Enquiries to: Rebecca Borthwick Direct Dial: 024 7637 6130 Direct Email: [email protected] th Date: 18 May 2021

Dear Sir/Madam,

A meeting of the CABINET will be held in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Nuneaton, on Wednesday, 26th May 2021 at 6.00p.m.

Members of the public wishing to make comments or representations via a written submission are asked to do this electronically by e-mailing [email protected] by no later than 12 noon on the working day before the date of the meeting, and identify the agenda item(s) that their submission(s) relate(s) to. All written submissions should take no longer than 3 minutes to present and will be read out by an officer of the Council.

Members of the public wishing to make an oral submission to the meeting are asked to notify Member and Committee Services of this by e-mailing [email protected] by no later than 12 noon on the working day before the date of the meeting. All oral submissions should be no longer than 3 minutes.

Please note that meetings are recorded for future broadcast.

Yours faithfully,

BRENT DAVIS

Executive Director – Operations

To: Members of Cabinet

Councillor K. Wilson (Leader of the Council and Business and Regeneration) Councillor C. Golby (Deputy Leader and Housing and Communities) Councillor S. Croft (Finance and Corporate) Councillor K. Evans (Public Services) Councillor R. Smith (Planning and Regulation) Councillor J. Gutteridge (Health and Environment)

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AGENDA

PART I

PUBLIC BUSINESS

1. MEETING PROTOCOL

A fire drill is not expected, so if the alarm sounds, please evacuate the building quickly and calmly. Please use the stairs and do not use the lifts. Once out of the building, please gather outside the Yorkshire Bank on the opposite side of the road.

Exit by the door by which you entered the room or by the fire exits which are clearly indicated by the standard green fire exit signs.

If you need any assistance in evacuating the building, please make yourself known to a member of staff.

Please also make sure all your mobile phones are turned off or set to silent. I would also advise that all or part of the meeting will be recorded for future broadcast.

2. APOLOGIES - To receive apologies for absence from the meeting.

3. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

To receive declarations of Disclosable Pecuniary and Other Interests, in accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct.

Declaring interests at meetings If there is any item of business to be discussed at the meeting in which you have a disclosable pecuniary interest or non- pecuniary interest (Other Interests), you must declare the interest appropriately at the start of the meeting or as soon as you become aware that you have an interest.

Arrangements have been made for interests that are declared regularly by members to be appended to the agenda (Page 6). Any interest noted in the Schedule at the back of the agenda papers will be deemed to have been de- clared and will be minuted as such by the Committee Services Officer. As a general rule, there will, therefore, be no need for those Members to declare those interests as set out in the schedule.

There are, however, TWO EXCEPTIONS to the general rule:

1. When the interest amounts to a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest that is engaged in connection with any item on the agenda and the member feels that the interest is such that they must leave the room. Prior to leaving the room, the member must inform the meeting that they are doing so, to ensure that it is recorded in the minutes.

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2. Where a dispensation has been granted to vote and/or speak on an item where there is a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, but it is not referred to in the Schedule (where for example, the dispensation was granted by the Monitoring Officer immediately prior to the meeting). The existence and nature of the dispensation needs to be recorded in the minutes and will, therefore, have to be disclosed at an appropriate time to the meeting.

Note: Following the adoption of the new Code of Conduct, Members are reminded that they should declare the existence and nature of their personal interests at the commencement of the relevant item (or as soon as the interest becomes apparent). If that interest is a Disclosable Pecuniary or a Deemed Disclosable Pecuniary Interest, the Member must withdraw from the room.

Where a Member has a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest but has received a dispensation from Audit and Standards Committee, that Member may vote and/or speak on the matter (as the case may be) and must disclose the existence of the dispensation and any restrictions placed on it at the time the interest is declared.

Where a Member has a Deemed Disclosable Interest as defined in the Code of Conduct, the Member may address the meeting as a member of the public as set out in the Code.

Note: Council Procedure Rules require Members with Disclosable Pecuniary Interests to withdraw from the meeting unless a dispensation allows them to remain to vote and/or speak on the business giving rise to the interest.

Where a Member has a Deemed Disclosable Interest, the Council’s Code of Conduct permits public speaking on the item, after which the Member is required by Council Procedure Rules to withdraw from the meeting.

4. MINUTES - To confirm the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on the 14th April, 2021 (Page 7).

5. PUBLIC CONSULTATION – Members of the Public will be given the opportunity to speak on specific agenda items or have their submitted statement read by an officer of the Council, if notice has been received.

6. CORNERSTONE LEASE EXTENSION – TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION – a report by the Executive Director – Resources, attached (Page 13)

7. COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) – UPDATE AND NEXT STEPS – a report by the Director, Democracy, Planning and Public Protection, attached (Page 18)

8. BOROUGH PLAN ISSUES AND OPTIONS CONSULTATION ON BOROUGH PLAN REVIEW – a report by the Director, Democracy, Planning and Public Protection, attached (Page 31)

9. BOROUGH PLAN ISSUES AND OPTIONS CONSULTATION ON GYPSY AND TRAVELLER SITE ALLOCATIONS DPD - report by the Director, Democracy, Planning and Public Protection, attached (Page 39)

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10. SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING DOCUMENTS CONSULTATION – PARKING STANDARDS AND CONSERVATION AREAS APPRAISALS AND MANAGEMENT PLANS – a report by the Director, Democracy, Planning and Public Protection, attached (Page 46)

11. TOWN CENTRES AREA ACTION PLAN – PUBLICATION CONSULTATION – a report by the Director, Democracy, Planning and Public Protection, attached (Page 55)

12. QUATERLY REVIEW OF STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE REPORT – FOURTH QUARTER 2020-2021 – a report by the Executive Directors of Operations and Resources, attached (Page 62)

13. WELCOME BACK FUND – a report by The Executive Director – Operations, attached (to follow)

14. TRANSFORMING BEDWORTH AND TRANSFORMING NUNEATON CROSS PARTY WORKING GROUPS MEMBERSHIP – a report by the Executive Directors of Operations and Resources, attached (Page 87)

15. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY PANELS None

16. ANY OTHER ITEMS - which in the opinion of the Chair of the meeting should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances (which must be specified).

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Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

Delivering our Future 2019 – 2031

Vision: To aim to achieve the greatest improvement in quality of life in Warwickshire by 2031

Background: The ‘Delivering Our Future’ plan outlines how Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council will achieve its vision and ambitions over the next 12 years. It aims to do this by focusing and aligning its delivery to the themes and priorities outlined within this document.

Theme one: Transformation – We want to take the Borough forward to reach its full potential, we want to create and develop opportunities to deliver the following priorities:

Priority one: Economy and business – building on our strong economic record, growing our economy, capitalising on our strengths, promoting our Borough, telling our story Priority two: People – promoting skills and improving health within our communities, empowering and supporting our employees to deliver excellent services for residents Priority three: Housing and communities – enabling housing development to match our aspirations for the Borough; building homes, investing in safe, empowered, sustainable communities Priority four: Technology – maximising the opportunities presented by technology for our communities and services

Theme two: Collaboration – achieving more by working together - We recognise the importance of working with others to deliver our vision and recognise that collaboration needs to be central to our work. Our areas of focus will be:

Priority one: we will work with our communities Priority two: we will work with our partners, businesses, suppliers Priority three: we will work with our employees and elected members

Theme Three: Investment – making the most of what we have - We want to build and enhance what we have already. We want to encourage investment within the following priorities:

Priority one: Getting the most from our assets – from our people, land and property Priority two: Maximising funding – identifying and securing funding opportunities, being creative, maximising income streams Priority three: Managing our resources – maintaining our robust financial management arrangements to deliver efficient, economic and effective services Priority four: Promoting a sustainable, green economy; minimising our carbon footprint Priority five: Empowering our communities to make the most of their resources Priority six: Environment – cherishing our physical environment; enhancing our built environment and open spaces, maximising the value of our green spaces, improving our infrastructure

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Cabinet - Schedule of Declarations of Interests – 2021/2022

Name of Disclosable Other Personal Interest Dispensation Councillor Pecuniary Interest General Granted to all members of the dispensations Council in the areas of: granted to all - Housing matters members under - Statutory sick pay under s.33 of the Part XI of the Social Localism Act Security Contributions 2011 and Benefits Act 1992 - An allowance, payment given to members - An indemnity given to members - Any ceremonial honour given to members - Setting council tax or a precept under the Local Government Finance Act 1992 - Planning and Licensing matters - Allotments - Local Enterprise Partnership S. Croft Employed at Holland Treasurer of the Conservative & Barrett Retail Ltd Association K. Evans Employed by UK Executive Officer at the North Parliament Warwickshire & Bedworth Conservative Association Association Representative of Warwickshire Conservative Area Association C. Golby Member of Warwickshire County Council J. Gutteridge Representative on the following To speak and vote on any Outside Bodies: matters involving the Borough  Age UK (Warwickshire Plan related to land at Leyland Branch) Road Bulkington R. Smith Chairman of Volunteer Friends, Bulkington; Board member of Bulkington Village Community and Conference Centre Trustee of Bulkington Sports and Social Club K.D. Wilson Employee of the Non Executive Director with Courts Service Nuneaton and Bedworth Community Enterprises Limited

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NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

CABINET 14th April 2021

A meeting of Cabinet was held on Wednesday 14th April 2021. Due to government guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic this meeting was held virtually at various remote locations and live streamed.

Present

Councillors J.A. Jackson (Finance and Civic Affairs (Leader)) Councillor J. Beaumont (Planning, Development and Health) Councillor I.K. Lloyd (Arts and Leisure (Deputy Leader)) Councillor C.M. Watkins (Housing and Communities) Councillor J. Sheppard (Central Services and Refuse)

PART I – PUBLIC BUSINESS

CB94 Announcements A minute’s silence in memory of His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh was observed at the start of the meeting.

CB95 Declarations of Interest

RESOLVED that the Declarations of Interest for this meeting are as set out in the Schedule attached to these minutes.

CB96 Minutes

RESOLVED that the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 10th March 2021, be approved, and signed by the Chair.

CB97 WCC Health and Wellbeing Strategy

The Director – Leisure, Recreation & Health submitted a report to provide Cabinet with an update of the Warwickshire County Council’s Final Draft of the Health and Wellbeing Strategy for adoption, and the Portfolio Holder for Planning, Development and Health, Councillor J. Beaumont, introduced the report.

RESOLVED that:

a) Cabinet adopted the Draft WCC Health and Wellbeing Strategy and works with Warwickshire County Council and partners to support the development of local place-based implementation plans (through the Health and Wellbeing Partnership); b) that Councillor Jackson noted the delay at Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and the importance of moving children’s services forward.

Speakers: Councillor K. Kondakor

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Options 1. To adopt the recommendation 2. To not adopt the recommendation

Reasons The WCC Health and Wellbeing Strategy sets out the ambitions and approach to ensure support is effective and available where it is most needed, using the findings from the Joint Needs Assessment (JSNA).

CB98 Covid-19 Strategic Recovery Plan

The Executive Director – Resources submitted a report to provide Cabinet with an update on the Council’s COVID Strategic recovery Plan 2020-22, and the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Civic Affairs, introduced the report.

RESOLVED that:

a) Cabinet endorsed the COVID Strategic Recovery Plan for 2020-22; b) Delegated authority is given to the Executive Directors – Resources and Housing and Operations to make amendments to the plan to reflect the latest situation with the COVID pandemic and emerging government policy. c) delegated authority be given to the Executive Directors – Resources and Housing and Operations to consult business networks and community groups on the updated plan. d) the block paving issues in the town centre be raised with the relevant committee/department at the County Council, whose responsibility they are.

Speakers: Councillor K. Kondakor

Options 1. To accept the recommendations; 2. To not accept the recommendations.

Reasons To ensure that the Council recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic in the most efficient way and that resources are prioritised appropriately.

CB99 Committee Timetables 2021/22 and 2022/23

The Director – Democracy, Planning & Public Protection submitted a report for approval for the timetables of meetings for 2021/22 and 2022/23.

