Agenda and decisions

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interest and/or other interest, not already on their register of interests, in any item on the agenda and withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate time.

To approve as a correct record and the Leader to sign the attached Minutes of the meeting of Cabinet held on 15 January 2026.

Report of Councillor N Barker, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance

That progress against the Council Plan 2023-2027 objectives be noted.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Report of Councillor S Pickering, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Place

To amend the current Enforcement Plan in line with the details in this report.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Report of Councillor S Pickering, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Place

That Cabinet approves the updated timetable for the preparation of the Local Plan and associated changes to the published Local Development Scheme, authorises its publication and that it shall have immediate effect.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Report of Councillor S Pickering, Portfolio Holder for Environment and Place

1.     That Members considered the content of this report and the pre- publication Issues and Options consultation material that will be made available and approve its use for public consultation.

2.     That Members approve the proposed arrangements for public consultation on the Issues and Options for the Local Plan.

3.     That Members delegate responsibility to the Assistant Director of Planning in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment and Place for approving the detailed wording of the Issues and Options consultation material and final arrangements for public consultation.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Report of Councillor J Barry, Portfolio Holder for Growth & Assets.

1.     That Cabinet agrees to support and become accountable body for the Pride in Place Programme whilst the Council is managing the Programme.

2.     That Cabinet endorses the proposed Pride in Place delivery framework.

3.     That Cabinet delegates to the Leader Council nominations for Pride in Place board and any other roles in the governance structure, both now and in the future.

4.     To ensure engagement across the whole Pride in Place area, adopt the name ‘Three Pits Pride in Place (PIP)’ for the promotion and consultation of the Programme.

This was a Key Decision. The call in period for this decision would run until Thursday 5 February 2026.

Report of Councillor P R Kerry, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance

That Cabinet note the report and made any comments that they believe to be appropriate with regards to the budget monitoring position outlined.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Report of Councillor P R Kerry, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance

That Cabinet note the report concerning the Council’s Treasury Management report for Quarter 3.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Report of Councillor K Gillott, Portfolio Holder for Local Government Reorganisation.

That Cabinet:

1.     Noted the statutory consultation process for Local Government Reorganisation in Derbyshire.

2.     Agreed the proposed responses to the Government’s statutory consultation questions set out in section 6 of this report, including explicit support for Option A1 within the One Derbyshire, Two Councils proposals and use the wording in the report to inform the response to all Derbyshire consultation questions.

3.     Delegated any minor changes to the final response, for all Derbyshire consultation questions, to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

To consider any other matter which the Leader is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with the provisions of Statutory Instrument 2012 No 2089, Regulation 11.

The Leader to move:-

That the public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion of the following items of business to avoid the disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972, (as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006).  [The category of exempt information is stated after each item].

Private Session

Report of Councillor P R Kerry, Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance

That Cabinet agrees to write off the amounts in respect of council tax, business rates and rents as detailed in Appendix 1.

This was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

To consider any other matter which the Leader is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency, in accordance with the provisions of Statutory Instrument 2012 No 2089, Regulations 5 and 11.