Social Value Ideas for Gedling Borough Council

Public speaking time extended

The planning committee protocol was amended to increase public speaking time to four minutes per speaker and to allow ward councillors and parish councillors to speak. This is a governance change aime…

“So in terms of the proposal um the key changes proposed to the committee protocol um as attached on page 71 of the agenda are to public speaking. So t…”

Adoption of new planning delegation rules

The committee considered and recommended constitutional changes to comply with the national scheme of delegation, which changes how planning decisions are split between officers and committee members.…

“Thank you chair and good evening everybody. As most of you are aware um government is introducing a national scheme of delegation to provide greater c…”

Gateway test for referrals

The new delegation framework introduces a gateway test for when planning applications can be referred to committee, with criteria based on significant local economic, social, environmental, or plannin…

“An application can only be referred to a committee or subcommittee where at least one of the criteria in the gateway test is met or it is an own inter…”

Home address disclosure change

The committee was informed that changes to the Localism Act mean councillors are no longer required to publish their home addresses on the register of interests, although they must still disclose the …

“Speaker 1: Thank you, Chair. Yes, this is just an update to members, and you will already be aware of it to a degree because you will have had e mail …”

Gift logging remains mandatory

The committee discussed whether very low-value gifts needed to be recorded, but officers confirmed that all gifts should continue to be logged regardless of value to maintain an audit trail, particula…

“Speaker 1: So, looking at the year twenty five to twenty six, there were 40 offers of gifts throughout the year, which is a slight increase from last …”

Remind councillors on gifts

Officers said they would reissue a reminder to councillors about declaring gifts and updating interests, after members suggested a prompt because low-volume items were still being recorded. The action…

“Speaker 0: Just one for me as well, which was just checking because, obviously, I don't know if it's just a judgment of how unpopular councillors are …”

Dangerous wild animal fees set

The committee approved proposed fees for processing and enforcing licences under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. Officers noted there are currently no licensed dangerous animals in the borough, b…

“So this report's a little bit more straightforward. This legislation has been around since 1976, the purpose of this report is to approve the proposed…”

Alcohol licence granted with conditions

The panel determined ASDA Express could operate with agreed opening hours of 7am to 10pm, while still permitting alcohol off-sales for 24 hours. The decision was influenced by ASDA’s track record, the…

“As you can tell by the amount of time we've taken, we've listened very carefully to all the representations, and it was a split decision. We are mindf…”

Primate licensing fees approved under new regulations

The committee considered the implementation of the Animal Welfare (Primate Licences) Regulations 2024, including new procedures for granting and administering licences and the approval of fees for pro…

“So, yes, I'm Sam Palmer. I'm the food, health and housing manager. I'm here to present the report on the implementation of the primate licensing. So, …”