Amanda Dickinson

Committee Officer

Audit & Governance Committee - Monday 7th July 2025 6.30 pm

The Audit and Governance Committee of Boston Borough Council met on 7 July 2025, receiving reports on capital projects, internal audits, risk management, treasury activities, governance, and financial statements. The committee agreed to review and approve the Annual Governance Statement for 2024/25 and scrutinise the Annual Treasury Report 2024/25.

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Planning Committee - Tuesday 1st July 2025 10.00 am

The Planning Committee of Boston Borough Council met to reconsider planning application B/23/0379 for a residential development on land east of Gaysfield Road in Fishtoft. The committee had previously resolved to approve the application at a meeting on 6 June 2025, but following legal advice, the application was brought back for a fresh decision. After hearing from public speakers and discussing the issues, the committee voted to approve the application subject to conditions and a Section 106 agreement[^1].

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Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 17th June 2025 6.30 pm

The Boston Borough Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss the Plan for Neighbourhoods and an update on Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). The committee heard that Boston is to receive £20 million over the next 10 years as part of the government's Plan for Neighbourhoods programme, and that the council has received £450,000 in capacity funding to help prepare the plans. The committee also received an update on the council's enforcement activity in relation to HMOs, and discussed the upcoming Renters Rights Bill. The committee agreed to note the report on HMOs and the Plan for Neighbourhoods, and to discuss them further at a workshop on 3 July 2025.

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Licensing Committee - Tuesday 10th June 2025 2.00 pm

The Licensing Committee of Boston Borough Council met to discuss and approve a draft statement of licensing policy, which is required to be reviewed every five years under the Licensing Act 2003[^1]. The committee approved the draft policy for consultation, which will run for eight weeks, commencing on 23 June. After the consultation, the committee will consider the responses and approve a final draft to be referred to the full council for adoption.

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Overview & Scrutiny Committee - Thursday 29th May 2025 6.30 pm

The Boston Borough Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee met to discuss an equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy, a joint scrutiny of the Partnership Enviro Crime Enforcement Contract, and the committee's work programme. The committee agreed to note the Enviro Crime Enforcement Contract report and its recommendations, and to alter and bring back the EDI report with more input from scrutiny. The committee also discussed adding the Lincolnshire Police's Peel report and highways issues to the work programme.