RESOLVED that: a) the provisional timetable of meetings for 2021/22 and 2022/23 in respect of Council, Cabinet, committees and overview and scrutiny panels be approved and referred to Council for consideration with the following amendments: i) Audit & Standards committee scheduled for 7th September 2021 be moved to 28th September 2021 to allow sufficient time for the audit of the accounts; and

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ii) Planning Applications committee scheduled for 31st August 2021 is moved to 7th September 2021 to avoid the Bank Holiday week.

b) delegated powers be granted to the Directors – Democracy, Planning & Public Protection, in consultation with the relevant chair, to change meetings if, for unforeseen reasons, it becomes necessary to amend a date.

Speakers Councillor K. Kondakor

Options 1. To approve both timetables; 2. To not approve both timetables.

Reasons To produce a timetable of meetings for 2021/22 and 2022/23.

CB100Recommendations from Overview and Scrutiny Panels There were no recommendations.

CB101Any Other Items a) Councillor Jackson thanked Cabinet Members, Members and Council Officers for all their efforts during this Municipal year, and during the global pandemic. Due to their efforts, she noted that residents have continued to have a good service. Councillor Jackson gave particular thanks to Councillor Beaumont who is standing down at the elections, for his service to local government.

b) Councillor Watkins asked it to be considered that Council buildings were lit up in orange to show support of a local young girl, Azaylia Cai. Councillor Jackson confirmed that she had spoken to officers in that regard, and following the period of lighting them in purple for His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh, they would endeavour to do this if possible to do so.

Chair

PUBLICATION DATE: 22nd April 2021

DECISIONS COME INTO FORCE: 30th April 2021

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Name of Disclosable Pecuniary Other Personal Dispensation Councillor Interest Interest

General Granted to all members of the dispensations Council in the areas of: granted to all - Housing matters members - Statutory sick pay under under s.33 of Part XI of the Social the Localism Security Contributions and Act 2011 Benefits Act 1992 - An allowance, payment given to members - An indemnity given to members - Any ceremonial honour given to members - Setting council tax or a precept under the Local Government Finance Act 1992 - Planning and Licensing matters - Allotments - Local Enterprise Partnership J. Beaumont Board member of Bulkington Community Library CIC in addition to an unpaid Manager of the library.

Representative on the following Outside Bodies: •Nuneaton and Bedworth Older People’s Forum J.A Jackson Any matter relating to the Unite the Union Dispensation to speak and employment policies and vote on matters that do not procedures of Nuneaton & relate specifically to her Bedworth Borough husband’s contract of Council or any matter employment. relating to the contractual arrangements with Sport & Non Executive Director with Dispensation to speak and Leisure Management Ltd. Nuneaton and Bedworth vote Community Enterprises Limited Representative on the following Outside Bodies:  Coventry, Warwickshire & Hinckley and Bosworth Joint Committee  District Leaders  Local Government Association  Local Enterprise Partnership  West Midlands Combined Authority

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 Member Liaison of both Transforming Nuneaton and Transforming Bedworth I. Lloyd Non Executive Director with Dispensation to speak and Nuneaton and Bedworth vote Community Enterprises Limited. Representative on the following Outside Bodies:  Nuneaton & Bedworth Sports Forum  Camp Hill Urban Village and Pride in Camp Hill  Poor’s Piece Charity  Committee of Management of Hartshill & Nuneaton Recreation Group  Towns Board J. Sheppard Partnership member of the Hill Top and Caldwell Big Local.

Director of Wembrook Dispensation to speak and Community Centre. vote on any matters of Borough Plan that relate to the Directorship of Wembrook Community Centre Member of the Management Committee at the Mental Health Drop in. Champion for Safeguarding (Children & Adults)

Representative on the following Outside Bodies:  Local Government Superannuation Scheme Consultative Board  Warwickshire Direct Partnership  Warwickshire Waste Partnership  West Midland Employers  Nuneaton Neighbour Watch Committee C.M Watkins Landlord of a privately Representative on the rented property following outside bodies:  Nuneaton and Bedworth Home Improvement Agency.

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 Nuneaton and Bedworth Safer and Stronger Communities Partnership.  Safer Warwickshire Partnership Board.  Warwickshire Housing Support Partnership.  Warwickshire Police and Crime Panel.

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Cabinet

Report Summary Sheet

Date: 26th May 2021

Subject: Cornerstone Lease Extensions- Temporary Accommodation

Portfolio: Councillor Clare Golby - Housing and Communities

From: Executive Director- Resources and Housing

Summary: To seek approval to extend the leases on 18 properties that are used as temporary accommodation for homeless households.

Recommendations: 1. That the existing leases, on 18 Cornerstone properties, each be extended by a further 12 months from the date of the expiry of the current lease agreement. 2. That the Head of Strategic Housing be given Delegated Authority to extend beyond this period if appropriate, in consultation with the Executive Director- Resources and Housing, and the Portfolio Holder Housing and Communities.

Options: 1. Approve all recommendations

2. Approve recommendation 1, but reject recommendation 2

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 13 3. Reject both recommendations

Reasons: The cost to the general fund of temporary accommodation is reduced by using leased properties, and therefore given the number of households needing temporary accommodation, this is the most cost- effective way to deliver this service.

Consultation undertaken with Members/Officers/Stakeholders Portfolio Holder Housing and Communities Executive Director- Resources and Housing Head of Regeneration and Estates Director- Democracy, Planning and Public Protection

Subject to call-in: Yes

Ward relevance: Borough wide

Forward plan: Yes

Delivering Our Future Theme: 2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: 2 of theme 2, and 3 of 3

Relevant statutes or policy: Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 Housing Act 1996 Part 7

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Human resources implications: none

Financial implications: The cost savings to the Councils General Fund are in the region of £162,000 over a 12 month period for leasing these 18 properties.

Health Inequalities Implications: none

Section 17 Crime & Disorder Implications: none

Risk management implication: none

Environmental implications: none

Legal implications: none

Contact details: Jane Grant- Head of Strategic Housing Services 02476376483

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NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Report to: Cabinet - 26th May 2021

From: Executive Director- Resources and Housing

Subject: Cornerstone Lease Extensions- Temporary Accommodation

Portfolio: Councillor Clare Golby - Housing and Communities

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1, 2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: 2 of theme 1, 2 of theme 2 and 3 of theme 3

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 To seek approval to extend the leases on 18 properties, that are used as temporary accommodation for homeless households.

2. Recommendations

2.1 The leases on 18 Cornerstone properties be extended for a further 12 months From the date of expiry of the existing lease agreement.

2.2 That the Head of Strategic Housing be given Delegated Authority to extend beyond this period if appropriate, in consultation with the Executive Director- Resources and Housing, and the Portfolio Holder Housing and Communities.

3. Background

3.1 In September 2019, Cabinet approved the proposal to lease properties from Cornerstone Partnership Ltd., a social enterprise organisation providing properties to Local Authorities to assist in their duties to temporarily accommodate homeless households.

3.2 Over a period commencing September 2019, to August 2020, 20 properties have been leased from Cornerstone and have been occupied by a range of homeless families throughout, and to-date.

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4.1 The first of the Cornerstone properties were due to be handed back in April 2021, and these 2 units have had their leases extended for a further 12 months due to the unprecedented number of homeless households still presenting to the Council for assistance. This was approved via an Individual Cabinet Member Decision in March 2021.

4.2 The remaining 18 properties are due to be handed back to Cornerstone over the remainder of 2021 and early in to 2022.

4.3 The Council is currently seeing record numbers of homeless households, and despite the opening of Eaton House in December 2020, are still relying on Hotels and B&Bs in the private sector to assist with our duty to temporarily accommodate people.

4.3 The Costs to the General Fund when using Hotels is significant, and the use of 20 leased properties mitigates some of this cost, in the region of about £180,000 per annum of savings.

5. Conclusion

5.1 The extension to the leases of Cornerstone properties is a necessary measure, to mitigate against significant subsidy loss to the council, by reducing the need to use hotels, and B&Bs, to temporarily accommodate homeless households.

6. Background Papers none

Simone Hines Executive Director- Resources and Housing

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CABINET

Cabinet Decision

Report Summary Sheet

Date: 26th May 2021

Subject: Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule

Portfolio: Planning and Regulation (Councillor Richard Smith)

From: Director – Democracy, Planning and Public Protection

Summary:

The purpose of this report is to update Cabinet on the further work undertaken following the public consultation on the CIL Charging Schedule undertaken in October 2020 and to recommend next steps.

Additional analysis has indicated that whilst CIL is likely to generate more funding towards infrastructure for minor residential developments (1-9 dwellings) and most likely non-strategic developments (10-169 dwellings), s106 is considered to generate significantly more funding for strategic scale developments of over 170 dwellings. Furthermore, given the administrative requirements and costs associated with CIL implementation, it is considered that CIL may not be beneficial in the round compared to existing s106 arrangements.

The Government’s Planning for the Future White Paper proposes that CIL and s106 is to be replaced by a ‘national infrastructure levy’. An announcement is expected shortly to confirm if and how the ‘national infrastructure levy’ proposals are to be taken forward. Officers will continue to review the national context and consider whether a revised Levy approach is to be implemented.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 18 Recommendations:

i) That the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule is not submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination; ii) That legislation and Government policy be kept under review in order to further consider whether a revised Levy approach is required for the Council to pursue. iii) That the Council’s Local Plan Committee and Cabinet be provided with an update should there be a material change to Government policy.

Options:

1. To accept the recommendation; 2. To not accept the recommendation and submit the CIL Charging Schedule as consulted upon for independent examination – this option is not recommended for the reasons set out in the report; 3. To restart the CIL evidence base process to ascertain whether viability levels have changed – this option is not recommended as the benefits of introducing a revised CIL are considered marginal as per the reasons set out in the report. The viability of a revised Charging Schedule would need re-testing and the revised Draft Charging Schedule would require further public consultation prior to Submission for independent examination.

Reasons:

To ensure that the Council optimises opportunities to secure infrastructure provision from all new developments

To prevent any abortive work, and any associated costs, that would occur if the Government confirms the National Infrastructure Levy proposals set out in the Planning White Paper.

Subject to call-in: Yes

Ward relevance: All

Forward plan: Yes

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1,2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: All

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 19 Relevant statutes or policy: Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations (as amended) 2010 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan 2019.

Equal opportunity implications: None

Human resources implications: An additional CIL officer would need to be appointed to administrate CIL on future applications. Additional officer time will be required in respect of advising applicants of the CIL processes. Officer time will also need to be spent carrying out public consultation to determine how the ‘neighbourhood funding’ is to be spent.

Financial implications: The following costs would be incurred if the CIL Charging Schedule is submitted/implemented: - Independent Examination (approx. £15,000 for a straightforward examination process) - CIL administration system (approximately £40,000 for an ‘off the shelf’ product, plus an annual fee) - A new dedicated CIL officer

At least 15% of the CIL receipt from a new development would have to be used to support the development of the neighbourhood. The Local Authority would be required to consult with the community to agree how best to spend the neighbourhood funding.

Health Inequalities Implications: None

Section 17 - Crime and Disorder Implications: None

Risk management implications: Progressing to Examination at this point may result in abortive work given the Government’s proposals to replace CIL with a ‘national infrastructure levy’

Environmental implications: None

Legal implications: None

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 20 Contact details:

Ashley Baldwin Head of Planning 024 7637 6146 [email protected]

Adam James Principal Planning Policy Officer 024 7637 6457 [email protected]

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 21 AGENDA ITEM NO.

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Report to: Cabinet – 26th May 2021

From: Director – Democracy, Planning and Public Protection

Subject: Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule

Portfolio: Planning and Regulation (Cllr Richard Smith)

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1,2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: All

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 The purpose of this report is to update Cabinet on the further work undertaken following the public consultation on the CIL Charging Schedule undertaken in October 2020 and to recommended next steps.

2. Recommendations

2.1 That the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule is not submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination in accordance with the adopted 2020 Local Development Scheme and Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations (as amended) 2010

2.2 That legislation and Government policy be kept under review in order to further consider whether a revised Levy approach is required for the Council to pursue.

2.3 That the Council’s Local Plan Committee and Cabinet be provided with an update should there be a material change to Government policy.

3. Background and introduction

3.1 The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a charge which can be levied by local authorities on new development in their area. The levy rates are set out within a CIL Charging Schedule, where the local authority can set various rates for a range of different development types and locations. The regulatory process for producing a CIL Charging Schedule is set out within the CIL Regulations 2010 (as

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 22 amended), which requires public consultation and an independent examination of the Schedule to be undertaken before it can be adopted. Regulation 16 of the CIL Regulations requires public consultation to be undertaken on the draft CIL Charging Schedule.

