The Gedling Council Cabinet met on 4 September 2025, and among the decisions made, the cabinet agreed to add the Carlton Leisure and Community Centre to the Infrastructure List for future funding and approved a temporary accommodation maintenance policy. They also reviewed the progress against performance indicators in the Gedling Plan.

• Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Strategic Review
• Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Netherfield
• Temporary Accommodation Maintenance Policy
• Budget Monitoring and Virement Report
• Gedling Plan - Quarter 1 2025/26 Report
• Other Matters Discussed

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Strategic Review

The cabinet approved the addition of the Carlton Leisure and Community Centre to the Infrastructure List for future funding through strategic CIL receipts¹. Projects relating to Active Travel Links, Leapool Roundabout Park and Ride Service, Blue/Green Infrastructure Improvement Works, and Ambition Arnold will be held for future consideration as part of the Stage 2 full CIL Review. Projects relating to Gedling Country Park Heritage Centre, Mapperley Allstars Community HUB, Connectivity between Papplewick Village and Mansfield Road, expansion of Calverton Village Centre Car Parking, a new cemetery at Hollinwood Lane, development of William Lee Park, and play area redevelopment at Manor Park Infant and Nursery School in Calverton will not be added to the list. The existing project for Secondary School Contributions at Top Wighay Farm will be retained, while projects for the Gedling Access Road, Gedling County Park Visitors Centre, and Secondary School Contributions at Chase Farm/Gedling Colliery will be removed. The Community Infrastructure Levy and Section 106 Monitoring Officer introduced the report, noting that the council received 89 responses to the consultation. A motion was made to move project SIP7 under recommendation 2, holding it for future consideration, which was seconded.

The report noted that a large proportion of the representations received were either silent on the proposed projects or neither confirmed support for nor objected to the projects. Some representations objected to the inclusion of SIP5 and SIP6 on the Infrastructure List, requesting that CIL receipts be used to fund new infrastructure projects within Calverton Village instead. The report stated that the projects suggested in the responses specifically relating to Calverton are not considered to be strategic in nature and as such not appropriate for inclusion on the Infrastructure List as part of this review, and that a more appropriate source of funding for the localised projects suggested in the responses specifically relating to Calverton is the Neighbourhood portion of the CIL.

The report also noted that Gedling Borough Council had, until recently, been preparing the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan (GNSP) in conjunction with Broxtowe Borough, Nottingham City and Rushcliffe Borough Councils, but that in light of changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), the GNSP no longer complied with the national policy and Gedling Borough Council had withdrawn from the preparation of the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan and commenced the preparation of the Gedling Local Development Plan covering strategic and non-strategic matters.

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in Netherfield

The cabinet agreed that there was insufficient evidence to demonstrate that an Article 4 direction² or any other measure be necessary to protect local amenity or the well-being of the Netherfield Ward, but agreed that the overall number of HMOs in the Netherfield Ward should be monitored and that a new boroughwide report for HMOs be brought before the committee within the next three months. The Assistant Director of Development introduced a report to inform members of the suitability of implementing an Article 4 direction to introduce a requirement for planning permission to change from a Use Class C3 Dwellinghouse (dwelling) to a Use Class C4 HMO (3-6 unrelated people who share facilities) in the Netherfield Ward.

The report noted that an updated analysis of the suitability of implementing an Article 4 direction is attached at Appendix 2 of the report, and that the report considers the current evidence available to the Council including an assessment of the planning application received since the Cabinet report of 8th December 2022 being the change of use of 48 Bourne Street to a 7 bedroom, 7 person HMO (Sui Generis use), and that it should be noted that this property was already in use as a HMO with 6 occupiers and that the application was determined to be compliant with the NPPF, Greater Nottingham Aligned Core Strategy (Part 1 Local Plan), Local Planning Document and the Parking Provision for Residential Developments – Supplementary Planning Document.

The report also noted that there are 3120 residential properties within the ward of Netherfield, and that an assessment of the composition of the housing stock in Netherfield concludes that only 0.44%, a total of 14 properties, are HMOs with capacity to accommodate 5 or more unrelated individuals, and that there are currently 2 HMOs present on Chandos Street, 3 on Ashwell Street and 2 on Victoria Road, and that presently, there does not appear to be an over concentration on one particular locality.

The report stated that there is currently one application being considered for a Lawful Development Certificate for a HMO of up to 6 occupants at 24 Bourne Street, and that two further applications for Lawful Development Certificates have recently been granted at 42 Forester Street and 5 Beech Avenue, and that should all 3 of these properties be developed into HMO's, the total number of HMO's in Netherfield Ward would be 17, or 0.54% of the housing stock.

A motion was made to bring a new boroughwide report for HMO's to be brought to cabinet, which was seconded.

Temporary Accommodation Maintenance Policy

The cabinet approved the Temporary Accommodation Maintenance Policy and the Safety Compliance Policy and associated Safety Management Plans, and agreed to consult with the Selective Licensing Board prior to publication of the Safety Management Plans to ensure the Council holds to the same standards as private landlords.

The Assistant Director of Housing and Resettlement introduced a report to seek approval to implement a Temporary Accommodation Maintenance Policy and Landlord Health and Safety Compliance Policy with an additional 6 supporting Safety Management Plans which will ensure the Council meets it legal and regulatory duties as a landlord in providing interim and temporary accommodation for those individuals and families that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

The report noted that a temporary accommodation audit was undertaken in March 2025, and that the audit concluded that the Council generally has a sound system of internal controls designed to achieve system objectives in preventing homelessness and providing temporary accommodation, with some exceptions identified, and that although property maintenance checks were being conducted, the findings showed these were not always being recorded due to resource limitations.

The report also noted that the Council currently owns 25 individual properties all located in the Borough and leases a further 8 properties which are all used to provide temporary accommodation to individuals and families that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, and that the Council regularly reviews its temporary accommodation portfolio and has purchased 18 additional units since 2022.

A motion was made to consult with the Selective Licensing Board prior to publication of the Safety Management Plans to ensure the Council holds to the same standard as private landlords, which was seconded.

Budget Monitoring and Virement Report

The cabinet approved the General Fund Budget virements set out in Appendix 1 of the Budget Monitoring and Virement Report, noted the use of reserves and funds during April to July 2025 as detailed in Appendix 2, and approved the changes to the capital programme included in paragraph 2.3 of the report.

The Senior Leadership Team circulated a report to update Cabinet on the forecast outturn for Revenue and Capital Budgets for 2025/26, including all approved carried forward amounts from the 2024/25 financial year.

Gedling Plan - Quarter 1 2025/26 Report

The cabinet noted the progress against Improvement Performance Indicators for quarter 1 of 2025/26.

The Senior Leadership Team circulated a report to inform Cabinet in summary of the position against Performance Indicators and Annual Delivery Plan Actions in Quarter 1 of 2025/26.

Other Matters Discussed

• Forward Plan: The cabinet noted the Executive's draft Forward Plan for the next six-month period.
• Update on the Work of the Policy Advisors: The cabinet noted the actions and activities that the Policy Advisors have undertaken since the last report to Cabinet in September 2024.
• Prudential Code Indicator Monitoring and Treasury Activity Report: The cabinet noted the report, together with the Treasury Activity Report 2025/26 for Period 4 and the Prudential and Treasury Indicator Monitoring 2025/26 for the period April to July 2025, and approved the changes to Prudential Indicators detailed at paragraph 2.7 to align with the latest revenue and capital budgets being reported to members as part of the Budget Monitoring and Virement Report for the period April 2025 to July 2025.