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Forward plan April to July 2024

April 2024

To be considered by

Responsible Cabinet Member/Chairman of Regulatory Committee

Title

  1. Scrutiny
  2. Cabinet

Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Portfolio

Budget and Performance Monitoring quarter 3 update

  1. Scrutiny
  2. Cabinet

Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing, Health and Wellbeing

Housing Assistance Policy

  1. Scrutiny
  2. Cabinet

Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Planning and the Green Agenda

Design, Amenity and Shopfronts, Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

  1. Scrutiny
  2. Cabinet

Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Planning and the Green Agenda

Housing Supplementary Planning Document

  1. Scrutiny
  2. Cabinet

Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Planning and the Green Agenda

Conservation Area Character Appraisals (CACA) (Stourport-on-Severn No.1 Conservation Area and Stourport-on-Severn No.2 Conservation Area)

May 2024

There are currently no decisions scheduled for this month.

June 2024

To be considered by

Responsible Cabinet Member/Chairman of Regulatory Committee

Title

  1. Scrutiny
  2. Cabinet

Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Portfolio

Budget and Performance Monitoring quarter 4 update

  1. Scrutiny
  2. Cabinet

Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Housing, Health and Wellbeing

Empty Property Strategy

  1. Scrutiny
  2. Cabinet

Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy

Recommissioning the Promoting Independent Living Service

July 2024

To be considered by

Responsible Cabinet Member/Chairman of Regulatory Committee

Title

  1. Cabinet

Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Portfolio

Write-off of Amounts Outstanding report

  1. Cabinet

Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Portfolio

Productivity plan

 

Responsible Cabinet Member

Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy

Details of decision

Title

Recommissioning the Promoting Independent Living Service (PIL)

The decision needed

To agree the evaluation criteria for the new PIL procurement.

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g. quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

6 June 2024

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

11 June 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

Consultation has taken please with stakeholders in developing the specification.

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

All wards

Timetable for implementation

01/04/2025

Spending/Saving

Up to £1.4m Better Care Fund allocation

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

A clean, safe and green place to live, work and visit

Equality Impact Assessment

An EIA screening will be undertaken in relation to the Housing Assistance Policy.

Contact details

Name of Officer: Kate Bailey
Job Title: Head of Strategic Growth
Tel No: 01562 732560
Email: kate.bailey@wyreforestdc.gov.uk 

Supporting public documents

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

 

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

Not applicable

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

Affects multiple wards, or one large ward

Responsible Cabinet Member

Cabinet Member for Housing, Health, Wellbeing and Democratic Services

Details of decision

Title

Empty Property Strategy

The Decision needed

To agree the strategy.

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g., quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

6 June 2024

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

11 June 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

None

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

All

Timetable for implementation

From adoption

Spending/Saving

None

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

A clean, safe and green place to live, work and visit

Equality Impact Assessment

No impacts

Additional details

Contact details

Name of Officer: Richard Osbourne

Job Title: Principal Environmental Health Officer

Telephone number: 01562 732564

Email: richard.ocbourne@wyreforestdc.gov.uk

Supporting public documents

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

No

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

No

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

Details of decision

Title

Housing Assistance Policy

The Decision needed

To agree the policy.

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g., quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

7 March 2024

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

9 April 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

None

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

All

Timetable for implementation

From adoption

Spending/Saving

None

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

A clean, safe and green place to live, work and visit

Equality Impact Assessment

Positive impact as services prioritised to vulnerable groups.

Additional details

Contact details

Name of Officer: Richard Osbourne

Job Title: Principal Environmental Health Officer

Telephone number: 01562 732564

Email: richard.osbourne@wyreforestdc.gov.uk

Supporting public documents

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

No

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

No

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

Responsible Cabinet Member

Cabinet Member for Finance and Capital Portfolio

Details of decision

Title

Budget and Performance Monitoring quarter 3 update

The Decision needed

To note the projected variances and comments in the report.

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g., quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

7 March 2024

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

9 April 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

Cabinet and Corporate Leadership Team.

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

All

Timetable for implementation

 

Spending/Saving

Revenue and Capital implications

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

 

Equality Impact Assessment

Not applicable

Additional details

Contact details

Name of Officer: Helen Ogram

Job Title: Head of Resources

Tel No: 01562 732907

Email: helen.ogram@wyreforestdc.gov.uk

Supporting public documents

 

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

Yes, February to May 2024 forward plan

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

No

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

Expenditure or saving greater than £50,000

Details of decision

Title

Budget and Performance Monitoring quarter 4 update

The Decision needed

To note the projected variances and comments in the report.

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g., quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

6 June 2024

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

11 June 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

Cabinet and Corporate Leadership Team.

