Agenda

To receive any apologies for absence.

To confirm as being a correct record the minutes of the meeting of Annual Council on 19 May 2026 and Full Council held on 01 June 2026 and for them to be signed by the Chair.

To receive any Declarations of Interest.

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.

To approve the changes to Committee Appointments.

That:

·       The council agrees the minor amendments and adopts the updated Chorleywood Neighbourhood Plan in Appendix 2

That:

·       The current Community Governance Review commenced following the decision of the Policy and Resources Committee on 17 November 2025 be discontinued.

·       That no further work be undertaken in relation to draft or final proposals arising from the current review.

·       That officers be requested to develop proposals and terms of reference for a future district-wide Community Governance Review covering all parish and unparished areas of the district for consideration by Members at a future meeting.

That:

·       This Committee to proceed with a Community Governance Review as set out in the terms of reference.

·       Should Full Council agree to undertake a Community Governance Review, to agree to the terms of reference attached to appendix A.

That:

Full Council give delegated authority to the Director of Finance in consultation with the Deputy Leader (as Lead Member for Resources) to enter into a Deed of Variation to the original stock transfer agreement:

a)    To transfer future RTB receipts, originally paid to Three Rivers District Council directly into Three Rivers Homes Limited.

b)    To require these receipts to be used for the provision of housing within the area covered by Three Rivers District Council.

c)     That the council receive an equivalent, non-voting, equity stake in Three Rivers Homes.

d)    To make any associated changes to Three Rivers Homes Articles of Association or shareholder arrangements to put the deed of variation into effect.

To consider any recommendations arising from the meetings of the Policy and Resources Committee held on:

·          19 May 2026

·         01 June 2026

That Council approves the following:

·       That the revenue year end variance after carry forwards of £0.461m be noted.

·       That the capital year end position as summarised in paragraph 3.12 and Appendix 3 be noted.

·       To approve to carry forward the unspent service budgets from 2025/26 to 2026/27 which total £0.580m to enable completion of projects as detailed at Appendix 2.

·       To approve the rephasing of capital projects from 2025/26 to 2026/27 as detailed at Appendix 4.

That:

·       Full Council adopts the committee timetable for the 2027 to 2028 municipal year.

• That Members approve CIL funding for the following schemes detailed in Table 1 of this report and summarised in the table below for 2026/2027:

• The final funding and implementation of the 3 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. 

That:

• Members note the introduction of the Regulations and the Council’s duties as the licensing authority.
• Approve the adoption of a primate licensing scheme in accordance with the Regulations
• Approve the proposed fee structure set out in 3.7 of this report, which will them form part of the annual fees and charges process.

That:

·       Full Council to review and agree the adoption of the Council Plan 2026 - 2029 Delivery Plan

·       Full Council to agree the Delivery Plan will be presented to the Policy and Resources committee every 6 months.

That:

·       Council notes the representation from Councillor Cooper and this report by the Chief Executive.

·       Council decides on the appeal.

That:

·         Council appoint Jonathan Boyle, Principal Lawyer (Property), as Interim Monitoring Officer from 01 September 2026 until further notice.

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.”