related to the Council Plan objectives and 5 are Corporate Health Indicators.

• Canal Quarter District Heat Network: Outline Business Case and Next Steps

Cabinet has agreed to endorse the Canal Quarter District Heat Network Outline Business Case.

• Review of the Housing Strategy Action Plan 2024/2025

Cabinet has agreed the revised Sustainable Homes Sustainable Communities Stratford-on-Avon District Housing Strategy 2021-2026 Action Plan.

The Action Plan details housing actions to improve local people's health and well-being.
The vision of the strategy is: Sustainable homes and sustainable communities that enable more people to live independently in good quality homes of their choice.
The three aims are:

• • To support communities and build sustainable affordable homes.
  • To improve existing housing and help people live independently.
  • To prevent homelessness and reduce the harm caused by it.

• Warwickshire Safeguarding Annual Report 2023/24

Cabinet has approved the most recent Warwickshire Safeguarding Annual Report 2024/2025 which provides an update on local safeguarding activity and developments in the organisational approach. Cabinet has also agreed the importance of the safeguarding agenda and the commitment to remaining a participant in the activity of Warwickshire Safeguarding.

Warwickshire Safeguarding is overseen by an Executive Board of statutory safeguarding partners comprising Warwickshire County Council, the Clinical Commissioning Groups/Integrated Care Board and Warwickshire Police.

• Capital Budget Monitoring Period 1 - 10 2023/24

Cabinet has approved the District Council's position on capital expenditure and income for the period 1 - 10 (1 April 2024 to 31 January 2025).

The table below summarises the Council's estimated position regarding accumulated capital receipts

• Revenue Budget Monitoring Period 1 - 10 2023/24

Cabinet received and approved the position of the Council's revenue expenditure and income as at Period 10 (31 January 2025) together with an estimated net outturn position for each service for 2024/25.

The full agenda for the Cabinet meeting and the webcast can be found here: Agenda for The Cabinet on Monday, 10th March, 2025, 10.00 a.m. | Stratford-on-Avon District Council