Ian Duke
Council: Crawley
Committees:
Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
57 meetings · Page 1 of 12
Overview and Scrutiny Commission - Monday, 3rd November, 2025 7.00 pm
Decisions from Meetings
198 decisions · Page 21 of 40
Crawley Leisure Contract: Contract Extension
From: Cabinet - Wednesday, 6th November, 2024 7.00 pm - November 06, 2024
Cabinet approval is sought to progress the options and preferred delivery model for the Crawley Leisure Facilities Management Contract.
Recommendations Approved
Crawley Town Centre Business Improvement District (BID) Renewal
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
The report will seek Cabinet support for the renewal of the Town Centre BID for a second five year period, for the Town Centre BID’s Business Plan 2025-2030 and Cabinet approval for the Council to continue to undertake the role of Ballot Holder, as well as Billing Authority for the BID, should a majority of BID levy payers vote to continue the BID
Recommendations Approved
Award of Joint Contract: Cash Collections
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
The Procurement Forward Programme was considered by Crawley Borough Council’s Cabinet on 24 July 2024 (FIN/661 refers) where it was agreed that award of this contract would be delegated to the Leader. However, it was subsequently agreed that Horsham District Council (HDC) would be acting as Lead Authority and would award the contract on behalf of all Authorities involved. Therefore, the Leader of Crawley Borough Council was not required to action the award of contract. On 25 September 2024 HDC considered the matter and resolved to “approve the award of a cash collections contract to the winning bidder following the conclusion of the procurement exercise”. The procurement exercise has now been completed by HDC and the final scores following the evaluation & moderation have been published in information bulletin IB/1257 (for Councillors only).
Recommendations Approved
Crawley Community Youth Service: Discretionary Rent Relief
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
Crawley Community Youth Service (CCYS) have recently had a rent review for the lease of Bewbush Community Centre which resulted in a significant increase. CCYS provide a much needed service to young people living in Crawley. Without them, there would be a gap in youth provision that very few, if any, other providers could fill. The proposed financial increase would put the organisation at risk of folding. It has been agreed, with both the Facilities Manager (Rob Channon) and the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Wellbeing (Cllr Chris Mullins), that CCYS be included within the list of organisations eligible for discretionary rent relief (DRR). This permits CCYS to submit a formal application for DRR, applicable only to the proposed increased element of the revised lease agreement. To confirm, this has been agreed by both the Facilities Manager and Cllr Chris Mullins.
Recommendations Approved
Crawley Borough Local Plan 2023-2040
From: Constitution - Monday, 27th October, 2025 - October 27, 2025
The Crawley Local Plan Review has been undertaken to ensure the borough's Local Plan remains up-to-date. The new Crawley Borough Local Plan has been prepared based on the outcomes of monitoring the implementation of the 2015 adopted Local Plan, feedback from previous stages of formal public consultations and updating the supporting technical evidence base. Following Full Council, held on 22 February 2023, which approved the Draft Local Plan for Publication and Submission, formal public consultation took place between May and June 2023. The draft Local Plan was Submitted to the Secretary of State for its independent Examination on 31 July 2023. Two Inspectors were appointed to carry out the Examination of the Plan. Examination Hearing Sessions were carried out in two parts, held during November 2023 and January 2024. Following the discussions at the Hearings, the Inspectors issued a post-hearing letter, dated 31 January 2024. The council published Main Modifications to the Local Plan, arising from the Inspectors’ letter, for a formal six-week public consultation between February and March 2024. Subject to the Inspectors’ consideration of the representations received during this public consultation, the council is anticipating to receive the Inspectors’ final Report into the legal compliance and soundness of the Crawley Borough Local Plan in late May/early June. The Crawley Borough Local Plan 2023-2040 is supported by a number of statutory supporting documents (including a Local Plan Map, a Sustainability Appraisal, a Habitats Regulations Assessment and a Consultation Statement) and a substantial technical evidence base. Cabinet are to be asked to recommend to Full Council to approve the Crawley Borough Local Plan 2023-2040 for its adoption, in accordance with the recommendations, and subject to the Main Modifications necessary for soundness, set out in the Inspectors’ Final Report. Should the council not receive the Inspectors’ Final Report in sufficient time for the anticipated programme, then it would be necessary to reconsider the timetable for a later committee cycle. Further, should the Inspectors require the council to undertake additional work, issue further instructions or reopen the hearing sessions, delays to the progression of the Local Plan would be incurred.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 57
Average per Month: 2.5
Decisions Recorded: 198