Georgina Bouette
Council: Crawley
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
14 meetings · Page 1 of 3
Licensing Committee - Monday, 10th November, 2025 7.00 pm
Cabinet - Wednesday, 8th October, 2025 7.00 pm
17 attendees, 18 documents, 2 media files
Overview and Scrutiny Commission - Monday, 6th October, 2025 7.00 pm
24 attendees, 18 documents, 1 media files
Licensing Committee - Tuesday, 23rd September, 2025 7.00 pm
20 attendees, 14 documents, 0 media files
Decisions from Meetings
170 decisions · Page 20 of 34
Discretionary Rent Relief - Crawley Community Youth Service
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
Discretionary Rent Relief (DRR) is available to a pre-agreed list of local community organisations with an annual application process determining the amount of support provided through the scheme. The list of eligible organisations was agreed in 2014 and now requires a full review of the process and eligibility criteria, this will be carried out over the coming months. Crawley Community Youth Service (CCYS) is a local organisation who are not currently eligible to apply for DRR as they are not included on the pre agreed list. A recent review of their lease agreement has led to a proposed increase in their hire charge for the use of Bewbush Community Centre. If applied, this increase will have a detrimental impact on service delivery. CCYS is a well-regarded local organisation, working in partnership with CBC to deliver much needed services for young people within one of our most deprived wards. The Head of Community Services has agreed to place a temporary hold on the proposed increase for the hire of Bewbush Community Centre until the review of the DRR scheme has been completed. The Facilities Manager and Cabinet Member for Leisure & Wellbeing have been consulted and is in agreement with the proposal.
Recommendations Approved
Offering a Credit Facility to a Housing Association
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
In order to diversify the Council’s investments further, ArlingClose, our treasury advisors suggested offering a credit facility to a Housing Authority that they have vetted and approve for us to work with. Offering this credit facility will earn a fee for the Council on any credit not utilised. If any of the credit facility is used, the Council will earn equivalent to current market conditions interest on that credit.
For Determination
Financial Penalty - Smoke Control Area
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
Air pollution can impact health when there is long term exposure over a number of years, increasing the risk of developing chronic health conditions. Air pollution can also trigger health effects from short term exposure to elevated levels over much shorter periods such as days or hours. At particular risk are vulnerable people with existing health conditions who may see asthma, strokes and heart problems triggered by short-term increases in air pollution. The young and the elderly are also more vulnerable to short term peaks in air pollution. One of the main pollutants of concern is particulate matter (PM) found in smoke, with the smaller particles (referred to as PM2.5) identified by the World Health Organization as the most damaging to human health. It is accepted that there is no safe level of PM2.5 pollution so any reductions of emissions of this pollutant, especially in locations close to where people live and are exposed to it, will be beneficial to health. Domestic burning accounted for 27.3% of total PM2.5 emissions in 2021. The level of exposure to smoke from this source is potentially much greater than from industry and manufacturing because people generally live much closer to homes with chimneys (or flues) than they do to most industrial sources, so there is less opportunity for the pollution to disperse before people are exposed to it. Smoke pollution is also released directly into the home when open fires and stoves are used. The introduction of penalties to tackle pollution from solid fuel appliances that are not operated in compliance with the regulations, will help reduce exposure to pollution levels which can directly impact human health. The government updated its Clean Air Strategy in 2019. The strategy outlines how the government will deal with all sources of air pollution. More specifically, the strategy identified new powers for local authorities to enforce smoke control in Smoke Control Areas to help reduce the impact of domestic solid fuel burning. Amendments to the Clean Air Act 1993 made under Schedule 12 of the Environment Act 2021 came into force from 1 May 2022 by adding Section 19A and Schedule 1A, introducing civil financial penalties. Most of Crawley is covered by smoke control orders, declared in the 1960s and 70s under the Clean Air Act 1956. A smoke control area is an area where people and businesses must not emit smoke from: - The chimney of any building - A chimney for the furnace of any fixed boiler or industrial plant - Buy or sell unauthorised fuel for use in a smoke control area unless it’s used in an approved appliance - Certain buildings may be exempt (exemptions can be found in the Schedules to the Smoke Control Orders for each Smoke Control Area in Crawley). Environment Act 2021 Amendments to Clean Air Act 1993 Enforcement in Smoke Control Areas through the Clean Air Act amendments, now means that the following new rules apply: •Smoke emissions in a smoke control area (SCA) are subject to a civil, rather than criminal, regime, and the local authority can issue a financial penalty to the person responsible. •The current statutory defences (using an exempt appliance or authorised fuel) have been removed. •Moored vessels (e.g. canal boats) can be brought into the scope of SCAs (Crawley’s Smoke control Orders do not cover moored vessels) •Smoke from private dwellings in SCAs is no longer exempt from statutory nuisance legislation. •Solid fuel retailers must notify potential customers that it is an offence to buy unauthorised fuel for use in a SCA. •The limit on the fine for selling unauthorised fuel is removed. Local authorities have been advised that it is good practice to take a proportionate approach to issuing financial penalties for smoke emissions, being mindful that it is unlikely that burning solid fuels will be completely smokeless and most appliances will have a period of “start-up” where there may be emissions of smoke for approximately 15mins. It has therefore been agreed that enforcement of the smoke control provisions for SCAs in Crawley will follow the 3-stepped approach of: Improvement Notice - Notice of Intent - Final Notice. The Council’s Policy for setting charges (financial penalties) for those responsible for smoke emissions in a Smoke Control Area in Crawley, states that: - For First Offence the charge will be the minimum amount of £175 - For each additional Notice of Intent served thereafter, the charges will increase by increments of £25 up to the maximum of £300.
Recommendations Approved
Temporary Accommodation Modular Housing Solution relating to resolution (c) of Report SHAP/81
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
To proceed into contract for the Pre-Construction Service for the preparation and submission of a Planning Application for a modular housing scheme referred to in the Report to Cabinet (SHAP/81). The decision will be enacting resolution (c) relating to the report which were agreed by Cabinet at its meeting on 30th June 2021. The decision will be taken by the Leader in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and the officers identified in resolution (c).
Recommendations Approved
Footpath Diversion Order for Planning Application CR/2023/0197/FUL: Land Adjacent to Hydehurst Lane, Northgate
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
Following the grant of planning permission CR/2023/0197/FUL on the 26th January 2024 for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of a parcel distribution centre (class B8) including car and cycle parking, servicing, landscaping, new access and associated works, in order to implement this permission the existing footpath needs to be diverted. The footpath is currently located towards the east, cutting through the site from Hydehurst Lane to the north measuring 1m wide and 90m in length. If left in its current location the footpath would run straight through the service yard of the development site. It is therefore proposed to move the footpath further to the east of the site between the service yard boundary fence and the surface water attenuation storage. The footpath diversion would measure a width of 2m and a total length of 65m.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 14
Average per Month: 0.6
Decisions Recorded: 170