Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Corporate and Regulatory).

The Chairman advised Members that the Strategic Performance Dashboard for Quarter 4, 2023/24 would be taken by section rather than page-by-page.

Members raised the following points:

·         Councillor M Bates confirmed that the definition of an “intervention” for Port Health referred to all activities of the Port Health service.

·         To welcome indicators PAD001 (Percentage of major planning applications determined in 13 weeks or within an agreed extension of time) and PAD002 (Percentage of non-major planning applications determined in 8 weeks or within an agreed extension of time) as very informative.

·         In respect of indicators ASS003 (Percentage of Blocks that have current Fire Risk Assessment) an answer would be provided outside of the meeting to Councillor M J Nee on how many blocks remained unassessed.

·         In respect of the recent changes in guidance from the Water Inspectorate on Regulation 8 supplies, it was stated that an answer would be provided outside of the meeting to Councillor S H Beer on the increase in workload this would cause.

·         In response to a question on why sheltered housing was difficult to let, it was stated that this applied to 2 bedroom sheltered housing properties as most demand was for 1 bedroom properties and the Council tried to avoid under occupation wherever possible. For tenants there were also implications with the ‘bedroom tax’ for under occupation.

·         In response to a question on the progress on addressing empty shops, it was stated that an officer was working with landlords on this, and progress had been made in achieving improvements without the need for a s215 notice.

·         To congratulate everyone involved with the work at Maison Dieu.

·         To welcome the progress being achieved in the housing pipeline for future housing property.

·         In response to a question about properties that met the M4 standard, it was stated that the Council had fully wheelchair accessible properties.

·         In response to a question concerning the recent cyberattack it was stated that there had been no data loss and virtually all services were back.

To consider the attached report of the Strategic Director (Corporate and Regulatory).

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Finance, Governance, Climate Change and Environment

It was agreed that the Council’s Strategic Performance Dashboard for the Fourth Quarter 2023/24 be noted.