Use the below search options at the bottom of the page to find information regarding recent decisions that have been taken by the council’s decision making bodies.
Alternatively you can visit the officer decisions page for information on officer delegated decisions that have been taken by council officers.
Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/10/2021 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 05/10/2021
Effective from: 13/10/2021
Decision:
It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That the Council agree to act as guarantor in respect of agreements between Gateway 14 Ltd and statutory bodies to deliver the required public works enabling Gateway 14 to be developed.
1.2 That authority be delegated to the S151 officer to approve and enter into any necessary agreements for the Council to act as guarantor for Gateway 14 in this respect.
REASON FOR DECISION
To support the delivery of Gateway 14 and the agreed business goals and objectives.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
1.1 Option 1: - Gateway 14 Ltd pays a cash deposit to the statutory bodies that is equivalent to the value of the works being undertaken. This is likely to be in the order of £2,025,000 and would be retained by the statutory bodies until all of the works have been undertaken to an acceptable standard plus necessary time for snagging and warranty periods. This option is not viable as it is likely to use all of the Gateway 14 Ltd debt facility and leave minimal working capital within the business to operate thus delaying delivery or require the peak debt facility to be increased further which would increase borrowing costs without improving the return on investment.
1.2 Option 2: - Gateway 14 Ltd provide a bond to the statutory undertakers using a third party (bondsman) to provide the necessary security. The bondsman would require a premium to be payable for offering this service, the cost of which is likely to be in the order of £300,000. This would be a development cost and not returned to Gateway 14 Ltd and therefore would reduce the profits/ dividends payable to the Council in the longer term. It has been increasingly difficult to secure bonds for construction works over the last 18 months and as such this option may not be deliverable in the market or may exceed the estimate cost provided.
1.3 Option 3: - The Council act as Guarantor for the public works, and as such are party to the necessary agreements such as the S278, 38 and 104 agreements with statutory undertakers, such as Highways and Anglian Water. The Council would be liable to complete any works not undertaken by the developer (Gateway 14 Ltd) in the event that the developer ceased to trade. Gateway 14 Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of MSDC (Suffolk Holdings) Ltd which in turn is wholly owned by the Council. The guarantee would terminate once works had been successfully completed and snagging warranty periods expire.
1.4 Option 3 provides the best value for money for the Council, mitigating the need to increase borrowings in the short term. Gateway 14 Ltd is a wholly owned company and activities and performance are monitored and reported regularly, thereby mitigating the risk of the Company’s failure in the future. In the event that the company did fail, and the guarantor was required to implement the necessary works, the land ownership would pass to the Council who in turn would benefit from the increase in value of the land generated by the development process undertaken to date.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared:
Councillor Brewster as Director and Chair of MSDC (Suffolk Holdings) Ltd.
Councillor Gould as Director of MSDC (Suffolk Holdings) Ltd.
Councillor Whitehead as Director of Gateway 14.
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Lead officer: Polly Bearman
To note the performance of the Civil Parking Enforcement (off-street) across the Districts
Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/10/2021 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 05/10/2021
Effective from: 13/10/2021
Decision:
It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That the contents of the report be noted
1.2 That a Civil Parking Enforcement (off street) report be produced annually each year going forward.
REASON FOR DECISION
To ensure that Members are kept informed of the performance of the Civil Parking Enforcement function.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
To not provide an update on performance for the first year of Civil Parking Enforcement (off street) – this option was not taken up, due to the clear need for keeping Members informed.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Lead officer: Sharon Bayliss
Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/10/2021 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 05/10/2021
Effective from: 04/10/2021
Decision:
There were no matters referred.
Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/10/2021 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 05/10/2021
Effective from: 04/10/2021
Decision:
None received.
Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/10/2021 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 05/10/2021
Effective from: 04/10/2021
Decision:
None received.
To recommend All Bids where Cabinet need to make the decision and to note Delegated decisions made on Bids
Decision Maker: Babergh Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/10/2021 - Babergh Cabinet
Decision published: 05/10/2021
Effective from: 13/10/2021
Decision:
It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That the CIL Expenditure Programme (October 2021) and accompanying technical assessment of the CIL Bid – B21-02 (forming Appendices A and B) which included decisions on this CIL Bid as follows be noted: -
Delegated Decision – Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund.
CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed |
Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the infrastructure |
Cabinet Decision |
B21-02 LAVENHAM – Prentice Street Car Park Power supply for EV Charging Points |
Amount of CIL Bid £9,999.99 Total cost of the project £19,502.19 Total of other funding obtained by Lavenham Parish Council for £9,503.19 |
Recommendation to Cabinet to note the Delegated decision for CIL Bid B21-02 for £9,999.99 from the Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund |
1.2 That this CIL Expenditure Programme which included the position in respect of approved CIL Bids from Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (including Cabinet decisions - June 2021. (Appendix A Section B) together with details of emerging infrastructure /CIL Bids (Appendix A Section C) be noted and endorsed.
