Agenda

Delegated planning decisions for the week beginning 10 May 2021 are attached.  Contact for enquiries: Jean McPherson, Group Manager: Development Management on jean.mcpherson@crawley.gov.uk.

A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order for Rusper Road, Ifield is attached.

The works relating to the attached, previously published, Temporary Traffic Regulation Order have been cancelled.

The Chief Executive, under the Urgent Action decision making powers set out in the Constitution, has agreed the District Heat Network’s Heat Tariff.  This Heat Tariff will come into force in May 2021 ahead of the occupation of Geraint Thomas House. This Tariff will be reviewed on an annual basis.

This decision has been protected from Call-In to avoid the potential scenario of Geraint Thomas House being occupied without any Heat Tariff being in place. Given the election, taking this decision through normal routes would have led to a delay of a number of weeks making such a scenario likely.

As the decision relates to an Executive function, the Chief Executive took the decision in consultation with Councillor Lamb (as Leader of the Council).  Councillor Jhans (Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Sustainability), Councillor P Smith (Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development), Councillor Irvine (Cabinet Member for Housing) and Councillor Kim Jaggard as Shadow Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Sustainability were also consulted.

A copy of the full decision and the associated Briefing Note are attached.

The Chief Executive, under the Urgent Action decision making powers set out in the Constitution, has agreed that an additional discretionary council tax discount of up to £150.00 per household may be provided for working age Council tax reduction claimants.  This will reduce Council tax bills by up to £150.00 for vulnerable working age residents.

This decision has been protected from Call-In to enable the Council to start implementing an additional discount to help reduce the impact of the pandemic on residents in receipt of Council tax support as soon as possible.

As the decision relates to an Executive function, the Chief Executive took the decision in consultation with Councillor Lamb (as Leader of the Council).

A copy of the full decision is attached.

Information is attached on the Article 4 Directions regarding the conversion of dwellings to HMOs.

Attached is information relating to British Telecom’s consultation of public payphone removal.

A consultation regarding the running of Crawley Borough Council’s neighbourhood shopping parades is now open.

The Council-owned Neighbourhood Parades Scrutiny Panel is welcoming views from the public regarding elements of the management of the parades, such as:

1.    The level of rent set, and how this might be assessed.

2.    The type of uses allowed in the units.

3.    The balance of those uses within a parade.

4.    Potential tenants’ readiness to run a business, and their influence upon a parade, through the proposed use.

5.    Ensuring that tenants meet their repairing obligations alongside the Council carrying out parade improvements.

6.    The basis upon which the flats above the shops are allowed to be let.

The consultation is open to all Crawley residents and all CBC parade shop tenantsuntil 11 June 2021.

Please encourage residents and parade shop tenants to share their views with us by completing this short survey.

An update on affordable housing is attached for Councillors only.

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