Councillor Peter Leaver

Work Programme 2025-26

From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 1st September, 2025 10.00 am - September 01, 2025

...approved the Work Programme for the Strategy and Resources Committee for the period September 2025 to March 2026, encompassing topics such as local government reorganisation, solar generation, carbon reduction, governance review, property disposal, and marine facilities.

Recommendations Approved

Exclusion of Public and Press and Restriction of Documents

From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 1st September, 2025 10.00 am - September 01, 2025

Recommendations Approved

Council Owned Marine Facilities

From: Strategy and Resources Committee - Monday, 1st September, 2025 10.00 am - September 01, 2025

...to allocate £30,000 from the Strategic contingency reserve for full structural surveys of Fremington Quay, Castle Quay and Rolle Quay to determine the status of the quay walls and the effects of removing the marine infrastructure, in order to confirm the preferred option of removing all marine infrastructure across all three sites to avoid compliance with the Port & Marine Facility Safety Code.

For Determination

Local Government Reorganisation

From: Extraordinary, Council - Wednesday, 27th August, 2025 6.30 pm, NEW - August 27, 2025

... that the Council noted the report on Local Government Reorganisation, provided comment on preferred next steps subject to the availability of ongoing work results, and acknowledged work on both the 1:4:5 model and options with a more North Devon focus.

For Determination

Formation of Joint Planning Committee and Review of Political Balance

From: Extraordinary, Council - Wednesday, 27th August, 2025 6.30 pm, NEW - August 27, 2025

...to address a cross-boundary planning application for a solar farm, the Council approved the formation of a Joint Planning Committee with Torridge District Council, comprising nine councillors from North Devon and nine from Torridge, and delegated authority to officers to agree on the committee's terms of reference, while also agreeing to review the political balance of its committees.

For Determination