Forward plan

Forward Plan - March to July 2025  (05/03/2025 to 31/07/2025, Cabinet)

Plan items
No. Item

1.

Annual Procurement Plan Update

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

2.

Annual Statement of Accounts 2023/24 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

3.

Consultation on a Homes Strategy for the Borough New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 May 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

Household Support Fund

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

5.

Plan for Neighbourhoods

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

6.

North East Smokefree Declaration

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Sarah Foster

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

7.

Physical Activity Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision:   10 Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

8.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 May 2025

Lead officer:  Sarah Foster

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

9.

Updated Statement of Community Involvement - Part 1 (Local Plan) New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Decision status:  Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

10.

Adult Social Care Transport Policy 2024

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 May 2025

Lead officer:  Sarah Foster

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/10/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

11.

Dolphin Centre – Invest to Save Projects

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   10 Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 31/12/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

12.

High Street Rental Auctions New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 May 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

13.

Schedule of Transactions

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 May 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Under Regulation 5 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information (England) Regulations 2012 the Council is required to give 28 days’ notice if it intends to hold a meeting of the Cabinet in private or partly in private. This is required on occasions where there is a report which contains information exempt from publication. The public may make representations about why the meeting should be held in public.

To make a representation, please contact lynne.wood@darlington.gov.uk in writing or by phone on (01325) 405803 at least 6 working days before the meeting date. The Council is required to make a statement in response to any representations made for an exempt report to be considered in public.

14.

Strategic Asset Plan

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/10/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

15.

To recommend to Council that they agree the Middleton St George Conservation Area Appraisal including the designation of a new Conservation Area New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 May 2025

Lead officer:  Lynne Wood

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

16.

Town Centre Regeneration New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Originally due:   6 May 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

17.

Woodland Road Waiting Restrictions

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   10 Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 12/08/2024

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

18.

Consultation on the Renewal of the Town Centre Public Space Protection Order and Introduction of a Borough Wide Public Space Protection Order New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   10 Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

19.

Representation on Other Bodies 2025/26 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   10 Jun 2025

Lead officer:  Lynne Wood

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

20.

Collection of Council Tax, Business Rates and Rent 2024/25 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

21.

Council Plan Performance Reporting Update - Quarter 4 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

22.

Disabled Facilities Grant 2025/26 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Sarah Foster

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

23.

Housing Services Fire Safety Policy 2025-2030 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

24.

Housing Services Tenancy Policy 2025-2030 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

25.

Project Position Statement and Capital Programme Monitoring Outturn 2024/25 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

26.

Revenue Budget Outturn 2024/25 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

27.

Xentrall Shared Services Annual Report New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Jul 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

Items Deferred Since Pulication of Last Forward Plan

28.

Adoption of Finalised Appraisal for the Stockton and Darlington Railway: Northgate Conservation Area Including Changes to its Boundary and Name

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   8 Apr 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 05/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

29.

To consider the Use of Land at Faverdale including the Former St Modwen Land for Biodiversity Net Gain and Nutrient Neutrality Credits

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/01/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Under Regulation 5 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information (England) Regulations 2012 the Council is required to give 28 days’ notice if it intends to hold a meeting of the Cabinet in private or partly in private. This is required on occasions where there is a report which contains information exempt from publication. The public may make representations about why the meeting should be held in public.

To make a representation, please contact lynne.wood@darlington.gov.uk in writing or by phone on (01325) 405803 at least 6 working days before the meeting date. The Council is required to make a statement in response to any representations made for an exempt report to be considered in public.