We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Torridge District Council in South West across 34 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
New housing needs assessment procured
Officers confirmed they have recently gone out to procurement for a new housing economic needs assessment, and will meet the new consultants shortly. This is a direct consultancy spend to support evid…
“Speaker 9: So, yeah, just just to reassure, we we're already having conversations with Devon County Council in terms of transport. They've already sta…”
Northern Neighbourhood Plan to referendum
The council agreed the planning-policy route for the Northern Neighbourhood Plan: accept the examiner’s recommendations and modifications, publish a decision statement, and take the amended plan to re…
“Thanks. So, the report asks you to consider the outcome of the independent examination of the Northern Neighborhood Plan, and to decide whether the pl…”
Local plan scoping consultation approved
Members approved the publication of the local plan scoping consultation and accompanying documents, with authority delegated to officers to finalise wording and layout. The consultation is to run for …
“Speaker 7: Thank you, chair. Good morning, members. Scope and consultation. So at the last meeting, members approved the timetable for the of the new …”
Settlement hierarchy evidence built
The committee considered a new settlement assessment that scores settlements across six categories to help shape the future spatial strategy. Members agreed this is only a baseline and that weighting,…
“Speaker 12: So the set the settlement assessment represents a first step towards developing a spatial strategy for the local plan. So this the the pla…”
Member views to be circulated
A specific recommendation was proposed and approved to circulate the settlement assessment report to all members of both councils, inviting initial feedback for consideration by the thematic working g…
“Speaker 6: But this this is just a first step, and I think it's important. Thing I don't wanna do or I I would be I wouldn't support is, as we did las…”
Consultation comms and access support
Officers agreed to strengthen consultation access and communication, including FAQs, myth-busting messaging, social media promotion, member briefings, paper copies, deposit locations such as libraries…
“Speaker 7: So, basically, the final recommendation is to delegate authority for us to be able to publish and and consult on that document when it's re…”
Funding secured for plan prep
Government funding for plan preparation has been secured for both councils at £108,474 per authority and the money has now been received.
“we were successful in that funding | we've secured new systems plan funding for both councils to the tune of £108,474 per authority and that money has…”
Standards framework reform
The committee received a verbal update on the government's consultation and the LGA's response to reforms of the standards and conduct framework. The discussion covered a mandatory model code of condu…
“So, I think we all aware that the government did a consultation on reforming the standards framework. [clears throat] Um and has agreed to actually re…”
Single Scrutiny Committee Recommendation Rejected
Despite Member Development Working Group recommendation to amalgamate internal and external scrutiny committees into one, Council did not support the change and retained both separate committees. Reas…
“the recommendation coming forward is that for council approves the move to a single scrutiny committee system... I'm afraid I cannot agree agree with …”
Public Exclusion Decision
The council voted to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting due to likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 2 of the Local Government Act 1972. This suggests sensit…
“That the public be excluded from the remainder of the meeting because of a likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in schedule 2 pro the lo…”
BESS scheme refused
The committee refused the battery energy storage system at Woodtown East-the-Water after concluding that the harms outweighed the benefits. Reasons discussed included landscape and visual harm, herita…
“Right, I think we've given this a very good airing and discussion. It has been proposed by Councillor Bush Bushby, seconded by Councillor Cannady, tha…”
BESS cumulative impact concerns
Members and speakers repeatedly raised concern that the Webbery BESS contributed to cumulative industrialisation of the Alverdiscott/Huntshaw area, including existing substation and solar and storage …
“The reality of spatial saturation, cumulative impact. If we look at the parish of Alverdiscott and Huntshaw today, it is no longer just a rural Devon.…”
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