Notice of Meeting and Agenda Communities, Housing & Planning

Notice of Meeting and Agenda Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board Date Time Venue Tuesday, 13 March 2018 14:00 Council Chambers (Renfrewshire), Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN KENNETH GRAHAM Head of Corporate Governance Membership Councillor Bill Binks: Councillor Stephen Burns: Councillor Andy Doig: Councillor Natalie Don: Councillor John Hood: Councillor James MacLaren: Councillor Kenny MacLaren: Councillor Mags MacLaren: Councillor Colin McCulloch: Councillor Kevin Montgomery: Councillor Iain Nicolson: Councillor Emma Rodden: Councillor Jane Strang: Councillor Marie McGurk (Convener): Councillor John McNaughtan (Depute Convener): Further Information This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. A copy of the agenda and reports for this meeting will be available for inspection prior to the meeting at the Customer Service Centre, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley and online at www.renfrewshire.cmis.uk.com/renfrewshire/CouncilandBoards.aspx For further information, please either email [email protected] or telephone 0141 618 7112. Members of the Press and Public Members of the press and public wishing to attend the meeting should report to the customer service centre where they will be met and directed to the meeting. 09/03/2018 Page 1 of 228 Items of business Apologies Apologies from members. Declarations of Interest Members are asked to declare an interest in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest. 1 Minute of Police Fire & Rescue Scrutiny Sub-Committee 5 - 8 Minute of meeting of Police Fire & Rescue Scrutiny Sub-Committee held on 16 January, 2018. 2 Revenue Budget Monitoring Report 9 - 16 Joint report by Director of Finance & Resources, Acting Director of Development & Housing Services, Director of Children's Services and Director of Environment & Communities. 3 Capital Budget Monitoring Report 17 - 22 Report by Director of Finance & Resources. 4 Public Protection Operational Update 23 - 30 Report by Director of Environment & Communities. 5 Environment & Communities: Service Improvement Plan 31 - 76 2018/19 - 2020/21 Report by Director of Environment & Communities. 6 Community Justice Outcomes Improvement Plan 2018/21 77 - 102 Report by Director of Children's Services. 7 Development & Housing Services; Service Improvement 103 - 144 Plan 2018/21 Report by Acting Director of Development & Housing Services. 8 Housing Energy Efficiency and Carbon Investment 145 - 148 Programme 2018/19 Report by Acting Director of Development & Housing Services. 9 Private Sector Housing Grant Investment Programme 149 - 154 2018/19 Report by Acting Director of Development & Housing Services. 10 Renfrewshire Planning Performance Framework 2016/17 155 - 162 09/03/2018 Page 2 of 228 Report by Acting Director of Development & Housing Services. 11 Paisley Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal and 163 - 166 Conservation Area Management Plan 2018 Report by Acting Director of Development & Housing Services. 12 Disposal of Land adjacent to 9 and 11 Ewing Street, 167 - 170 Kilbarchan Report by Acting Director of Development & Housing Services. Planning Applications Members must deal with planning applications in an objective manner to ensure that they cannot be challenged with accusations of bias or predetermination. Votes on planning applications must be seen to be impartial and not influenced by party political issues. 13 Planning Applications 171 - 228 Report by Acting Director of Development & Housing Services. 09/03/2018 Page 3 of 228 Page 4 of 228 Item 1 Minute of Meeting Police and Fire & Rescue Scrutiny Sub-Committee Date Time Venue Tuesday, 16 January 2018 13:00 Corporate Meeting Room 1, Council Headquarters, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AN Present Councillor Mags MacLaren, Councillor Marie McGurk, Councillor John McNaughtan, Councillor Kevin Montgomery, Councillor Jane Strang Chair Councillor McGurk, Convener, presided. In Attendance S MacDougall, Director of Environment & Communities; O Reid, Head of Public Protection, C Dalrymple, Regulatory & Enforcement Manager and D Kerr, Service Coordination Manager (all Environment & Communities); and R Devine, Senior Committee Services Officer (Finance & Resources). Also in Attendance Superintendent B Kennedy, Chief Inspector H Scott, Chief Inspector S Wright, Sergeant S Hare, Sergeant W Faulds and Sergeant K Teasdale (all Police Scotland); and D Proctor, Local Senior Officer and M Gallacher, Group Manager (both Scottish Fire and Rescue Service). Page 5 of 228 Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest intimated prior to the commencement of the meeting. Order of Business In terms of Standing Order 16, the Convener intimated that she proposed to alter the order of business to facilitate the conduct of the meeting by considering Item 5 – Spotlight : Armed Response Vehicle Policing – as the first item of business. 