Social Value Ideas for North Hertfordshire District Council

DPS objection hearing outcome

The committee considered a section 37 Licensing Act 2003 application to vary the premises licence by naming Dale Mabet as DPS for The Engine. After hearing police objections and the applicant's respon…

“right then ladies and gentlemen um thank you very much for your patience and for waiting for us i hope everyone was able to to have a little bit of a …”

Online licensing system upgrade

The service is moving toward taking all licence applications online through the council's own database, replacing unreliable government portals and reducing manual data entry. This suggests a digital …

“we've got a relatively new team they're all they're all new to licensing they're all trying to learn in and as well as trying to learn licensing they …”

New premises licence granted

The sub-committee approved a new premises licence for The Block at 23 Churchgate, Hitchin, following a contested hearing focused on public nuisance. The decision was to grant the revised application i…

“wednesday the 5th of may 2021 the members of the panel were councillor daniel allen councillor sam north and councillor tom tyson the applicant was cr…”

TEN granted despite noise objection

The sub-committee decided not to issue a counter notice for the temporary event notice covering the raised outdoor seating area, allowing the event to proceed. The only licensing objective considered …

“The subcommittee has read the material presented to it and we have listened to all of the evidence and submissions made by the applicant and relevant …”

Premises licence variation refused

The sub-committee decided not to grant the variation to the existing premises licence under section 34 of the Licensing Act 2003. The refusal means the current licence terms remain unchanged, and the …

“we have made the decision not to grant this application um for the variation of of the existing premises license under section 34 of the licensing act…”

Remove outdoor music deregulation

The committee decided that the section 177A deregulation for live and recorded music should not apply to the relevant outside-area conditions, so that outdoor entertainment can be controlled by licenc…

“this is a premises license review for the orange tree in Bardock is run through an introduction of the various personalities that you're going to be s…”

Premises licence granted

The sub-committee granted a new premises licence for the Georgian Dragon, subject to the condition agreed with environmental protection and housing officers. The decision confirmed the operating hours…

“The subcommittee has decided to grant the premises license subject to the following. The condition agreed between the applicant and environmental prot…”

S73 variation at Ickleford approved

Members approved a Section 73 variation to a previously allowed appeal scheme at Turnpike Lane, Ickleford, increasing ridge heights slightly, adding loft bedrooms and altering parking/roof details. Th…

“this application has been called in by councillor sam north i'm sure members were aware that this application came before committee last year and was …”

Walnut Tree Road S106 package

For the Walnut Tree Road scheme, the developer agreed a unilateral undertaking covering education contributions, library services and a £5,000 payment to the parish council for pavilion replacement. T…

“i can report that we have um agreed with the developer to make those primary and secondary education contributions as well as the contributions for li…”

Outline approval carried for Norton site

After rejecting a refusal motion, the committee approved the outline housing scheme with strengthened conditions and a request to revisit the supporting transport and EV evidence. The approval leaves …

“so we are going to vote on our proposal to refuse based on policy 21 that's our reason um and so we're going to go to the vote now so um can we go to …”

Royston chalet dwelling approved

The committee approved a single chalet-style dwelling between Cedar Crescent and Green Drift in Royston. Members relied on the planning history, the supporting noise assessment, and environmental heal…

“this is the first part of the planning history second part is that before that scheme was built a planning application for three dwellings was submitt…”

Cubit Close extension approved

A smaller domestic extension at 6 Cubit Close was approved, comprising a first-floor rear extension and replacement rear conservatory after demolition of the existing garden conservatory. The committe…

“um that's the only change so I feel I can now go on to the presentation okay so yeah on this slide um that shows the uh dwelling there um sort of on t…”

Revenue budget approved with growth

The council approved its 2022-23 revenue budget, including a 2.1% council tax increase and a range of service growth and savings measures. The budget explicitly funded additional support for environme…

“the budget that we are proposing tonight continues that theme and i'm quite proud of the work that councillors albert and north have done alongside ou…”

Balanced budget with £18.441m spend

Council approved the 2021-22 revenue budget, including a net expenditure budget of £18.441m, a minimum general fund balance of £3.85m, and a £50k additional grant for Citizens Advice. The budget was f…

“the budget assumes that a further two million pounds of further savings will need to be identified and delivered by 2025-26 we hope that a good propor…”

Hertfordshire Growth Board joint committee

Cabinet agreed to establish the Hertfordshire Growth Board joint committee framework, including delegated functions, scrutiny arrangements and associated constitutional changes. Members highlighted th…

“item three hertfordshire growth board prepare proposed joint committee um i'm going to be introducing this and i'm sure you have you have all read the…”