3.2 The Council’s viability consultant, Dixon Searle Partnership, was appointed to assist the Council with determining appropriate charging rates for a Draft Charging Schedule. The rates are set out in Table 1 below and a public consultation was held on the Draft Charging Schedule in October 2020.

Table 1 – Draft Charging Schedule rates (October 2020)

Development type CIL rate per sqm Strategic residential sites allocated in the £0 Borough Plan Residential sites consisting of 11 or more dwellings within defined settlement £80 boundaries Residential sites consisting of 11 or more dwellings outside defined settlement £100 boundaries All residential sites of 10 or less dwellings £100 Sheltered / retirement and extra care £0 housing Large retail units on sites of 0.25ha or £100 more (foodstores and retail warehousing) All other retail on sites less than 0.25ha £0 All other development £0

4 Consultation responses

4.1 The Council received 12 consultation responses and the summary of comments and officer responses is provided in Appendix A.

5 CIL versus non-CIL analysis

5.1 Given some consultation responses, and the potential cost and resource implications of progressing and implementing CIL, officers have undertaken further testing and analysis to provide a more thorough assessment of CIL implementation, compared to the existing s106 context.

5.2 To supplement this analysis, the consultancy arm of the Planning Officers Society (POS Enterprises Ltd) were appointed to act as an independent, critical friend to scrutinise the work undertaken to date and advise on implementation matters. The consultants are eminent specialists in their fields and come from senior positions in local government. They have significant experience of CIL and understand

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Major development proposals

5.3 Officers have looked at a variety of major residential applications to compare actual s106 secured for those developments against what the modelled CIL generated could be (based on house types and floorspace requirements for those property types). A summary of that analysis is provided in Table 2. It includes an additional column (highlighted grey) for the notional sum of £1,000 per dwelling s106 contingency for site specific requirements in addition to CIL, as suggested through DSP’s Viability Assessment1. Any s106 would have to meet the statutory tests and evidence would have to be provided that the additional s106 requested is not already covered by the CIL (i.e. no “double dipping” can take place to fund the same infrastructure).

Table 2 – residential application analysis – predicted CIL compared to actual s106 information

S106 scenario – Modelled ‘CIL Modelled CIL + developer only’ scenario £1,000 s106 per contributions dwelling Crossing Gates, £30,980 £73,920 £84,920 Nuneaton – 11 dwellings Burbages Lane – 85 £515,637 £560,000 £645,000 dwellings Astley Lane – 169 £1,134,729 £1,382,300 £1,551,300 dwellings North Warwickshire £2,696,472 £1,146,400 £1,341,400 and Hinckley College – 195 dwellings Whitehouse Farm – £3,448,067 £1,669,500 £1,869,500 200 dwellings Plough Hill Golf £2,821,101 £2,517,600 £2,817,600 Course – 300 dwellings Poplar Farm – 650 £8,053,497 £4,785,700 £5,435,700 dwellings (application was refused) Weddington Road – £7,690,364 5,698,800 £6,473,800 775 dwellings (application was refused)

5.4 From the information above, CIL appears to generate more income for smaller developments (i.e. those of less than 169 dwellings), but not for

1 Please note that this may not be viable/appropriate on all developments and so it cannot be assumed for all developments and is for indicative purposes only

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 24 larger, unallocated residential schemes. There is a possibility that larger unallocated residential schemes could be submitted in future (particularly if the strategic allocations are not built out and/or the Council cannot maintain the required 5 Years Housing Land Supply). Based on the Council’s ‘call for sites’ exercise for the Borough Plan, it is clear there are a number of large scale, unallocated sites that have been offered up for residential development and so it is possible that speculative applications could be submitted in future. Based on the analysis set out in table 2, if such large scale, unallocated residential sites do come forward, the Council could feasibly generate less revenue towards infrastructure on those sites through CIL than through s106. This will be an important consideration as the Council may wish to optimize infrastructure requirements from such unallocated and speculative developments.

5.5 Given the increasing likelihood of residential schemes coming forward in the town centres through the Transforming Nuneaton projects, this will also need to be considered. Any Council-led scheme would automatically be CIL liable, although mandatory and discretionary relief can be applied on affordable housing schemes.

Minor developments of 1-9 dwellings

5.6 CIL would be liable for developments of 1 to 9 dwellings, whereas s106 obligations are not typically secured on smaller scale applications because of their size and their ability to comply with the statutory tests (i.e. that requests are necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms; directly related to the development; and fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind).

5.7 Some unallocated minor development proposals (‘windfall’ sites) are predicted to come forward on underused or vacant land in urban areas based on past trends. For a 9 dwelling development of 4 bedroom properties, this would generate an indicative maximum of £67,680 CIL – the equivalent s106 in most cases will be £0. The potential total income from these types of developments is unknown, but ultimately, CIL would clearly generate more funding towards infrastructure for these types of developments. It must however be recognized that smaller developments of 1 to 3 dwellings have claimed self-build relief whereby no CIL has been paid. If CIL were to be implemented, the CIL process would still need to be followed, but despite the officer time and resources devoted to administrating the CIL process, no CIL money would be secured. The POS report states that income from smaller scale windfall sites can be reduced by around 40% with self-build relief.

Additional exemptions/exceptions

5.8 The POS report highlights that the CIL regulations have been amended a number of times to provide increasing exemptions and relief from the

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 25 levy. In addition to self-build relief, there are exemptions/exceptions for extensions and residential annexes, as well as deductions for demolition/vacant buildings. These applications would still be processed as CIL liable developments, with the necessary administration required to calculate the CIL (based on measuring off plans etc) and then administrating the CIL exemption– however the costs of administrating these applications may not be recouped. Such administration is not currently required or undertaken.

Timescales associated with payments

5.9 The POS report highlights the time lag between adoption of CIL and income arriving which could feasibly impact on the Council’s capital programme. The report states that authorities that have implemented CIL tend not to have meaningful funds for several years. Based on the maximum total projected £3.68m CIL income within 5 years from the non-strategic housing sites, £0.5m is projected by year 3, then increasing to £1.7m in year 4 and then back to £1m in year 5.

5.10 The proposed instalments policy provided in the Charging Schedule specifies the following:

Overall CIL liability Payment instalments £20,000 or less Payment in full within 240 days £20,000 - £50,000 50% paid within 360 days Further 50% paid within 540 days £50,000- £100,000 Payment of 25% within 270 days Further 25% within 540 days Further 50% within 720 days £100,000 - £500,000 10% paid within 270 days Further 15% paid within 540 days Further 25% paid within 720 days Remaining 50% paid within 900 days £500,000 or more Agreement of project specific payment schedule

5.11 The s106 approach allows sums to be required upon commencement of the development. Furthermore, for developments where there is relatively quick build out, the trigger points embedded into the s106 ensure that payments are timely and linked to occupation. As set out in the POS report, the CIL instalments policy allows developers an opportunity to pay right up to the deadlines set above and that could result in additional payment delay compared to s106.

Neighbourhood funding

5.12 The Government introduced ‘neighbourhood portion’ provisions in an attempt to ensure that where communities bore the impact of

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 26 development, they would have funding ‘to support the development of the area’. Such neighbourhood portions are 15% of the total CIL receipt for the development. By year 5, this is estimated to be up to £580,770. For authorities like NBBC without parish or town councils, this money can only be spent following engagement with the local community to assess how they would like the money to be spent. Governance arrangements would need to be established to formalise consultation and decision making processes on such neighbourhood spending and this will require additional resource. The ‘neighbourhood funding’ is not so much of an issue for s106 as monies are infrastructure specific and the statutory tests mean that they have to be directly linked to the development and fairly related in scale and kind so it explicit about how such money is to be spent. S106 can therefore overcome potential debates about what the money is spent on.

5.13 There are currently no Neighbourhood Forums with adopted Neighbourhood Plans within the Borough (only 3 areas to date have made enquiries about becoming Neighbourhood Forums). However, where development is permitted within a Neighbourhood Plan area, at least 25% of the CIL receipt will need to be used to support priorities set out in the neighbourhood plan. Again, NBBC as charging authority would be required to consult with the local community about how the neighbourhood proportion is to be spent and this require additional resource and time.

Total amounts generated – CIL versus s106

5.14 As a proxy for predicting levels of CIL income, the POS report provides an indication of total CIL receipts over the next 5 years by examining non-strategic housing sites and applying certain assumptions (i.e. applying an £80 per m2 CIL rate, assuming 3 bedroom properties at 90m2 are to be delivered etc). Accounting for a 5% deduction for administration costs, but not accounting for any neighbourhood proportion deductions (neither 15% nor 25%), the 5 year CIL total was projected to be up to £3.68m.

5.15 The POS report predicts that the equivalent s106 total figure over the 5 years could be between £607,000 (at £1000 per dwelling) and £3,300,000 (at the upper range of £5,500 per dwelling). Based on the Council’s own analysis, the £5,500 per dwelling figure would appear to be a more appropriate average as there is evidence of larger s106 sum being derived from larger sites:

Ref Application site No. of Total S106 per dwellings s106 (£) dwelling (£) 034349 Corner House 11 14634 1330 Garage 034401 Crossing Gates 11 30980 2816 036470 2 Royal Oak Lane 12 37455 3121

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 27 Ref Application site No. of Total S106 per dwellings s106 (£) dwelling (£) 035366 Corporation 12 26918 2243 St/Burgage Walk 035370 14-16 The Square 14 32352 2310 035479 37-39 Whitburn 14 18594 1328 Rd 035142 Feather Lane 27 100358 3716 035745 Stockley Road 82 518314 6320 035479/037582 Burbages Lane 85 515637 6066 033230/036877 Astley Lane 169 1134729 6714 036050 NW&H College 195 2696472 13828 035338 Land r/o 200 3448067 17240 Whitehouse Farm (Redrow) 034600/ 035732 Plough Hill Golf 300 2821101 9403 Centre 035033 Poplar Farm 650 8056497 12394 (refused) 035538 Weddington Rd 775 7690364 9923 (refused)

5.16 The £3.6m CIL figure needs to be viewed with some caution as 8 of the 22 sites have planning applications already submitted with s106 contributions calculated and further applications could come forward before CIL is implemented. Furthermore, not all sites will deliver 3 bed properties and some 1 bed flats may be delivered on some sites, so the equivalent 2 bed figure average may be more appropriate to use (75m2) and that would deliver a CIL total of £3.45m which is broadly comparable with the upper s106 figure.

5.17 The POS analysis confirms that CIL is likely to generate more income for developments of less than 170 dwellings compared to a s106 approach. However, for larger schemes of over 170 dwellings, more income is likely to be generated through s106 than through CIL.

6 CIL administration

6.1 The CIL administration process is set out in legislation and Government guidance but primarily involves calculating CIL on new developments (by measuring off application plans), establishing liability, administrating any exemptions, and issuing demand notices. As a result, this will be additional workload for the officers in planning, legal and finance, particularly where there are issues of enforcement. As alluded to in the POS report, an additional dedicated CIL officer would be required given the more complex administrative processes

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6.2 An ‘off the shelf’ CIL management system would need to be purchased/implemented. This anticipated to cost in the region of £40,000. An annual fee for the system would also need to be paid.

6.3 The costs of administering CIL (including software and staffing) can be recouped from the CIL payments through the 5% CIL deduction. However, the POS report states that this rarely covers the full costs based on evidence across the country. The lag in CIL receipts would likely translate as a spend pressure in at least the first year of operating CIL.

7 Other risks associated with CIL implementation

7.1 In August 2020, the Government published the ‘Planning for the Future’ White Paper. This proposed the revocation of CIL and s106 payments and for them to be replaced with a ‘national infrastructure levy’. The levy would be mandatory for all authorities, and set nationally at either a single rate or as an area specific rate.

7.2 An update on the White Paper proposals is expected “in the spring”. Ultimately, it is a risk to progress with this context given the potential abortive costs associated with CIL examination, administration and implementation. As set out in the POS report, the most optimistic timescale for any changes to be introduced would be spring 2022. The transition period is likely to be between one and two years.