REASON FOR DECISION
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) monies have been collected since the implementation of CIL on the 11th April 2016. The CIL Expenditure Framework (originally adopted in April 2018 and reviewed with amendments adopted on the 18th March 2019 and with further amendments on the 20th April 2020 and March 2021) requires the production of a CIL Expenditure Programme for each District which contains decisions for Cabinet to make or note on CIL Bids for CIL expenditure. These decisions relating to the expenditure of CIL monies form one of the ways in which necessary infrastructure supporting growth is delivered.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
There is a diverse spectrum of approaches to CIL expenditure across the country from Unitary Authorities who have absorbed CIL into their individual Capital Programmes to others who ringfence all funds to be spent locally. A range of different approaches was identified in Appendix A of the Framework for CIL Expenditure report provided to Cabinet’s on the 5th and 8th of February 2018 and discussed in full during the workshops with the Joint Member advisory panel. Members adopted the documents set out in paragraph 1.1 above by Council decision in April 2018 which were subsequently reviewed and adopted on the 19th March 2019 (Babergh) and 18th March 2019 (Mid Suffolk) and then reviewed for the second and third time and adopted by both Councils on the 20th April 2020 and 23rd March 2021(Babergh) and 25th March 2021(Mid Suffolk) respectively.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Decision Maker: Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/10/2021 - Mid Suffolk Cabinet
Decision published: 05/10/2021
Effective from: 13/10/2021
Decision:
It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That the CIL Expenditure Programme (October 2021) and accompanying technical assessment of the CIL Bids – M21-02, M21-05 M21-06 and M21-08 (forming Appendices, A and B) and which included decisions on this CIL Bid as follows be approved: -
Local Infrastructure Fund
CIL Bid, Location and Infrastructure Proposed |
Amount of CIL Bid and total cost of the Infrastructure |
Cabinet Decision |
M21-02 RICKINGHALL Provision of All Wheel sports area
|
Amount of CIL Bid £20,148.00 Total costs £46,580.00 excluding VAT |
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-02 for £20,148.00 from the Local Infrastructure Fund |
M21-05 DEBENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Provision of new natural lighting and improving the current ventilation and insulation
|
Amount of CIL Bid £59,994.00 Total costs of the CIL eligible parts of the project £79,992.00 including VAT Total costs of the wider project (including repair and maintenance which CIL cannot fund) £349,022.00
|
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-05 for £59,994.00 from the Local Infrastructure Fund |
M21-08 FRAMSDEN Provision of Play equipment
|
Amount of CIL Bid £18,789.20 Total costs £59,482.00 excluding VAT |
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-08 for £18,789.20 from the Local Infrastructure Fund |
Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund (Elmswell)
M21-06 ELMSWELL CHAMBERLAYNE HALL Provision of Ventilation windows
|
Amount of CIL Bid £19,593.81 Total costs £26,125.90 excluding VAT |
Recommendation to Cabinet to approve CIL Bid M21-06 for £19,593.81 from the Ringfenced Infrastructure Fund |
1.2 That this CIL Expenditure Programme which included the position in respect of approved CIL Bids from Rounds 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 (including Cabinet decisions in June 2021) - (Appendix A Section B) together with details of emerging infrastructure /CIL Bids (Appendix A Section C) be noted and endorsed.
REASON FOR DECISION
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) monies have been collected since the implementation of CIL on the 11th April 2016. The CIL Expenditure Framework was originally adopted in April 2018 and reviewed with amendments adopted on the 18th March 2019, 20th April 2020 and 23rd and 25th March 2021. The CIL Expenditure Framework requires the production of a CIL Expenditure Programme for each District which contains decisions for Cabinet to make or note on CIL Bids for CIL expenditure. These decisions relating to the expenditure of CIL monies form one of the ways in which necessary infrastructure supporting growth is delivered.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
There is a diverse spectrum of approaches to CIL expenditure across the country from Unitary Authorities who have absorbed CIL into their individual Capital Programmes to others who ringfence all funds to be spent locally. A range of different approaches was identified in Appendix A of the Framework for CIL Expenditure report provided to Cabinet’s on the 5th and 8th of February 2018 and discussed in full during the workshops with the Joint Member advisory panel. Members adopted the documents set out in paragraph 1.1 above by Council decision in April 2018 which were subsequently reviewed and adopted on the 19th March 2019 (Babergh) and 18th March 2019 (Mid Suffolk) and further reviewed and adopted by both Councils on the 20th April 2020 and 23rd March 2021 (Babergh) and 25th March 2021(Mid Suffolk) respectively
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Christine Thurlow
It has been a year since the introduction of Civil Parking Enforcement (off-street) across the Districts and the purpose of this report is to ensure that Members are kept informed of its performance.
Decision Maker: Babergh Cabinet
Made at meeting: 04/10/2021 - Babergh Cabinet
Decision published: 05/10/2021
Effective from: 13/10/2021
Decision:
It was RESOLVED: -
1.1 That the contents of the report be noted.
1.2 That a Civil Parking Enforcement (off street) report be produced annually each year going forward.
1.3 That the Assistant Director for Environment and Commercial Partnerships requests an on-street parking report from Suffolk County Council and produces a report to be presented to Cabinet.
REASON FOR DECISION
To ensure that Members and the public are kept informed of the performance of the Civil Parking Enforcement function.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:
To not provide an update on performance for the first year of Civil Parking Enforcement (off street) – this option was not taken up, due to the clear need for keeping Members informed.
Any Declarations of Interests Declared: None
Any Dispensation Granted: None
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Cassandra Clements