Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Committee

8 March 2022

S106 Update Spend by Dates

Final Decision-Maker

Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Committee

Lead Head of Service

Rob Jarman

Lead Officer and Report Author

Rob Jarman and Carole Williams

Classification

Public

Wards affected

All

Executive Summary

At the 11 January 2022 meeting of this committee, Members resolved that officers attempt to extend the expiry date for those agreements nearing their spend by date. This report provides the requested update as set out in the attached Appendix.

Purpose of Report

Noting

This report makes the following recommendations to this Committee:

1.   That the report is noted.

Timetable

Meeting

Date

Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Committee

8 March 2022

S106 Update Spend by Dates

Issue

Implications

Sign-off

Impact on Corporate Priorities

The four Strategic Plan objectives are:

·         Embracing Growth and Enabling Infrastructure

·         Safe, Clean and Green

·         Homes and Communities

·         A Thriving Place

·         We do not expect the recommendation will by itself materially affect achievement of corporate priorities.  However, it will support the Council’s overall achievement of its aim of enabling infrastructure by providing a position statement.

·         Accepting the recommendations may materially harm the Council’s ability to achieve [corporate priority].  We set out the reasons we think, nevertheless, the proposed action remains the best approach within section 3 [preferred alternative].

·         Accepting the recommendations will materially improve the Council’s ability to achieve [corporate priority].  We set out the reasons other choices will be less effective in section 2 [available alternatives].

Rob Jarman

Head of Planning & Development

Cross Cutting Objectives

The four cross-cutting objectives are:

• Heritage is Respected
• Health Inequalities are Addressed and Reduced
• Deprivation and Social Mobility is Improved
• Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability is respected

The report recommendation(s) supports the achievement(s) of the xx xx cross cutting objectives by [XX] .

The report recommendation(s) impairs the achievement of the cross-cutting objectives by [XX]

Rob Jarman

Head of Planning & Development

Risk Management

The report reduces risk by focusing on ‘spend by’ dates.

Rob Jarman Head of Planning & Development

Financial

• The proposals set out in the recommendation are all within already approved budgetary headings and so need no new funding for implementation.
• Accepting the recommendations will demand new spending of £x.  We plan to fund that spending as set out in section 3 [preferred alternative].

We expect accepting the recommendations will result in net extra income of £x.  This income is above/within amounts already accounted within the Council’s financial planning.

Mark Green Section 151 Officer & Finance Team

Staffing

• We will deliver the recommendations with our current staffing.
• There will be Staffing implications, and these are set out in section 3
• We will need access to extra expertise to deliver the recommendations, as set out in section 3 [preferred alternative].
• Accepting the recommendations will lead to a need for savings that may put staff at risk of redundancy.  We will bring forward specific proposals soon.

Rob Jarman

Head of Planning & Development

Legal

·         Accepting the recommendations will fulfil the Council’s duties under [act].  Failure to accept the recommendations without agreeing suitable alternatives may place the Council in breach of [act].

·         Acting on the recommendations is within the Council’s powers as set out at [x].

Cheryl Parks Mid Kent Legal Services (Planning)

Privacy and Data Protection

• Accepting the recommendation will increase the volume of data held by the Council.  We will hold that data in line with our retention schedules.
• We recognise the recommendations will impact what personal information the Council processes and so have completed a separate data privacy impact assessment [at reference].

Policy and Information Team

Equalities

• We recognise the recommendations may have varying impacts on different communities within Maidstone.  Therefore, we have completed a separate equalities impact assessment [at reference].
  
  
• The recommendations do not propose a change in service therefore will not require an equalities impact assessment

Policy & Information Manager

Public Health

·         We recognise that the recommendations will have a positive impact on population health or that of individuals.

·         We recognise that the recommendations will not negatively impact on population health or that of individuals.

·         We recognise the recommendations may have varying impacts on the health of the population or individuals within Maidstone. Therefore, we have completed a separate health impact assessment.

·         In accepting the recommendations, the Council would be fulfilling the requirements of the Health Inequalities Plan

Public Health Officer

Crime and Disorder

·         There are no crime and disorder implications.

·         The recommendation will have a negative impact on Crime and Disorder. The Community Protection Team have been consulted and mitigation has been proposed

Rob Jarman Head of Planning & Development

Procurement

• On accepting the recommendations, the Council will then follow procurement exercises for [listed parts of the action].  We will complete those exercises in line with financial procedure rules.

·         The actions need procurement that for [reasons] we cannot complete in line with financial procedure rules.  So, we will seek a waiver through [procedures]

Rob Jarman Head of Planning & Development & Section 151 Officer

Biodiversity and Climate Change

The implications of this report on biodiversity and climate change have been considered and are;

• There are no implications on biodiversity and climate change.
• This aligns with action(s) (number and quote action) of the Biodiversity and Climate Change Action Plan

James Wilderspin Biodiversity and Climate Change Manager