8 Submissions, Examination and Adoption considerations

8.1 If Cabinet do not accept the recommendations as drafted and require the Charging Schedule to be submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for independent examination, there will be the usual costs and processes associated with Examination – e.g. the cost of examination/Planning Inspector, appointment of a Programme Officer etc. This is expected to be in the order of around £15,000 for a straightforward examination process.

8.2 If the Planning Inspectorate approves the CIL Charging Schedule, Full Council approval will be required to adopt the Schedule, with implementation from a set date. This will allow the Council sufficient time to be ready for implementation. However, up to the point of adoption, s106 will continue to be applied on applications limiting potential CIL income.

9 Conclusion

9.1 CIL is likely to generate more funding towards infrastructure for minor residential developments (1-9 dwellings) and most likely

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 29 non-strategic developments (10-169 dwellings), but s106 is considered to generate significantly more funding for strategic scale developments of over 170 dwellings. Furthermore, given the administrative burdens and costs associated with CIL implementation, it is considered that CIL may not be beneficial in the round compared to existing s106 arrangements.

9.2 The Government’s Planning for the Future White Paper proposes that CIL and s106 is to be replaced by a ‘national infrastructure levy’. An announcement is expected shortly to confirm if and how the ‘national infrastructure levy’ proposals are to be taken forward. Officers will continue to review the national context and consider whether a revised Levy approach is to be implemented.

10 Appendices

Appendix A – CIL consultation representations and officer responses Appendix B – POS Enterprises Ltd Report – Feb 2021

11 Background Papers

All supporting information associated with the October 2020 CIL consultation can be found at: https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/downloads/21034/community_i nfrastructure_levy

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 30 Agenda item: 8

CABINET

Cabinet decision

Report Summary Sheet

Date: 26th May 2021

Subject: Borough Plan Review – Issues and Options consultation

Portfolio: Planning and Regulation (Councillor Richard Smith)

From: Director – Democracy, Planning and Public Protection

Summary:

The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet approval to hold a public consultation on the Borough Plan Review – Issues and Options document.

Recommendations:

1. That the Borough Plan Review – Issues and Options document (at Appendix A) and supporting Sustainability Appraisal (at Appendix B), be approved for public consultation.

2. That the period of statutory public consultation will begin on 11th June 2021 and end on 6th August 2021, or such later dates (but for the same duration) as agreed between the Head of Planning and the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation if this should become necessary.

3. That delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation to make any minor changes to the documents prior to publication of the consultation.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 31 Options:

1. To accept the recommendation 2. To not approve the documents for public consultation

Reasons:

To commence the Borough Plan Review by exploring issue and options as part of the statutory ‘Regulation 18’ consultation stage. This will inform and shape a final ‘publication’ version of the plan.

Subject to call-in: Yes

Ward relevance: All

Forward plan: No

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1,2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: All

Relevant statutes or policy: Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) and the associated Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended). Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan 2019.

Equal opportunity implications: None

Human resources implications: None

Financial implications: The costs associated with the consultation will be met within existing budgets.

Health Inequalities Implications: The plan review seeks to deliver health improvements and address health inequalities within the Borough.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 32 Section 17 - Crime and Disorder Implications: Policy BE3 of the Borough Plan requires that development proposals are designed to a high standard incorporating ‘secured by design’ principles. This policy will be reviewed to see if any further changes are required.

Risk management implications: Exploring Issues and Options is part of the statutory ‘Regulation 18’ plan preparation stage. If this stage is not undertaken, it is unlikely that a Borough Plan Review can be found ‘sound’ and/or legally compliant by the Planning Inspector undertaking the plan examination.

Environmental implications: The Borough Plan Review seeks to deliver environmental improvement through new development. The consultation will help determine whether any further environmental issues need to be explored through the Borough Plan Review.

Legal implications: The commitment to undertake a Borough Plan Review is set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme (LDS) – adopted in September 2020. Publication of the LDS is a statutory requirement under the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The requirements for Plan Review are set out in the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

Contact details:

Ashley Baldwin Head of Planning 024 7637 6146 [email protected]

Adam James Principal Planning Policy Officer 024 7637 6457 [email protected]

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 33 AGENDA ITEM NO.

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Report to: Cabinet – 26th May 2021

From: Director – Democracy, Planning and Public Protection

Subject: Borough Plan Review – Issues and Options consultation

Portfolio: Planning and Regulation

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1,2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: All

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet approval to hold a public consultation on the Borough Plan Review – Issues and Options document.

2. Recommendations

2.1 That the Borough Plan Review – Issues and Options document (at Appendix A) and supporting Sustainability Appraisal (at Appendix B), be approved for public consultation.

2.2 That the period of statutory public consultation will begin on 11th June 2021 and end on 6th August 2021, or such later dates (but for the same duration) as agreed between the Head of Planning and the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation if this should become necessary.

2.3 That delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation to make any minor changes to the document prior to publication of the consultation.

3. Background

3.1 The Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan was adopted on the 11th June 2019. Upon adoption, the Council committed to a review of the Borough Plan to further consider the Government’s more up-to-date national planning policy guidance. The Borough Plan Review formally commenced on 16th July 2020 following a successful motion at Full Council on 15th July 2020. Borough Plan Policy DS9 – Review also

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 34 states that the Council “will undertake a comprehensive review of national policy, the regional context, updates to the evidence base and monitoring data before the 31st March 2023 to address whether a whole or partial review of the Plan is required”.

3.2 A key focus of the review is to assess the Borough Plan against the Government’s latest 2019 National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and associated guidance. This is because the Borough Plan was written in accordance with the 2012 National Planning Policy Framework, and so the Borough Plan pre-dated the 2018 and 2019 iterations of the NPPF. Under transitional arrangements set out in the 2018 and 2019 versions, the Borough Plan was required to be examined against the 2012 NPPF requirements.

3.3 One of the most important changes implemented since 2012 is the introduction of a new ‘standard method’ for determining a local authority’s housing need. The ‘standard method’ replaced the ‘objectively assessed need’ (OAN) method as set out in the 2012 version. The OAN methodology used for the Borough Plan accounted for housing growth, economic growth and affordability. The ‘standard method’ utilises a more standardised formula based on 2014 household projections with an adjustment to take account of the most recent median workplace-based affordability ratios. Government guidance states that the standard method is not mandatory, but there is an expectation it will be used and that any other method will be considered only in exceptional circumstances.

3.4 Alongside the issue of housing, there also a number of other legislative and policy changes that necessitate a review of the Borough Plan - these are explored further in section 4. In order to deliver high quality, sustainable development in the Borough of the right type, in the right place at the right time, it is considered appropriate to review the Borough Plan policies and the evidence base underpinning them.

4 Scope and content

4.1 The document reassesses the Vision and Objectives for the Borough Plan Review and also reconsiders the broad issues and key characteristics of the Nuneaton and Bedworth area by focusing on community, economic and environmental factors.

4.2 A key focus of the document is establishing the duration of the Borough Plan Review period. The existing Borough Plan period covers 2011- 2031. The 2019 NPPF requires that plan periods should be a minimum of 15 years. The document proposes a 2023-2038 plan period to account for the updating of key evidence documentation and to align with a proposed 2023 adoption date. This follows the statutory processes associated with plan review including publication,

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 35 submission, examination and adoption.

4.3 The document examines the issue of employment land and reviews progress in relation to the allocated employment sites. With a revised plan period, there will be a need to allocate sufficient land to meet the Borough’s needs beyond 2031 and so the document explores potential spatial options for the delivery of such employment land.

4.4 The issue of housing is also a key focus of the document. It clarifies how housing need was determined for the Borough Plan and how government policy has changed with the 2019 NPPF. It also provides an insight into how legislation and Government policy may change in future given the ‘Planning for the Future’ White Paper proposals. This includes the potential imposition of Government-set housing targets and the potential revocation of the Duty to Co-operate although this currently remains uncertain.

4.5 The document provides an update on housing completions since 2011 and reviews the status of the Borough Plan strategic allocations. However, even with assumed delivery of those sites, with a revised plan period (i.e. rolling the plan forward to 2038) additional housing may be required. Subsequently, the document needs to explore the issue in detail and assess potential spatial options for delivering new housing. A key aspiration for the Plan Review is to explore potential urban capacity and optimise use of underused or vacant urban and brownfield land as far as possible in order to prevent the need for developing countryside or green belt locations. Furthermore, the role and function of town centres is likely to shift from primarily retail-led to more diverse uses such as residential and mixed use developments and so this would be an area of specific focus for a Borough Plan Review. Nonetheless, there is still likely to be a need for larger, aspirational/family style housing and so spatial options to deliver this need to be explored in accordance with Government guidance. The amount and type of housing required in the Borough will be ascertained through an updated Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) which will be produced later in the year. This will also address affordable housing and the recently announced ‘First Homes’, which offer a minimum 30% discount on market values and can be offered to local people and/or key workers.

4.6 The Borough Plan Review will also need to enable a move towards the Government’s target of bringing all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. This will necessitate replacing fossil fuel use with renewable energy technologies and offsetting any residual use through initiatives such as tree planting or carbon capture and storage. The Borough Plan Review will therefore need to accommodate changes to electricity generation, methods of transportation, domestic and commercial heating, and consumption of resources. Whilst the Borough Plan seeks to address a number of these issues in their policies, they could be further strengthened in light of the 2050 target and to secure

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 36 further tree planning from new developments.

4.7 The changing role and function of the town centres also needs to be addressed through the Borough Plan Review as existing policies seek delivery of significant amounts of office and retail floorspace which may no longer be viable in a post-pandemic world. The evidence underpinning those policies will need to be updated to enable a better understanding of how town centres can be best developed going forward. In particular, the policies will need to facilitate a shift away from the traditional retail-led uses to more residential and leisure uses, particularly given the permitted development right and use class changes – e.g. changes of use to within the new ‘Commercial, Business and Service’ use class (Class E) as well as from Class E to residential uses. In this context, the policy seeking to protect primary and secondary shopping frontages will need to be reviewed.

4.8 The Borough Plan Review also considers recent legislative and policy changes affecting other policy matters. This includes the Environment Bill which would require the planning system to deliver at least 10% biodiversity net gain from new developments. This would be a change from the Borough Plan approach that requires no net loss of biodiversity. Furthermore, the 2019 NPPF and proposed changes (2021) place a renewed emphasis on high quality design, or indeed beautiful, design, and the introduction of design codes or design guides to reflect local character and design preferences. The Borough Plan Review will therefore need to explore in further detail the issue of design.

5 Public consultation and next steps

5.1 As a statutory ‘regulation 18’ consultation stage, the consultation would need to be undertaken in accordance with the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement (2020), which reflects the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning)(England) Regulations 2012.

5.2 It is recommended that a period of 8 weeks be allowed for the public consultation process, running from 11th June 2021 to 6th August 2021 (or such later dates as agreed). Consultation will take the form of publication on the Council’s website, and those on the Council’s planning policy consultation database will be notified. The consultation will also be advertised using the Council’s social media channels and via the Community Forums. Copies of the documents will also be made available at Nuneaton Town Hall (and if open, the Bedworth Area Office).

5.3 All responses received will be considered and a consultation statement will be produced summarising issues raised as part of the consultation.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 37 5.4 Following the Regulation 18 stage, and in accordance with the Council’s adopted Local Development Scheme (2020), officers will then produce a final ‘Publication’ version of the Borough Plan Review. This is scheduled for consultation in January 2022. The Borough Plan Review would then be submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination (scheduled for July 2022). Subject to the plan being found sound and legally compliant, the Adoption of the Plan Review is currently anticipated in February 2023.

6 Conclusion

6.1 That the Borough Plan Review Issues and Options document is approved for public consultation.

7 Appendices

Appendix A – Borough Plan Review Issues and Options document Appendix B – Sustainability Appraisal

8 Background Papers (if none, state none)

None

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 38 Agenda item: 9

CABINET

Cabinet

Report Summary Sheet

Date: 26th May 2021

Subject: Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) – Issues and Options Consultation

Portfolio: Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation (Councillor Richard Smith)

From: Director – Democracy, Planning and Public Protection

Summary:

The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet approval to consult on the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) – Issues and Options document.

Recommendations:

1. That the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations DPD Issues and Options document (as set out in Appendix A to the report) together with the supporting Sustainability Appraisal (as set out in Appendix B) be approved for public consultation under Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

2. That the period of statutory public consultation will begin on 11th June 2021 and end on 6th August 2021, or such later dates (but for the same duration) as agreed between the Head of Planning and the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation.

