Social Value Ideas for Cheltenham Borough Council

Street trading refusal on generator grounds

The committee refused a new street trading consent for a milkshake trailer in Imperial Gardens because the proposed petrol generator conflicted with the street trading policy and the council’s climate…

“Speaker 7: The committee has obviously taken into account the written objections of the Environmental Protection team, obviously, the oral application…”

License Granted

The subcommittee granted the license as applied for, concluding the hearing.

“The decision of the subcommittee is to grant the license as applied for.”

Decision to grant renewal

Committee voted to grant the SEV renewal as applied for, treating it on its merits with no police objection and considering policy and locality factors.

“7.7a Grant the application as applied for”

Approved renewal with no changes

The committee approved the renewal of the street trading consent without rotating the stall, relocating it, or refusing the application: "unanimous that the application has been approved"

“"unanimous that the application has been approved"”

Enter Exempt Session

The committee resolved to enter exempt session under Local Government Act 1972 section 100A(4) due to sensitive information, initiating restricted access for the remaining agenda items.

“in accordance with section 100A brackets 4 local government act 1972 the public be excluded from the meeting for the remaining agenda items”

License rejected

The subcommittee unanimously rejected the 24/7 alcohol license application, citing alignment with core hours and residential-area considerations. Quote: "the subcommittee therefore by unanimous decisi…

“the subcommittee therefore by unanimous decision decided to reject the application as requested.”

Licensing objectives

The committee must promote the four licensing objectives when determining the application: prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, prevention of public nuisance, and protection of children fr…

“the four licensing objectives which are the prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance, and the protection of …”

Stakeholder input on SEV renewal

The authority received 24 representations (2 objections, 22 supporters) during statutory consultation, highlighting safety concerns, gender equality, and the impact of race week. This input shapes the…

“In relation to this application, the licensing authority received 24 representations. These are made up of two objections and 22 representations in su…”

Alderman criteria clarified

The report cites the long-standing criteria for honorary alderman: a person must have at least 16 years of service or be a past mayor or chair of the council.

“the long-standing local criteria which has been applied when conferring the title of honory Oldman was that a person had at least 16 years service or …”

Interim Monitoring Officer

Appointment of Howard Norris as interim Monitoring Officer for six months; move to appoint a permanent officer subsequently.

“"the panel unanimously agreed to make an appointment of howard norris to become the interim monitoring officer for this council for a period of six mo…”

Public exclusion resolution

Cabinet resolves to exclude the public from remaining agenda items due to confidential information under the Local Government Act; unanimous vote.

“Cabinet is recommended to approve the following resolution. That in accordance with section 100 A4 of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be exc…”

Section 114 disclosure risk

The need to explicitly document consideration of the risk of a section 114 notice in the annual governance statement is a new disclosure requirement, impacting governance reporting.

“this is a new disclosure requirement in the annual governance statement to explicitly document how you've considered the risk of a section 114 notice”

Declarations of Interest

Chair queried declarations of interest with a response indicating none were declared.

“have any members uh got any declarations of interest? I don't believe so.”

Public exclusion vote

A vote was held to exclude the public from the remaining agenda items on the basis that exempt information as defined under the Local Government Act 1972 would be disclosed. The chair stated the publi…

“the public be um excluded from the meeting for the remaining agenda items. ... information relating to an individual and paragraph two information lik…”

LGR joint scrutiny panel

A cross-council joint scrutiny panel is proposed to oversee Local Government Reorganisation (LGR); option 4 recommended, not bound by proportionality, 14 members (2 per council), host authority coordi…

“"the four proposals... the one that we are recommending is what is called a scrutiny panel"”

Local Validation List

Draft Local Validation Checklist presented to cabinet; mandated statutory requirement to be reviewed and updated to stay compliant with national/local planning policy.

“it is a statutory requirement that we have one and it needs to be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that it is up to date and compliant with our o…”

Tilted Balance & NPPF

Officer commentary states the decision uses the National Planning Policy Framework’s tilt (11D) because there are protected assets (Sport England objection to sports-field loss). Paragraph 11D1 govern…

“the tilted balance is engaged ... by paragraph 11D; Paragraph 11D1 ... permission should be refused where the application of policies ... provides a c…”

LWH Referendum

Cabinet accepts the examiner’s recommendations for the Leampton and Warden Hill neighbourhood development plan and agrees it can proceed to referendum; delegates authority to prepare the referendum de…

“"cabinet accepts the examiner's recommendations and the modifications to this report on the LCM with Warden Hill neighborhood development plan"; "that…”