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

All

Timetable for implementation

 

Spending/Saving

Revenue and Capital implications

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

 

Equality Impact Assessment

Not applicable

Additional details

Contact details

Name of Officer: Helen Ogram

Job Title: Head of Resources

Tel No: 01562 732907

Email: helen.ogram@wyreforestdc.gov.uk

Supporting public documents

 

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

No

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

No

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

Expenditure or saving greater than £50,000

Details of decision

Title

Write-off of Amounts Outstanding Report

The Decision needed

To agree the write-off of outstanding debts

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g., quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

Not applicable

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

9 July 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

Cabinet and Corporate Leadership Team.

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

-

Timetable for implementation

-

Spending/Saving

Revenue implications

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

-

Equality Impact Assessment

Not applicable

Additional details

Contact details

Name of Officer: Helen Ogram

Job Title: Head of Resources

Tel No: 01562 732907

Email: helen.ogram@wyreforestdc.gov.uk

Supporting public documents

 

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

No

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

No

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

Expenditure or saving greater than £50,000

Details of decision

Title

Productivity plan

The Decision needed

To approve the plan prior to submission to Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g., quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

Not applicable

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

9 July 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

Internal consultation only

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

All

Timetable for implementation

The plan summarises cost reductions/income increases in the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS).

Spending/Saving

In MTFS. Further productivity improvements tend to avoid costs (rather than create savings).

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

Securing financial sustainability for services the local communities value.

Equality Impact Assessment

Not applicable

Additional details

Contact details

Name of Officer: Ian Miller
Job Title: Chief Executive
Tel No: 01562 732700
Email: ian.miller@wyreforestdc.gov.uk

Supporting public documents

 

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

No

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

No

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

Expenditure or saving greater than £50,000

Responsible Cabinet Member

Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Planning and the Green Agenda

Details of decision

Title

Design, Amenity and Shopfronts, Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

The Decision needed

Cabinet are asked to approve a 6 week public consultation on the Wyre Forest Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document.

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g., quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

7 March 2024

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

9 April 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

Public consultation took place on the scoping document for the SPD in October 2022. The aim is to consult on the draft April - May 2024

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

All

Timetable for implementation

Seeking to adopt summer 2024

Spending/Saving

There are no financial implications.

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

A clean, safe and green place to live, work and visit

Equality Impact Assessment

This was undertaken prior to the draft SPD consultation. There are no implications.

Additional details

Contact details

Name of Officer: Sally Horne

Job Title: Senior Planning Policy Officer

Telephone number: 01562 732524

Email: sally.horne@wyreforestdc.gov.uk

Supporting public documents

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

No

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

No

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

Affects multiple Wards, or one large Ward.

Details of decision

Title

Conservation Area Character Appraisals (CACA) (Stourport-on-Severn No.1 Conservation Area and Stourport-on-Severn No.2 Conservation Area)

The decision needed

To agree that the CACA goes out to consultation for a 6-week period

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g. quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

7 March 2024

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

9 April 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

The aim is to consult on the draft in June and July 2024.

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

All wards

Timetable for implementation

Seeking to adopt in Summer 2024

Spending/Saving

There are no financial implications.

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

A clean, safe and green place to live, work and visit

Equality Impact Assessment

This was undertaken prior to the draft CACA consultation. There are no implications.

Contact details

Name of Officer: Jamie Richards
Job Title: Conservation Officer
Tel No: 01562 732516
Email: jamie.richards@wyreforestdc.gov.uk 

Supporting public documents

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

No

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

Not applicable

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

Details of decision

Title

Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

The Decision needed

Following the consultation of the draft, it is requested that the consultation statement is noted and the final draft of the SPD is adopted.

Who makes the final decision?

Cabinet

By which Committee(s) and when will this item be considered? Multiple dates should be entered for any recurring item e.g., quarterly reports. Please list:

All dates for consideration by Scrutiny Committee

7 March 2024

All dates for consideration by Cabinet

9 April 2024

All dates for consideration by Council

Not applicable

Implications of decision

Consultation

The Housing SPD has been subject to a 6 week public consultation (between November- December 2023).

Councillors and Electoral Wards affected

All wards

Timetable for implementation

To be adopted by end of April 2024

Spending/Saving

None

Relevant Corporate Plan Priority

A clean, safe and green place to live, work and visit

Equality Impact Assessment

Yes and no limitations

Additional details

Contact details

Name of Officer: Sally Horne
Job Title: Senior Planning Policy Officer
Telephone number: 01562 732524
Email: sally.horne@wyreforestdc.gov.uk

Supporting public documents

Has this decision been delayed from a previous plan?

No

Exemption

Does this decision contain exempt information?

No

Will the whole of or part of the report be held in private session?

Reason if key decision

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