3. That delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation to make any minor amendments to the documentation prior to consultation.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 39 Options:

1. To accept the recommendation and proceed to public consultation.

2. Not to proceed to consultation on the document.

Reasons:

To begin the process of producing a Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations DPD. Once adopted the DPD will provide a planning policy framework for allocating new land for providing gypsy and traveller pitches. To meet the milestones and timescales set out in the adopted Local Development Scheme.

Subject to call-in: Yes.

Ward relevance: All.

Forward plan: Yes.

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1, 2, and 3.

Delivering Our Future Priority: All.

Relevant statutes or policy: Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended), the associated Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended), and the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004. Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan. National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)/National Planning Policy Guidance (NPPG).

Equal opportunity implications: The DPD will have a positive effect on parts of the community which have protected characteristics.

Human resources implications: Staffing levels will have a bearing on project delivery. This will be monitored throughout the project and any issues will be reported to the Committee.

Financial implications: Plan production and updating of evidence documents would need to be met through existing budgets.

Health Inequalities Implications: None.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 40 Section 17 - Crime and Disorder Implications: None.

Risk management implications: Exploring Issues and Options is part of the statutory ‘Regulation 18’ preparation stage. If this stage is not undertaken, it is unlikely that a DPD can be found ‘sound’ and/or legally compliant by the Planning Inspector undertaking the examination.

Environmental implications: None.

Legal implications: The commitment to produce a Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) is set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme (LDS) – adopted in September 2020. Publication of the LDS is a statutory requirement under the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The requirements for Plan Review are set out in the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

Contact details:

Ashley Baldwin Head of Planning 024 7637 6146 [email protected]

Phil Larter Principal Planning Policy Officer 024 7637 6506 [email protected]

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 41 AGENDA ITEM NO.

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Report to: Cabinet – 26th May 2021

From: Director - Democracy, Planning and Public Protection

Subject: Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) – Issues and Options Consultation

Portfolio: Planning and Regulation (Councillor Richard Smith)

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1, 2, and 3.

Delivering Our Future Priority: All.

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet approval to consult on the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) – Issues and Options document.

2. Recommendations

2.1 That the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Issues and Options document (as set out in Appendix A to the report) together with the supporting Sustainability Appraisal (as set out in Appendix B) be approved for public consultation under Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

2.2 That the period of statutory public consultation will begin on 11th June 2021 and end on 6th August 2021, or such later dates (but for the same duration) as agreed between the Head of Planning and the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation.

2.3 That delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation to make any minor amendments to the document prior to consultation.

3. Background

3.1 The Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan was adopted on the 11th June 2019. Policies DS4 – Overall development needs and H3 – Gypsies and Travellers set out the need for new pitches by 2031/2032 to be at least 39 residential and 5 transit pitches. Policy H3 does not set out where the new pitches would be provided but sets out the

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 42 criteria that will be used to identify potential locations for residential and permanent pitches through the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD). It is through this DPD that land would be identified and allocated for future traveller sites.

3.2 Like the Borough Plan, the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations document is a Development Plan Document (DPD). This means that it is subject to the same requirements for preparation and, therefore, would require statutory public consultation and independent examination by the Planning Inspectorate. Once adopted, the DPD forms part of the planning policy framework for the Borough and would be used by planning officers to determine whether development proposals for new gypsy and traveller pitches are acceptable in planning terms.

3.3 To be found ‘sound’ by the Planning Inspectorate, the DPD would have to meet legal and national planning policy requirements. This means that the DPD has to meet the soundness tests set out in national policy i.e. that it is:

- Positively prepared – a strategy which meets the areas objectively assessed need and is consistent with achieving sustainable development; - Justified – an appropriate strategy, taking into account reasonable alternatives; - Effective – deliverable over the plan period; and - Consistent with national policy – enabling the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies in the National Planning Policy Framework.

3.4 Production of the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations DPD accords with the Council’s adopted Local Development Scheme (2020), which lists the planning policy documents to be produced over a three year period and the timescales for production.

4. Scope and content of the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations DPD document

4.1 The purpose of the DPD is to produce a vision for the provision of new pitches, objectives to achieve the vision, and policies and allocations to guide new gypsy and traveller developments.

4.2 The Issues and Options stage for a DPD is mandatory and identifies the key issues facing the provision of new gypsy and traveller sites. Different development options are provided which will be explored to guide the strategy for providing additional gypsy and traveller pitches .

4.3 A new assessment of the accommodation needs for the travelling communities has been commissioned and this forms Appendix C of this report. This updates the figures that were used to form the

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 43 requirements set out in the Borough Plan and expands the timescale covered to align better with the review of the Borough Plan. The Borough Plan sets out a need for at least a further 39 residential and 5 transit pitches by 2031/2032. Whereas, the new assessment advises that there is a need for 16 additional residential and no transit pitches by 2036/37 to meet the needs of those defined as travellers, although this increases by another 4 pitches to meet the cultural in the borough. For those defined as travellers this is a change of 23 residential pitches and 5 transit pitches from those figures published in the Borough Plan (both decreasing). The document offers options for the numbers to be used as the basis for any subsequent provision. Options have also been provided on the strategy for the locating of new traveller pitches.

4.4 In accordance with legislative requirements, a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) has been undertaken for each of the options whereby each development option has been assessed against different social, environmental, and economic objectives. The SA can be found at Appendix B and will be available for the public to consider as part of the consultation process.

5. Consultation on the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations DPD Issues and Options and Next Steps

5.1 The Council is required to undertake public consultation on the DPD Issues and options document in accordance with the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) which reflects the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning)(England) Regulations 2012.

5.2 It is recommended that a period of 8 weeks be allowed for the public consultation process, starting on 11th June 2021 and ending on 6th August 2021. Consultation will take the form of publication on the Council’s website and contact with all those on the Council’s planning policy consultation database. Copies of the documents will also be available at Nuneaton Town Hall.

5.3 All responses received will be considered and help inform the final ‘Publication’ DPD. This is scheduled for consultation in January 2022. The DPD would then be submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination (scheduled for July 2022). Subject to the document being found sound and legally compliant, the Adoption of the DPD is currently anticipated in February 2023.

6. Conclusion

6.1 That the Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations DPD Issues and Options document be approved for public consultation.

7. Appendices

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 44 Appendix A - Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) – Issues and Options Consultation.

Appendix B – Sustainability Appraisal Report Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocations Development Plan Document (DPD) Issues and Options.

Appendix C – Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showperson Accommodation Assessment (2021).

8. Background Papers

None.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 45 Agenda item: 10

CABINET

Cabinet Decision

Report Summary Sheet

Date: 26th May 2021

Subject: Supplementary Planning Documents consultation - Parking Standards and Conservation Areas Appraisals and Management Plans

Portfolio: Planning and Regulation (Councillor Richard Smith)

From: Director – Democracy, Planning and Public Protection

Summary:

The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet approval to hold a public consultation on the following Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs): - Transport Demand Management Matters - Parking Standards SPD - Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plan SPDs for each designated conservation area: - Abbey Conservation Area - Bedworth Conservation Area - Bulkington Conservation Area - Hawkesbury Conservation Area - Nuneaton Town Centre Conservation Area

Recommendations:

1. That the Transport Demand Management Matters - Parking Standards SPD and the five Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plan SPD be approved for public consultation.

2. That the period of statutory public consultation will begin on 11th June 2021 and end on 6th August 2021, or such later dates (but for the same duration) as agreed

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 46 between the Head of Planning and the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation if this should become necessary.

3. That delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation to make any minor changes to the documents prior to publication of the consultation.

Options:

1. To accept the recommendation 2. To not approve the documents for public consultation

Reasons:

To provide updated parking standards for new developments in accordance with Borough Plan policy HS2 – Strategic Accessibility and Sustainable Transportation.

To provide updated appraisals of the Borough’s 5 Conservation Areas and associated management plans in accordance with The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and Borough Plan policy BE4 – Valuing and Conserving Our Historic Environment.

Subject to call-in: Yes

Ward relevance: All

Forward plan: No

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1,2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: All

Relevant statutes or policy: Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended). The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan 2019. National Planning Policy Framework and associated National Planning Practice Guidance

Equal opportunity implications: None

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 47 Human resources implications: None

Financial implications: The costs associated with the consultation will be met within existing budgets.

Health Inequalities Implications: New cycle parking standards will help encourage greater uptake of cycling within the Borough which in turn should deliver improvements to health. The SPD also requires installation of electric vehicle charging points on new developments which will encourage use of low emission vehicles.

Section 17 - Crime and Disorder Implications: The SPD addresses secure cycle parking considerations.

Risk management implications: Not adopting up-to-date parking standards may compromise potential sustainability of new developments. Not having up-to-date Conservation Area appraisals and management plans may undermine the Council’s ability to preserve and enhance the Conservation Areas.

Environmental implications: Both sets of SPDs can help facilitate environmental improvements in the Borough. The Parking Standards SPD will help encourage active travel and drive a shift towards low emission vehicles to reduce CO2 emissions and improve air quality. The Conservation Area SPDs identify potential opportunities for environmental improvements.

Legal implications: The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 requires regular appraisal of conservation areas and management plans.

The commitment to produce these SPDs is set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme (LDS) – adopted in September 2020. Publication of the LDS is a statutory requirement under the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. If adopted by the Council, the SPDs would be material planning considerations when determining planning applications.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 48 Contact details:

Ashley Baldwin Head of Planning 024 7637 6146 [email protected]

Adam James Principal Planning Policy Officer 024 7637 6457 [email protected]

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 49 AGENDA ITEM NO.

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Report to: Cabinet – 26th May 2021

From: Director – Democracy, Planning and Public Protection

Subject: Supplementary Planning Documents consultation - Parking Standards and Conservation Areas Appraisals and Management Plans

Portfolio: Planning and Regulation

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1,2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: All

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet approval to hold a public consultation on the following Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD): - Transport Demand Management Matters - Parking Standards SPD - Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plan SPDs for each designated conservation area: - Abbey Conservation Area - Bedworth Conservation Area - Bulkington Conservation Area - Hawkesbury Conservation Area - Nuneaton Town Centre Conservation Area

2. Recommendations

2.1 That the Transport Demand Management Matters - Parking Standards SPD and the five Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plan SPD be approved for public consultation.

2.2 That the period of statutory public consultation will begin on 11th June 2021 and end on 6th August 2021, or such later dates (but for the same duration) as agreed between the Head of Planning and the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation if this should become necessary.

2.3 That delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation to make any minor changes to the documents prior to publication of the

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 50 consultation.

3. Background

3.1 The Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan was adopted on the 11th June 2019. The Borough Plan refers to the production of Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs). SPDs provide more detailed advice and guidance in relation to the implementation and interpretation of certain planning policies, with the aim of delivering sustainable and high quality development. SPDs do not form part of the development plan for the Borough, but they are a material consideration when determining planning applications.

3.2 The timetable associated with the production of SPDs is set out in the Council’s adopted Local Development Scheme which was adopted at Full Council in October 2020.

4 Scope and content of the SPDs

Transport Demand Management Matter – Parking Standards SPD

4.1 Borough Plan Policy HS2 – Strategic Accessibility and Sustainable Transport – provides the main policy for addressing transport and highway impacts from new developments. The policy states that “proposals must consider how they accord with the Transport Demand Management Matters and Air Quality supplementary planning documents”. To further supplement the policy, and provide additional clarity for developers and residents, a key focus of the Transport Demand Management Matters SPD is to provide updated parking standards. This will help deliver appropriate levels of car parking on new developments (including provision of electric vehicle charging points), but also help to deliver a step change in additional journeys by bicycle. The adoption of updated parking standards will also formally replace the 2003 Car Parking Standards SPG1 which were superseded by the National Planning Policy Framework but were never formally revoked.

4.2 In accordance with national policy, the document assesses local context including car ownership levels. These are considered to be broadly comparable with county and national averages, although car ownership levels do vary significantly within the Borough.

4.3 The SPD provides car parking space standards for different development types and these will set the expectation in terms of parking provision to be delivered for new developments. The SPD also addresses provision of electric vehicle charging points and accessible

1 https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/downloads/file/261/car_parking_standards_2003

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 51 parking spaces and specifies parking space sizes.