1 Spotlight: Armed Response Vehicle Policing The Sub-Committee were advised, by Sergeant S Hare and Sergeant W Faulds, of the roles of Armed Response Vehicle Officers (ARVO), the deployment locally of such officers and the stringent procedures adopted prior to their deployment. Reference was made during discussion to the high visibility of members of the Unit, their availability 24 hours a day 365 days a year, the experience and training undertaken by ARVOs and the ‘additional’ equipment issued to ARVOs. Mention was also made to the positive feedback received from members of the public during public engagements. Following a question and answer session Sergeant S Hare and Sergeant W Faulds were thanked for their attendance and left the meeting. DECIDED : That the information provided be noted. 2 Scottish Fire & Rescue Service - Scrutiny Report There was submitted a report by the Local Senior Officer, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) relative to SFRS performance and activities in the Renfrewshire area during the October and November 2017 reporting period. The report highlighted improvements across a range of performance indicators and identified areas where further interventions were required. Over the period of the report there had been a decrease in the number of accidental dwelling fires from 27 in the same period in 2016/17 to 22 in the current reporting period; the total number of all non-fatal fire casualties had decreased from 4 to 1; the total number of incidents involving deliberate fire raising had decreased from 112 to 77; the total number of fires in non-domestic premises had remained constant at 4; the number of unwanted fire alarm signal incidents had decreased from 146 to 172 the total number of non- fatal road traffic collisions attended by the Service had decreased from 23 to 13; and the number of recorded casualties had decreased from 20 to 17. The appendix to the report provided a detailed analysis of performance and activities. DECIDED : That the report be noted. Page 6 of 228 3 Police Scotland - Scrutiny Report There was submitted a report by the Chief Superintendent, Police Scotland, relative to service performance and activities in the Renfrewshire area. The report summarised the key performance indicators and the appendix to the report provided statistics for the period April to November 2017, relating to the specific key objectives detailed in the Renfrewshire Local Policing Plan 2014/17, together with comparative data for 2016. Crime/incident trends relating to murders, serious assault, domestic abuse, stop and searches, theft by housebreaking, detection of sexual crimes and road traffic casualties were referred to within the report. The report also provided local updates in relation to the Police Scotland priorities of violence, disorder and anti-social behaviour; serious and organised crime; counter terrorism and domestic extremism; protecting people at risk of harm; road policing; and acquisitive crime and reaffirmed the commitments to work with Community Planning partners in all sectors to keep the people of Scotland and its communities safe and that Partnership working was a critical element of the strategy. DECIDED : That the report be noted. 4 Pre-planned Events on Public Roads - the requirement for Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs) There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment & Communities relative to the requirement for pre-planned events taking place on public roads to have a Temporary Traffic Order (TTRO) approved. The report advised that Police Scotland had written to all local authority Chief Executives in Scotland on 13 October 2017 outlining a change in Police Scotland’s position in relation to the requirement to have Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs) in place for pre-planned events taking place on public roads. The change in position potentially had an impact on all local authorities as it suggested that local authorities should consider applications for TTROs in respect of events that historically didn’t require them. The report detailed the key points raised by Police Scotland’s position, the legal background to TTROs for events, the current regulatory process adopted by Renfrewshire Council and other local authorities in relation to events, the implications for Renfrewshire, together with an options appraisal. DECIDED : (a) That it be noted that the Council’s Roads Service would continue to (i) issue TTROs for events where a full road closure was required and (ii) not to require a TTRO for marches and moving processions where

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