Agenda

To confirm as being a correct record the minutes of the meeting of Full Council held on 21 October 2025 and for them to be signed by the Chair.

To receive an update on the Chair’s activities since the last meeting.

To consider any petitions received by the Council under Procedure Rule 18.

To receive any questions from the public submitted under Procedure Rule 15 and to note the answers provided.

Members of the public will have one minute to ask a supplementary question and Lead Members may have up to 3 minutes to answer.

That:

·       Members Agree the revised Policy found at Appendix 3 and recommend that Full Council adopt the revised Policy (Option 1); or,

·       Members Agree to make minor revisions to the revised Policy and recommend that Full Council adopt the revised Policy (Option 2)

·       That public access to the report be immediate.

That:

·       The committee is invited to note the Treasury Management Mid-Year Report 2025-26

That the calculation of the Council’s tax base for the year 2026/27 be approved.

·         That in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, the amount calculated by the Three Rivers District Council as its council tax base for the year 2026/27 shall be:-

That:

·         Council notes the political proportionality of committees set out at Appendix A.

·         Council appoints the Member nominated by the Conservative Group to the vacant seat on the Climate Change and Leisure Committee.

·         Council appoints Councillor Mike Sims to the Audit Committee as an independent councillor.

That:

·       Full Council acknowledges the results of the referendum where 96.7% voted YES to the question ‘Do you want Three Rivers District Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Sarratt to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?’

·       Full Council make the Sarratt Neighbourhood Development Plan in accordance with Section 38A(4)(a) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

To consider any recommedations arising from the meeting of the Policy and Respources Committee held on:

·          17 November 2025

·         01 December 2025

That:

·       The revenue budget virements as set out in Appendices 1 to 3 and noted in paragraph 2.1.4 be approved and incorporated into the three-year medium-term financial plan.

·       The revenue budget supplementary estimates of £0.067m as set out in appendices 1 to 3 and noted in paragraph 2.1.5 be approved and incorporated into the three-year medium-term financial plan.

·       The revenue variances to be managed of £0.001m as set out in appendices 1 to 3 and noted in paragraph 2.1.6 be noted.

·       That the capital budgets of £11.429m as set out in appendices 1 to 3 and noted in paragraph 2.4.2 be approved and incorporated into the three-year medium-term financial plan.

That:

·       Members approve CIL funding for the following schemes detailed in Table 1 of this report and summarised in the table below for 2025/2026:

·       The final funding and implementation of the 2 agreed projects is delegated to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Lead Members for Resources and Planning Policy and Infrastructure, to determine to enable the agreed projects to be progressed and implemented. 

1.1              That:

·       Council is recommended to approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 1 to be effective from 12 January 2026

·       Council is recommended to approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 2 to be effective from 1 April 2026

·       Council is recommended to approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 3 to be effective from 1 April 2026

·       Council is recommended to approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 4 to be effective from 1 April 2026

·       Council is recommended to approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 5 to be effective from 1 April 2026

Report to follow.

To receive written reports from the Lead Members on activities falling within their remit since the last meeting of Full Council.

To receive the answers to questions submitted to the Leader and Lead Members.

To consider any Motions submitted under Council Procedure 11.

If Council wishes to consider any items in private, it will be necessary for the following resolution to be passed:

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph 3 of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”