4.4 The SPD also provides cycle parking space standards for different developments and describes the types of cycling parking that are suitable and unsuitable, and the specification for installing Sheffield stands. The SPD also sets a standard for motorcycle parking.

Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan SPDs

4.5 The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 requires that all local planning authorities “formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement” of conservation areas within their jurisdiction, and that these proposals are reviewed from time to time. Policy BE4 of the Borough Plan states that “..conservation area appraisals and management plans…will be used to inform the consideration of future development, including potential conservation and enhancement measures”.

4.6 The last set of conservation area appraisals and management plans were undertaken in 2008. With the adoption of the Borough Plan in 2019 and the Borough Plan Review underway, it is considered an appropriate time to reappraise the five designated conservation areas and develop management plans for their future development.

4.7 Each document appraises the conservation area by assessing the area’s history and local character. This includes the local setting, topography, architectural features/detailing, built form and scale, materials, boundary treatments and important views. An audit of heritage assets, and an assessment of their condition, is provided. This then informs the management plan which provides recommendations in respect of new buildings, alterations, demolition, street furniture and trees. ‘Article 4’ directions are also proposed which will restrict certain permitted development rights within the conservation area. This to limit any potential harm that could feasibly arise from proposals that are normally permitted development. If the article 4 directions are implemented, this would mean that planning permission would be required for ordinarily permitted developments or alterations - e.g. extensions, porches, fences, chimneys, satellite antennas, painting of exterior brickwork etc. - which would normally not require planning permission. It should be noted however, that article 4 directions are subject to a separate legislative process and would be made following the adoption of the SPDs.

4.8 The boundaries of the conservation areas have also been reviewed and boundary amendments are proposed for the Bedworth and Nuneaton Town Centre Conservation Areas. This is to ensure that key assets are incorporated (i.e. to include the Co-op building, Conservative Club and Debenhams building in the Nuneaton Town Centre CA and 10-16 High Street in the Bedworth CA) and to remove buildings considered to be of lesser conservation value in order to

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 52 enhance focus on the assets of discernible heritage value (e.g. removing relatively modern buildings on All Saints Square, Leicester Street, Mill Street and High Street). This aligns with guidance published by Historic England.

5 Public consultation and next steps

5.1 The Council is required to undertake consultation on Supplementary Planning Documents in accordance the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement (SCI), which reflects the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning)(England) Regulations 2012.

5.2 It is recommended that a period of 8 weeks be allowed for the public consultation process, running from 11th June 2021 to 6th August 2021 (or such later dates as agreed). Consultation will take the form of publication on the Council’s website, and those on the Council’s planning policy consultation database will be notified. The consultation will also be advertised using the Council’s social media channels and via the Community Forums. Copies of the documents will also be made available at Nuneaton Town Hall (and if open, the Bedworth Area Office).

5.3 All responses received will be considered and help inform the final versions of the documents. The final versions of the SPDs will be returned to Cabinet, together with a summary of the consultation responses received. If approved, the SPDs would then be presented to Full Council for adoption.

5.4 If the Conservation Appraisal and Management Plan SPDs are approved, the legal work would then be progressed to formalise the updated conservation area extents and Article 4 directions.

6 Conclusion

7.1 That the Transport Demand Management Matters - Parking Standards SPD and the Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plan SPDs be approved for public consultation.

7 Appendices

Appendix A – Transport Demand Management Matters – Parking Standards SPD

Appendix B1 – Abbey Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Appendix B1.A – Appendices A-K

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 53 Appendix B2 – Bedworth Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Appendix B2.A – Appendices A-H

Appendix B3 – Bulkington Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Appendix B3.A – Appendices A-I

Appendix B4 – Hawkesbury Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Appendix B4.A – Appendices A-I

Appendix B5 – Nuneaton Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Appendix B5.A – Appendix A

Links available at https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/meetings/ meeting/2078/cabinet 8 Background Papers

The 2003 Car Parking Standards SPG can be found at https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/downloads/file/261/car_parking_sta ndards_2003

Previous Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans can be found at https://www.nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk/downloads/21024/conservation

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 54 Agenda item: 11

CABINET

Cabinet

Report Summary Sheet

Date: 26th May 2021

Subject: Town Centres Area Action Plan (AAP) – Publication

Portfolio: Planning and Regulation (Councillor Richard Smith)

From: Director - Planning and Public Protection

Summary:

The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet approval to consult on the Town Centres Area Action Plan (AAP) – Publication document.

Recommendations:

1. That the Town Centres AAP Publication document (as set out in Appendix A to the report) together with the supporting Sustainability Appraisal (as set out in Appendix B) be approved for public consultation under Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

2. That the period of statutory public consultation will begin on 11th June 2021 and end on 6th August 2021, or such later dates (but for the same duration) as agreed between the Head of Planning and the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation.

3. That delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation to make any minor amendments to the documentation prior to consultation.

Options:

1. To accept the recommendation and proceed to public consultation.

2. Not to proceed to consultation on the document.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 55 Reasons:

To continue the process of producing a Town Centres Area Action Plan for Nuneaton and Bedworth Town Centres. Once adopted the AAP will provide a planning policy framework for development proposals within the Town Centres thereby complementing the Transforming Nuneaton, Bedworth Town Centre Vision, and Leisure proposals.

Subject to call-in: Yes.

Ward relevance: All.

Forward plan: Yes.

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1, 2, and 3.

Delivering Our Future Priority: All.

Relevant statutes or policy: Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended) and the associated Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004 (as amended). Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. The requirement for a Town Centres AAP is set out in the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan.

Equal opportunity implications: None.

Human resources implications: None.

Financial implications: None.

Health Inequalities Implications: None.

Section 17 - Crime and Disorder Implications: None.

Risk management implications: Not having an up-to-date planning framework in place would undermine delivery of the proposals and aspirations for Nuneaton and Bedworth Town Centres.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 56 Environmental implications: The AAP will assist with delivering sustainable development within the Town Centres and help ensure that they are adaptable to, and minimise the impact of, climate change.

Legal implications: The Council has committed to consult on the AAP through the publication of the 2020 Local Development Scheme (LDS). Publication of the LDS is a statutory requirement under the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. The requirements for AAP consultation are set out in the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012.

Contact details:

Ashley Baldwin Head of Planning 024 7637 6146 [email protected]

Phil Larter Principal Planning Policy Officer 024 7637 6506 [email protected]

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 57 AGENDA ITEM NO.

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Report to: Cabinet – 26th May 2021

From: Director - Planning and Public Protection

Subject: Town Centres Area Action Plan (AAP) – Publication consultation

Portfolio: Planning and Regulation (Councillor Richard Smith)

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1, 2, and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: All

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 The purpose of this report is to seek Cabinet approval to consult on the Town Centres AAP Publication document.

2. Recommendations

2.1 That the Town Centres AAP Publication document (as set out in Appendix A to the report) together with the supporting Sustainability Appraisal (as set out in Appendix B) be approved for public consultation under Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).

2.2 That the period of statutory public consultation will begin on 11th June 2021 and end on 6th August 2021, or such later dates (but for the same duration) as agreed between the Head of Planning and the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation.

2.3 That delegated authority be given to the Head of Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regulation to make any minor amendments to the document prior to consultation.

3. Background

3.1 The Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan was adopted on the 11th June 2019. Paragraph 10.9 of the Plan states that a Town Centres AAP will be prepared to identify sites for development, specify design and infrastructure requirements, and address other key issues such as the evening economy and night-time offer in the centres. Policy TC1 sets the floorspace requirements to be delivered in the Nuneaton and

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 58 Bedworth Town Centres for the period up to 2031.

3.2 Like the Borough Plan, the Town Centre AAP would be a Development Plan Document. This means that it is subject to the same requirements for preparation and therefore would require statutory public consultation and independent examination by the Planning Inspectorate. Once adopted, the AAP forms part of the planning policy framework for the Borough and would be used by planning officers to determine whether development proposals in the town centres are acceptable in planning terms.

3.3 To be found ‘sound’ by the Planning Inspectorate, the AAP would have to meet legal and national planning policy requirements. This means that the AAP must meet the soundness tests set out in national policy i.e. that the plan is:

- Positively prepared – a strategy which meets the areas objectively assessed need and is consistent with achieving sustainable development; - Justified – an appropriate strategy, taking into account reasonable alternatives; - Effective – deliverable over the plan period; and - Consistent with national policy – enabling the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies in the National Planning Policy Framework.

3.4 Production of the Town Centres AAP accords with the Council’s adopted Local Development Scheme (2020), which lists the planning policy documents to be produced over a three-year period and the timescales for production.

4. Scope and content of the Town Centres AAP document

4.1 The purpose of the AAP is to produce a vision for the Nuneaton and Bedworth Town Centres, objectives to achieve the vision, policies to guide development, and act as a promotional tool for articulating the vision for the area. The AAP will therefore align with other Council documents such as the Transforming Nuneaton Prospectus and Capacity Study, the Bedworth Town Centre Vision and the Leisure and Parks Planning Guidance work.

4.2 For both Nuneaton and Bedworth Town Centres, the document presents a vision along with the objectives and development policies for achieving it. The development policies for each of the town centres cover:

 Development strategy;  Design; and  Development opportunity sites.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 59 4.3 In accordance with legislative requirements, a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) has been undertaken for the town centre development policies, assessing each against different social, environmental, and economic objectives. The SA can be found at Appendix B and will be available for the public to consider as part of the consultation process.

4.4 The outcome of the Publication document consultation will inform the final ‘Publication’ draft of the Town Centres AAP that will be submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination and subsequent adoption by the Council.

5. Consultation on the Town Centres AAP Issues and Options

5.1 The Town Centres AAP Issues and Options stage was mandatory and set the direction of travel for the AAP by identifying key issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the town centres. Six different development options to guide the development strategy for the town centres were set out, i.e.: 1. No change; 2. A retail focus; 3. A residential focus; 4. An office focus; 5. A leisure and cultural focus; and 6. A mixture of uses.

5.2 The public consultation process ran from 9th October 2020 and 4th December 2020. Eight responses were received as a result of the consultation from the following:  Coal Authority;  Highways England;  Historic England;  Inland Waterways Association;  Network Rail;  Warwickshire County Council;  Warwickshire Police; and  One member of the public. These responses were analysed and used to assist in producing the publication version of the TCAAP for consultation and these responses are set out in the document that forms Appendix C of this report.

6. Consultation on the Town Centres AAP Publication

6.1 The Council is required to undertake public consultation on the AAP Publication document in accordance with the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) which reflects the requirements of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning)(England) Regulations 2012.

6.2 It is recommended that a period of 8 weeks be allowed for the public consultation process, starting on 11th June 2021 and ending on 6th

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 60 August 2021. Consultation will take the form of publication on the Council’s website and contact with all those on the Council’s planning policy consultation database. Copies of the documents will also be available at Nuneaton Town Hall.

6.3 All responses received will be considered and submitted to the Secretary of State for consideration in the independent examination.

7. Conclusion

7.1 That the Town Centres AAP Publication document be approved for public consultation.

8. Appendices

Appendix A – Town Centres AAP Publication document. Appendix B – Sustainability Appraisal. Appendix C – Consultation Statement.

9. Background Papers

 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan  Transforming Nuneaton Capacity Study  Bedworth Town Centre Vision  NBBC Towards a More Active Borough – Strategic Outcomes Planning Guidance

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 61 Agenda item: 12

Cabinet/Individual Cabinet Member Decision

Report Summary Sheet

Date: 26th May 2021

Subject: Quarterly Review of Strategic Performance Report (Fourth Quarter 2020/21)

Portfolio: Finance and Corporate (Councillor Sam Croft)

From: Governance, Risk Management and Performance Officer

Summary: The Strategic Performance Report and Commentary provides an overview of the council’s position under the following key categories:  Finance  People and Service Delivery  Processes  Improvement

In line with the Council’s Performance Management Framework, the report is reviewed monthly by Management Team and quarterly by Cabinet.

