Agenda

Members are requested to declare the existence and nature of any disclosable pecuniary interests and/or other interests, 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 Chair to sign the Minutes of the Business Scrutiny Committee held on 28 July 2025.  

Council Plan Targets Performance Update.

Kath Drury, Information & Improvement Manager/Amar Bashir, Improvement Officer 

An overview on how we are making our high streets more attractive to businesses as well as increasing visitors/footfall.

Steve Lee, Assistant Director of Regeneration & Programmes/Tris Burdett, Programmes Manager and Interim Economic Development & Regeneration Manager

An overview on how we are making our Leisure Centres more attractive and increasing visitors/footfall.

Chris Mills, Assistant Director of Leisure/Sarah-Jane Roome, Business Improvement Coordinator

Update on the Local Plan.

David Thompson, Assistant Director of Planning

To inform Committee of recent and forthcoming Cabinet business.

A digest of Cabinet decisions taken since May 2025.  This information is published by Cabinet meeting on the Council’s website.  Cabinet Agendas, Decisions and Minutes can be viewed at: Cabinet

The Forward Plan of Executive decisions.

Plans

These plans are updated to include new business.

Joe Hayden, Senior Scrutiny Officer

To contribute to major Policies being considered by the Council.   

To consider and contribute to potential changes in the operating environment which may include legislation, regulation and key projects being undertaken by the Council, for example.

To consider the Committee’s Work Programme.

Joe Hayden, Senior Scrutiny Officer

To reflect on what the Committee had done to help the Council achieve the goal of making the District a Great Place for our Community.

To consider any other matter which the Chair of the Committee is of the opinion should be considered as a matter of urgency.

The next meeting of the Business Scrutiny Committee is scheduled to take place on 10 November 2025 at 3.00 pm.