Purpose

To update members on progress with the
implementation of the Environmental Policy Statement Action Plan
that was agreed by Cabinet in October 2023 and in accordance with
the commitments made by the Council to support nature recovery and
biodiversity, to seek approval to proceed with the next stage of
the Grounds Maintenance Review which includes a community
conversation to seek views on the broad principles and priorities
that will help shape and guide the review process.

Content

RESOLVED
that Cabinet note the excellent progress with the
implementation of the Environmental Policy Statement Action Plan
and give their approval to progress the project ‘Supporting
Nature in our Green Spaces’, the next stage of which includes
undertaking a community conversation using the questionnaire
attached in Appendix A to seek views on the broad principles and
priorities that will help shape the project outcomes.