Recommendations: That Cabinet review the Strategic Performance Report to address issues arising and potential improvement actions.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 62 Options:

 Note the report

 Note the report and request feedback on action being taken to improve indicators

Reasons: Concern over under-performance

Consultation undertaken with Members/Officers/Stakeholders None

Subject to call-in: Yes

Ward relevance: None

Forward plan: No

Delivering Our Future:

Theme: 3

Priority:1

Relevant statutes or policy: Performance Management Framework

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 63 Equalities Implications: None

Human resources implications: None

Financial implications: None

Health Inequalities Implications: None

Section 17 Crime & Disorder Implications: None

Risk management implications: None

Environmental implications: None

Legal implications: None

Contact details: Steve Gore, Tel: 02476 376155, e-mail [email protected]

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 64 AGENDA ITEM NO.

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Report to: Cabinet, 26th May 2021

From: Governance, Risk Management and Performance Officer

Subject: Quarterly Review of Strategic Performance Report – Fourth Quarter 2020/21

Portfolio: Finance and Corporate (Councillor Sam Croft)

1. Purpose of Report

The purpose of this report is to provide the Council’s Strategic Performance Report for quarterly review by Cabinet.

2. Recommendations

That Cabinet review the Strategic Performance Report to address issues arising and potential improvement actions.

3. Background

3.1 The Strategic Performance Report provides an overview of the Council’s position under the following categories:  Finance  People and Service Delivery  Processes  Improvement

3.2 The Council’s Performance Management Framework requires that the report is reviewed monthly by Management Team and by Cabinet on a quarterly basis. The latest report available is also provided quarterly for the Internal Overview and Scrutiny Panel.

3.3 The report was adapted in to present the data in graphical form supplemented by an Executive Summary outlining: results by category, positive aspects and areas of improvement.

4. Latest Report – Fourth Quarter 2020/21

The latest Strategic Performance Report Executive Summary and Commentary are attached at Appendix A and Appendix B, respectively.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 65 5. Recommendation

That Cabinet review the Strategic Performance Report to address issues arising and potential improvement actions.

6. Appendices

A - Strategic Performance Report Executive Summary B - Strategic Performance Report Commentary

7. Background Papers

None.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 66 Appendix A

Strategic Performance Report – Executive Summary (Data as at the end of March 2021)

Charts Summary

1. FINANCE 2. PEOPLE AND SERVICE DELIVERY (P&SD)

RED, 4 GREEN, 3 GREEN, 3

3. PROCESSES 4. IMPROVEMENT

RED, 1 GREEN, 1

RED, 2

GREEN, 4 AMBER, 1

KEY RED AND AMBER MEASURES BY CATEGORY * 0 - 59.99% = RED CATEGORY RED AMBER FINANCE 4 0 60 - 77.49% = AMBER P & S D 0 0 PROCESSES 1 0

IMPROVEMENT 2 1 77.50 - 100% = GREEN

* = see Executive Summary narrative (areas for improvement).

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 67 Appendix A

Strategic Performance Report – Executive Summary (Data as at the end of March 2021)

Positive Aspects

 Processing of new benefit claims is 18.75 days against the good performance benchmark of 22 days at the end March 2021

 Planning permissions for affordable homes are 27% against the 25% target at the end of March 2021.

 Working days lost to short term sickness absence is 2.77 days per full time equivalent (FTE) against the target of 3.50 days/FTE at the end of March 2021.

 The percentage of invoices paid on time is 98.16% within target range (95 -100%) and compared to 95.09% in March 2020

 Strategic Risk Register monitoring is 83% (82%% last quarter) against the 80% target as at the end of March 2020/21

Areas for Improvement

 Short term return to work interview compliance is 78.21% against the 90 – 100% target range within 3 days. The rolling average days to complete all short term return to work interviews is currently 3.60 days

 Delivering Our Future monitoring is 58% (56% last quarter) against the 80% target at the end of March 2021. Many issues are linked to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

 Annual Development Reviews completed is 92% (90% last quarter) against the 100% target at the end of March 2020/21

 Health and Safety Monitoring is 76% against the 80% target at the end of March 2021. In line with Government guidelines on essential travel only, compounded by a Covid-19 outbreak in Independent Living Units in December 2020 and buildings not being occupied, many scheduled inspections were curtailed.

NOTES

1.There are 19 performance indicators within the Strategic Performance Report, reported by exception with performance being on or around target / good performance benchmark unless otherwise stated in this summary.

2.Finance budget data is not available pending production of the final accounts.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 68 Appendix B Commentary for Strategic Performance Report

Month: April 2021 (Data at the end of March 2021)

People and Service Delivery

March complaints by subject: Service Area No. No. No. Completed Under Received Completed outside 10 Investigation Or days (not (not acknowledged acknowledged) acknowledged) in 10 days Council Property 1 1 0 0 Crematoria & Cemeteries 2 2 0 0 Customer Services 2 2 0 0 Democracy 2 2 0 0 Environmental Protection 1 1 0 0 Finance 4 4 0 0 Housing 16 16 0 0 Leisure and Culture 7 7 0 0 Waste Management 23 22 1 0 TOTAL 58 57 1 0 57/58 = 98.30%

March Freedom of Information (FOI) & Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) Requests Date of report 14th April 2021 Please note that all requests are automatically acknowledged 69 FOIs/EIR’s. 37 Closed Cases Response sent – Average response rate 4.0 days, 0 outside 20 days 32 Open cases 7 over 15 days, Finance x3, Council Property x2, Housing & Transport & Infrastructure 2 over 20 days finance & housing

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 69 Commentary for Strategic Performance Report

Month: April 2021 (Data at the end of March 2021)

Processes

Absence Management Note: Summary for this month: FTE = Full Time Equivalent Service Unit No. of FTE FTE FTE Long Total Year to Year to Year to Date Short Term Days Days Date Total Date Total Total Term Lost Lost per Short- Long-term Days Lost per Days (no. of FTE Term days lost FTE Lost cases) Days Lost per FTE (no. of per FTE cases) Operations (Inc. direct report services) 111.3 56.6 (15) 11 (1) 0.61 2.53 4.78 7.31 Resources (Inc. direct report services) 69.29 17.61 (7) 0 0.25 2.88 5.88 8.76 Business Improvement & Customer Services 51.74 30.13 (3) 37.36 (3) 1.30 2.53 7.72 10.25 Democracy, Planning & Public Protection 68.29 14.24 (4) 92 (4) 1.56 1.75 6.10 7.85 Regeneration & Housing 171.02 38.1 (8) 83.41 (4) 0.71 3.50 5.03 8.53 Leisure, Health and Recreation 26 2.7 (1) 14.8 (2) 0.67 2.06 2.04 4.10

Totals 497.64 159.38 (38) 238.57 (14) 0.81 2.77 5.36 8.13

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 70 Commentary for Strategic Performance Report

Month: April 2021 (Data at the end of March 2021)

Processes (continued)

Absence Management (continued)

At the end of March 2021, short term absence is 2.77 days per FTE against the profiled target of 3.50 days/FTE. Long term absence is 5.36 days per FTE against the profiled target of 5.25 days/FTE. This means that the overall corporate position is “Green” as the total days lost is 8.13 days/FTE against the target of 8.75 days/FTE. By comparison, the result at the end of March 2020 was 9.51 days/FTE.

Improvement

Annual Development Reviews (updated quarterly)

Note: Figures include long term absentees (maternity / sickness), new starters and employees where it has been agreed that no review is required.

Summary at the end of March 2021:

Operations 113/114 (99%)

Resources 64/77 (83%)

Customer Services and Business Improvement 60/67 (90%)

Democracy, Planning and Public Protection 74/75 (99%)

Leisure, Health and Recreation 18/24 (75%)

Regeneration and Housing 152/168 (90%)

Total = 481/525 (92%)

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 71 Commentary for Strategic Performance Report

Month: April 2021 (Data at the end of March 2021)

Improvement

Delivering Our Future (DOF) Delivery Plan - (updated quarterly)

At the end of the third quarter the overall result is 58% as 45 of 78 actions are “Green” (56% last quarter). Of the remaining 33 actions 10 are classed as “Red” and 23 as “Amber”:

10 “Red” actions:

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 1, Priority 1 – Implement a coherent Awaiting the recruitment of Transformation, Economy and strategy for promoting the appropriate Economic Business (2) Borough - Adopt a Marketing Development staff. Focus Strategy for the borough has been on Pandemic Recovery.

Increase the level of Framing of schemes and economic activity within the payments (for ARG) borough - Review the Local prioritised due to COVID-19. Discount Scheme

Theme 1, Priority 2 – Deliver the first phase of an The impact of Covid-19 has Transformation, People (1) early intervention project to meant that we have been improve financial capability in unable to start our promotion JSNA priority areas - Set up of our ‘drop-in sessions’ out regular advice sessions by in the community. Financial Independence We have started looking at Officers (FISO) out in the where we can have the local areas. E.g. attending in meetings when Covid-19 local community settings and allows this type of session. also identify any specific We are looking at new needs as a result of venues and hope to resume COVID19 full promotion in the new Financial Year 21/22.

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10 “Red” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 1, Priority 3 – Continue to deliver the Application submitted for two Transformation, Housing and Council’s Development & sites Vale View and Byford Communities (1) Acquisition Strategy – Submit Court. Three more sites Planning Applications for a being progressed. further 3 sites for the Council’s new build programme

Theme 1, Priority 4 – Have increased the number There has been a major Transformation, Technology (2) of services available online impact due to Covid-19. We and the number of Self have as yet not been able to accounts created - Increase complete the work required the use of the Open Portal for on the Portal to enable customer access to their customer’s better access to Revenues and/or Benefits online forms. This has also accounts online by 10% suspended any possible campaigns we were hoping to commence in this financial year so far. The extra demand put on to the teams from central government regarding new grant payments has taken up resources.

Reduce levels of outgoing The pandemic has also post by 20% - Undertake a resulted in the suspension of take-up promotion to possible campaigns we were increase customer Direct hoping to commence in this Debit take-up by 5% due to financial year. The extra target not being met last year demand put on to the teams from central government regarding new grant payments has taken up precious resources.

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Delivering Our Future (DOF) Delivery Plan - (updated quarterly)

10 “Red” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 2, Priority 3 – Have in place an online Employee Survey suspended Collaboration, Employees and system for collecting linked to pandemic Elected Members (1) employee feedback, improvement – second HR comments, and suggestions - welfare survey to be Launch and report on a undertaken. refreshed Employee Survey

Theme 3, Priority 2 – Investment, Deliver the first phase of the Awaiting the recruitment of Maximising funding (1) Corporate Commercial appropriate Economic Strategy - Have in place a Development staff – structure Corporate Commercial under review. Focus has Strategy and action plan been on Covid-19 support.

Theme 3, Priority 3 – Investment, To maximise future Consultation complete. With Managing our resources (1) contributions to infrastructure respect to submission of draft development through the charging schedule officers Community Infrastructure are reviewing the likely CIL Levy (CIL) and s106 return in light of consultation contributions - Submit draft responses. Item has been charging schedule for added to the Forward Plan to examination recommend to Members the next steps regarding CIL. Submission of CIL is not in line with the adopted Local Development Scheme.

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Delivering Our Future (DOF) Delivery Plan - (updated quarterly)

10 “Red” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 3, Priority 6 – Investment, Implement the Air Quality Work associated with Covid- Environment (1) Action Plan and monitor 19 pandemic has prevented trends in air quality - Review progress with this task. 1st the current Air Quality Action and 2nd Steering group Plan meeting have taken place and draft action plan is currently awaited from consultants. On receipt will be submitted to Defra for approval followed by political approval. Completion likely summer 2021.

