Decisions

The Cabinet agreed to sell part of one of the Council’s commercial assets, identified within the Local Plan & Masterplan and allocated for employment uses, to a third party for a consideration, providing that the consideration is in excess of two independently commissioned Red Book valuations in order to comply with the requirements of S123 of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Cabinet discussed the report and agreed any actions required.

1)         The Cabinet agreed to the delivery of the new Epping Leisure Centre project and inclusion of the additional capital investment of £8.1 million within the Cabinet’s Budget and Medium-Term Financial plans; and

2)         The Cabinet agreed that Places Leisure appoint Pellikaan Construction Ltd to construct Epping Leisure Centre.

(1)        The Cabinet agreed to proceed with the procurement of Waste Fleet Vehicles subject to the approval of a provision of £9.22 million within the Capital Programme for 2023/24 and associated revenue costs; and

(2)        The Cabinet agreed to procure the vehicles through The Procurement Partnership Framework.

That Cabinet agreed the adoption of the Air Quality Action Plan 2023-2028.

(1)        The Cabinet approved the commissioning of a third party to write the Housing Asset Management Strategy in line with the 30-year HRA finance business plan, to include a rolling five-year investment plan

(2)        The Cabinet approved the start of consultation with leaseholders and residents of the Broadway’s major works project with an estimate cost of £6million.

(3)        The Cabinet approved the co-funding of decarbonisation works to 130 properties should EFDC be successful in securing funding through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2. It was noted that Cabinet approval was needed to direct award the works to E:On as set out in the Fusion 21 framework. This would come back to the Cabinet when more detail was known.

(4)        The Cabinet agreed that the Interim Strategic Director be the Council’s responsible person for Health and Safety in Council Housing.

(1)  The Cabinet noted the process undertaken and the outputs from the public consultation on the Draft North Weald Airfield Masterplan undertaken between December 2021 and February 2022.

(2) The Cabinet agreed that the North Weald Airfield Strategic Masterplan be formally endorsed in order for it to be taken into account as an important material consideration in the determination of future planning applications, and to inform pre-application advice, assessing planning and any other development management and implementation related purposes relating to the site.

(3)        The Cabinet agreed that the Planning Services Director, in consultation with the Planning Portfolio Holder, be authorised to make minor amendments to the North Weald Airfield Strategic Masterplan, including any mapping and links, prior to publication.

The Cabinet agreed the recommendation that North Weald Airfield remains an unlicensed aerodrome whilst developing the aviation operation by improving facilities, security, safety and attracting new business opportunities through the use of developable land.

The Cabinet adopted the updated Off-street Civil Parking Enforcement Policy and the processing of Penalty Charge Notices for Epping Forest District Council.

The Cabinet noted and agreed The Domestic Abuse and Domestic Abuse  Workplace Policies.

That, in accordance with Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public and press be excluded from the meeting for the items of business set out below as they would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 12(A) of the Act indicated, and the exemption was considered to outweigh the potential public interest in disclosing the information:

The Committee noted the Terms of Reference and Work Programme.

The Chairman informed the Committee that the following items would be added to the work programme for the new municipal year