Emma Cathcart

...approved funding for three Community Infrastructure Levy bids: cycle parking along the National Cycle Network, a 3G pitch at Farmor's School, and Phase 2 of improvements to Redesdale Hall, while delegating authority for further due diligence on these projects.

...approved the updated Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity Policy and Procedure, which incorporates recent legislative changes including the Supreme Court ruling, treats 'care experienced' as a protected characteristic, and delegates authority for minor amendments to the Chief Executive.

...approved the implementation of revised fees and charges for 2026/27, including changes to car parking arrangements and the delegation of future decisions regarding Special Area of Conservation fees.

...approved the replacement of thirty-one vehicles as part of the updated Capital Fleet Replacement Programme, including one electric kerbside-sort vehicle, and agreed to use Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil to decarbonise waste services, with associated capital expenditure adjustments.

...approved additional transfers to earmarked reserves, endorsed the principle of transferring year-end planning fee income to the Planning Appeals reserve, and reallocated the UKSPF capital budget.