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Delegated decisions linked to this meeting
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Community Led Housing in Brent - Extension to Brentfield Road site agreement
Recommendations Approved...to support community-led housing, the Cabinet agreed to ring-fence the Brentfield Road site for Brent Community Land Trust until March 2026, delegated authority for key decisions regarding the project's progression, and agreed in principle to consider using appropriation for planning purposes.
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Petitions (if any)
Recommendations Approved...to note the petition regarding fire safety risks and future provision at Lynton Close Travellers site, acknowledge concerns raised by residents, and reaffirm the council's commitment to addressing safety issues while seeking alternative sites and supporting the community, including progressing a Waking Watch scheme.
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Matters Arising (if any)
Recommendations Approved...to approve the recommendations, as no matters arising were identified.
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Local Flood Risk Management Strategy
Recommendations Approved... to approve the Flood Risk Strategy for Brent as detailed in Section 3 and appended to the report.
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New approach to marking and celebrating community cohesion and inclusion events
Recommendations Approved...to endorse a new "Enabler Approach" to community cohesion and inclusion events, replacing the 2011 approach with a focus on empowering communities through funding and support, while establishing a minimum events offer and clarifying the council's role.
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LGA Corporate Peer Challenge - Feedback Report and Action Plan
Recommendations Approved...to note and approve the Corporate Peer Challenge feedback report from the LGA and the Corporate Peer Challenge Action Plan, which includes establishing a strategic culture approach by engaging a specialist consultant to map Brent's cultural and creative landscape.
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Brent Local Development Scheme
Recommendations Approved...to approve the Brent Local Development Scheme as set out in Appendix A, which outlines the Council's planning policy project plan and identifies the current development plan documents for the borough, as well as the local development documents that will be progressed to update and supplement the borough's Local Plan for the next three years.
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Housing Management - Building safety update, new Building Safety Policy and update on fire safety at Lynton Close
Recommendations Approved...to note the performance update against key compliance streams, the update on fire safety at Lynton Close, and to endorse the Building Safety Policy.
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Any other urgent business
Recommendations Approved...to approve the recommendations, noting there were no items of urgent business to discuss.
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Exclusion of Press and Public
Recommendations Approved...that no items on the agenda required the exclusion of the press or public.
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Reference of item considered by Scrutiny Committees (if any)
Recommendations Approved...to approve the recommendations, as no items were referred from the Community Wellbeing or Resources & Public Realm Scrutiny Committees.
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Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Recommendations Approved...to approve the minutes of the previous Cabinet meeting held on March 10, 2025, as an accurate record.
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Declarations of Interest
Recommendations Approved...that no declarations of interest were made during the meeting of the Cabinet of Brent Council on Monday 07 April 2025.
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Apologies for Absence
Recommendations Approved...to note the apologies for absence from Councillor Grahl, Councillor Krupa Sheth, and Alice Lester, with Gerry Ansell attending as Alice Lester's representative, and to approve the recommendations.
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Outcome of Informal Consultation on Amalgamation of Malorees Infant School and Malorees Junior School
Recommendations Approved...to proceed with a formal consultation, through publication of a statutory notice, on proposals to close Malorees Junior School, expand the age range of Malorees Infant School to admit children aged between 3 – 11, and change the name of Malorees Infant School to Malorees Primary School.
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Authority to Participate in Collaborative Procurement in respect of a new London Sexual Health and Contraception E-service
Recommendations Approved...to participate in a collaborative procurement with 30 other London boroughs for a new London Sexual Health and Contraception E-service, exempting the procurement from usual tendering requirements and delegating authority for contract award and inter-authority agreements to the Director of Public Health in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care, Public Health and Leisure.
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Funding contribution towards next stage development costs for West London Orbital scheme
Recommendations Approved...to contribute £465,516, with a £150,000 contingency, from the Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy towards the next stage of development for the West London Orbital rail scheme, delegating authority for final contingency approval to the Corporate Director Neighbourhoods and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning and Property.
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