Tandridge District Council

The committee approved multiple housing policy updates and contract decisions, with the strongest procurement themes around private rented sector enforcement, a new repairs materials contract, Local Authority Housing Fund acquisitions/conversions, and urgent work to improve housing IT/data systems. Members also discussed a new housing complaints policy, a revised private sector housing assistance policy, and the review of communal laundry facilities, which will be trialled on a pay-per-use basis with hardship support. Across the meeting, officers highlighted pressure areas in responsive repairs, fire safety backlog, temporary accommodation, and data reliability, while noting several delegated award decisions and contract re-procurements already under way.

The meeting focused on local government reorganisation transition spending, use of reserves and underspends, and a series of community asset transfer decisions. Members also approved revisions to the constitution and contract standing orders, noted budget outturn and virement reports, and discussed several asset transfer proposals including one disputed car park potentially classed as HRA land. The main procurement relevance lies in capital/revenue spend, funding approvals, asset transfer arrangements, and the need for due diligence before progressing community asset transfers.

The meeting focused heavily on local government reorganisation, including approving additional revenue and capital spend, hardship relief for Godstone businesses, and related budget funding from underspends and reserves. Members also considered changes to contract standing orders, budget outturn and finance updates, a round of community asset transfer approvals in principle, the Caterham BID renewal, climate change governance, performance/risk reporting, and parish council election alignment ahead of vesting day.

The committee focused mainly on the emerging local plan, including a six-week consultation on preferred spatial strategy options, statutory timetable pressures, and the need to address housing need, Green Belt constraints and infrastructure limits. It also approved significant CIL allocations to local infrastructure, confirmed an Article 4 direction for small HMOs, adopted an updated neighbourhood plan, and discussed an unfunded cycling and walking plan that members did not want to endorse without further work. Budget and performance reports highlighted continuing pressure from planning appeals, injunctions, enforcement workload, and the need for additional enforcement capacity.

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Key procurement and service discussions covered the Downlands partnership funding and volunteer-led delivery, capital equipment investment for conservation work, and ongoing playground and public toilet refurbishment programs. Highlights include £2.45m already invested in playgrounds, substantial social value contributions (£18,750) and community funding (£187k from parish councils, £55k raised). The meeting also covered a policy decision on street trading fees (no reduction) and the Garden Waste administration transition to the council.