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23 “Amber” actions:

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Increase the level and value of Support on going, ballot date Theme 1, Priority 1 – engagement with local put back until 2021 due to Transformation, Economy and businesses - Support town ongoing Covid-19 crisis. Business (2) centre businesses that are Meeting to be arranged May applying for a Business 2021 to discuss way forward Improvement District / Continue and timing of potential ballot. to use ‘grow local’ to engage more local suppliers in the procurement process

Have started to implement Future high street Fund actions arising from the replaced by Levelling up Bedworth Town Centre Fund - submission planned Visioning Study - Have made a for June 2021. submission to Round 2 of the Government’s Future High Streets Fund for Bedworth Town Centre, subject to government timescales

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Delivering Our Future (DOF) Delivery Plan - (updated quarterly)

23 “Amber” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 1, Priority 2 – Adopt and have commenced Some delays in implementing Transformation, People (3) delivery of a Thrive at Work support due to the Covid-19 plan - pandemic  Implement the action plan

 Work with partners to support improved health and wellbeing at work

Embed the use of the DELTA Impact of Covid-19 on training system across the delivery of traditional face to Council - Deliver appropriate face training. Currently training to relevant working on virtual training employees programme

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Delivering Our Future (DOF) Delivery Plan - (updated quarterly)

23 “Amber” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 1, Priority 2 – Support delivery of the Timescales delayed due to Transformation, People recommendations for the Covid-19 priorities and (continued) Borough arising from the recovery of services. Warwickshire Joint Strategic Draft WCC H&WB strategy Needs Assessment (JSNA) - going to Cabinet on 14th April Support WCC to review and 2021 with local plans to be refresh work plans to address developed. priority actions from the amalgamated actions within Waves 1, 2 and 3

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23 “Amber” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 1, Priority 3 – Adopt a refreshed Anti-Social Transformation, Housing and Behaviour Strategy – Communities (1)  Work with partners to Work suspended due to promote diversionary Covid-19 – promote activities for younger successful case outcomes is people where carried out and will be available. Promote ongoing. and publicise successful ASB case management outcomes

Theme 1, Priority 4 – Reduce the level of Telephone calls not reducing Transformation, Technology (1) telephone contacts - Reduce due to closure of face-to-face telephone contact by 10% of service, so channel is the 2019/20 volumes for the increasing or staying the 3 highest volume services as same. above by creating online service requests and improving processes

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23 “Amber” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 2, Priority 1 – Engage younger persons to Work suspended due to Collaboration, Communities (2) identify their future Covid-19 pandemic. requirements and aspirations - Explore possibilities for (See also External Partner Social Prescribing and Action at the end of this Apprenticeships summary)

Identify a suitable site for a Progress delayed due to cemetery in Nuneaton and Covid-19 and organisational submit a business case for restructure implications. approval for the creation of Potential links with new the facility - Commence the Bedworth Leisure site search for a site for a development and mitigation cemetery in Nuneaton of grassed pitch for Marston through a review of suitable Lane land. Council land and a call for sites

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23 “Amber” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 2, Priority 2 – Partners, Deliver the Councils Businesses and Suppliers (2) Homelessness Prevention Strategy - Ensure the RSI year 4 funding is secured for Bid submitted end of Feb- 2021/22 to enable the moderation by MHCLG still continuation of the Rough ongoing. Sleeper Hostel and Move On support service

Increase the level of Think Focus has been on Covid Local First (TLF) spending to support e.g. grants, many support SME’s within the local businesses borough - Undertake a closed/reduced capacity due second promotional to lockdown restrictions. campaign with local businesses and residents to increase spend with local businesses within the borough

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Delivering Our Future (DOF) Delivery Plan - (updated quarterly)

23 “Amber” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 2, Priority 3 – Complete additional Lean Collaboration, Employees and System reviews: Elected Members (1)  Complete Income Slight delay due to Covid Recovery / Financial issues impacting upon Inclusion/ Housing capacity, e.g. Everyone In Lean systems review campaign.

 Implement the Lean Flare replacement system systems review of has been procured and Licensing implementation has begun. Completion of project is beyond 31st march – so will be rolled into 2021/22.

 Complete Lean Awaiting result on Income Systems Review of Recovery Financial Inclusion/ Landlord Services Housing Lean systems review.

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23 “Amber” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 3, Priority 1, Investment, Adopt and implement a Preparing Procurement getting the most from our assets revised Play Strategy for the Documents. Delay due to (1) Borough - Procurement for capacity and proposed new the revision of the Play organisational structure. New Strategy and commence structure approved, recruiting redrafting taking account of to vacant posts. current provision and future developments. Take into consideration the refreshing of the Open Space strategy at the same time to support Play document Theme 3, Priority 2, Investment, Deliver the Council’s Capital Covid-19 has reduced maximising funding (1) Strategy - Update the Capital available officer capacity to Strategy to facilitate large move this forward in the first scale regeneration projects in 2020/21.

Theme 3, Priority 3, Investment, Maximise income from Lack of suitable investment managing our resources (1) investment property - properties on the market Increase the Council’s stock during pandemic. of commercial investment properties

Theme 3, Priority 5, Investment, Increase support for Third Concentration has been on empowering (1) Sector Partners to enable Covid-19 support. increased community empowerment - Undertake consultation to identify types and levels of support required

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23 “Amber” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 3, Priority 6, Investment, Adopt a revised Parks and Concept plans for Riversley environment (3) Countryside Strategy - and Miners Welfare Parks Undertake Consultation on completed and Cabinet the priorities for Parks & approved in 14th October Countryside facilities 2020. Work on Whittleford Park commenced which will support information for the Strategy. New strategy due for adoption by 2022. Increase the number of sites NBBC work towards the that meet the Green Flag Green Flag standard only. standard criteria from 9 to 12 Delay in 2020 due to COVID. Sites meeting the standard as of 2019 totalled 32 of our sites. Re-assessment to take place in 2021 of all sites.

Implement the approved Liaison with Sport England Capital Scheme for the undertaken on implications Marston Lane Cemetery with planning permission and extension - Submit and seek link to Heckley fields project. approval for a capital Financial implications still business case for the being assessed. Links with extension of Marston Lane the adopted Leisure strategy Cemetery and facilities at MWP/ Bedworth may compensate for grass pitch mitigation and support Marston Lane to be used as new cemetery land.

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23 “Amber” actions (continued):

DOF REF. DESCRIPTION ACTION(S) / COMMENTS

Theme 3, Priority 7, Investment Have established strong Work underway to making the most of what we have brand identities for our Town co-ordinate an approach to (3) Centres - Develop further visitor and tourism strategy. location and visitor signage Arts and Leisure team group to the borough and the arts established. and cultural venues

Improved our town centres Work underway to coordinate visitor experience by an approach to visitor and embracing and celebrating tourism strategy Arts and their heritage - Agree a Leisure team. Group programme of town centre established including visitor improvements with representation from WCC. Warwickshire County Council Part of Visit Warwickshire stakeholder group.

To implement the Culture Audit of existing documents Strategy utilising bids for and actions being undertaken funding from the Heritage to clarify the requirements for Lottery Fund (in the case of a new Cultural Strategy and the Museum & Art Gallery), links to Town Centre Bid. Arts Council and developer Funds required to develop contributions for the Civic strategy. Hall - To commence Funding required to development of a Borough undertake this work. This wide Cultural Strategy to work is being looked at as support funding bids and part of the Towns Fund seek developer contributions application. to support arts provision within the Borough arising from the Borough Plan, Destination Assessment and Warwickshire Heritage & Cultural Strategy

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External Partner Action

Theme 2, Priority 1 – Support the review of the Work is ongoing but is led by Collaboration, Communities (1) Community Forums - Work WCC. No updates received with WCC to engage from them at present. Delays stakeholders due to Covid-19.

Strategic Risk Register (updated quarterly)

The total number of ‘live’ risks is now 18, as a new risk has been added this quarter (R22, sub- regional recycling facility). As at the end of March 2021, the breakdown according to net risk is:  “Net red” 3 (17%)  “Net amber” 6 (33%)  “Net green” 9 (50%)

Therefore, 15 (83%) risks are deemed “satisfactorily managed”. Hence, the ‘traffic light’ reporting position is “Green”.

The “net red” risks are:  R1 - Potential failure to provide adequate accommodation to meet the needs of the borough with consequent impact on the lives of residents  R4 - Failure to maintain the economic vibrancy of the borough / town centres  R20 - Pandemic – service, social and economic implications

Note: The Strategic Risk Register is located in HP Content Manager (document reference DOC15/25704). The current version is 15th April 2021 following the latest review.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 86 Agenda item: 14

Cabinet/Individual Cabinet Member Decision

Report Summary Sheet

Date: 26th May 2021

Subject: Transforming Bedworth and Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Groups Membership

Portfolio: Business & Regeneration

From: Executive Director – Resources and Executive Director - Operations

Summary: This report recommends that, in order to facilitate greater dialogue with Government in terms of driving economic growth across the Borough, Cabinet invites Craig Tracey, Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, to be appointed to the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group as an observer and Marcus Jones, Member of Parliament for Nuneaton, to be appointed to the Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Group as an observer. Recommendations:

That Cabinet invites Craig Tracey, Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, to be appointed to the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group as an observer.

That Cabinet invites Marcus Jones, Member of Parliament for Nuneaton, to be appointed to the Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Group as an observer.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 87 Options: To appoint Craig Tracey, Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, to the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group as an observer and Marcus Jones, Member of Parliament for Nuneaton, to be appointed to the Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Group as an observer.

Not to appoint Craig Tracey, Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, to the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group as an observer and Marcus Jones, Member of Parliament for Nuneaton, to the Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Group as an observer.

Reasons: To determine the future membership of the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group and the Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Group.

Consultation undertaken with Members/Officers/Stakeholders

Leader of the Council.

Subject to call-in:

Yes

Ward relevance:

All Bedworth Wards, but in particular Bede and Poplar, and all Nuneaton Wards, but in particular Abbey Ward.

Forward plan: No

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1,2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.6

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 88 Relevant statutes or policy: None

Equalities Implications: No specific implications

Human resources implications: No specific implications Financial implications:

No specific implications

Health Inequalities Implications:

No specific implications

Section 17 Crime & Disorder Implications:

No specific implications

Risk management implications:

No specific implications

Environmental implications:

No specific implications

Legal implications:

No specific implications

Contact details:

Brent Davis [02476 376347] or Simone Hines [02476 376182]

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 89 AGENDA ITEM NO.

NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

Report to: Cabinet – 26th May 2021

From: Executive Director – Resources and Executive Director - Operations

Subject: Transforming Bedworth and Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Groups Membership

Portfolio: Business & Regeneration (Cllr K Wilson)

Delivering Our Future Theme: 1,2 and 3

Delivering Our Future Priority: 1.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.6

1. Purpose of Report

1.1 In order to facilitate greater dialogue with Government in terms of driving economic growth across the Borough, this report recommends that Cabinet invites Craig Tracey, Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, to be appointed to the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group as an observer and Marcus Jones, Member of Parliament for Nuneaton, to be appointed to the Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Group as an observer.

2. Recommendations

2.1 That Cabinet invites Craig Tracey, Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, to be appointed to the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group as an observer.

2.2 That Cabinet invites Marcus Jones, Member of Parliament for Nuneaton, to be appointed to the Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Group as an observer.

3. Background and Report

3.1 At its meeting of 15th January 2020, and arising from a resolution made at the Council meeting held on 4th December 2019 [Minute CL46 (b)], Cabinet considered a report to set up a Transforming Bedworth Cross-Party Working Group to oversee the future long-term physical and economic development of Bedworth town centre.

Cabinet - 26th May 2021 - without Planning Appendices 90 3.2 Having considered the report, Cabinet resolved:

 That a Transforming Bedworth Cross-Party Working Group, comprising of 3 Borough Councillors and 3 County Councillors is established in order to oversee the future long-term physical and economic development of Bedworth town centre.

 That the Borough Council membership of the Transforming Bedworth Cross-Party Working Group be the Leader of the Council, 1 other member of the controlling political group and 1 member of the main opposition group.

 That the County Council be invited to nominate 3 Councillors to the Transforming Bedworth Cross-Party Working Group.

3.3 At its meeting of 13th January 2021, Cabinet considered a report from the Executive Director – Resources and Executive Director – Operations that requested, on behalf of the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group, that Cabinet consider amending its decision of 15th January 2020 (CB62 refers) regarding membership of the Working Group to facilitate Craig Tracey, Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire and Bedworth, to be appointed to the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group as an observer.

3.4 Cabinet resoled that rather than inviting Craig Tracey to be an observer on the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group, he should invited to quarterly meetings with the Leader of the Council to discuss matters of general importance for Bedworth.

3.5 In order to facilitate greater dialogue with Government in terms of driving economic growth across the Borough, Cabinet are requested to reconsider the decision made on 13th January in respect of inviting Craig Tracey MP to be appointed to the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group as an observer. In addition Cabinet are requested to invite Marcus Jones MP to be appointed to the Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Group as an observer.

4. Financial Implications

4.1 There would be no direct financial implications in respect of amending the membership of the Transforming Bedworth Cross Party Working Group and the Transforming Nuneaton Cross Party Working Group to appoint Craig Tracey and Marcus Jones as observers on these Groups.

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