Forward plan

Forward Plan September 2025- January 2026  (01/09/2025 to 31/12/2025, Cabinet)

Plan items
No. Item

1.

Annual Review of the Investment Fund

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

2.

Blue Badge Application Procedures

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Assistant Director Adults Services

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

3.

Climate Change and Nature Restoration Strategy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Margaret Enstone

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

4.

Complaints, Compliments and Comments Annual Reports 2023/24

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

5.

Complaints Made to Local Government Ombudsman

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

6.

Dolphin Centre Asset Management and Investment Opportunities

Decision maker:  Cabinet, Council

Decision due:   2 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

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

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

7.

Project Position Statement and Capital Programme Monitoring - Quarter 1 2025/26

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

8.

Regulatory Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA)

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Jim Langley

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

9.

Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/26 - Quarter 1

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

10.

Single Use Plastic Policy

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Margaret Enstone

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

11.

Treasury Management Annual Report and Outturn Prudential Indicators 2024/2025

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   9 Sep 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

12.

Procurement Plan Update

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   7 Oct 2025

Lead officer:  Stephen Foster

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

13.

Tees Valley Energy Recovery Facility (TVERF) Update New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   7 Oct 2025

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/09/2025

Reason for urgency:
The agreements previously approved have been developed by the project teams legal advisors and an ancillary suite of documents and agreements have been produced recently to compliment the governance of the contract and its future monitoring and management.

This has meant that it was not possible to list the item on the Forward Plan in advance.

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

14.

Council Tax Support Scheme 2026-27 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   4 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 11/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

15.

Project Position Statement and Capital Programme Monitoring - Quarter 2

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   4 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

16.

Revenue Budget Monitoring - Quarter 2

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   4 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

17.

Schedule of Transactions

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   2 Dec 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.

18.

Town Centre Regeneration

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   3 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

19.

Use of Land at Faverdale (Former St Modwen Land) for Biodiversity Net Gain and Nutrient Neutrality Credits

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   4 Nov 2025

Notice of proposed decision first published: 25/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

20.

Woodland Road Waiting Restrictions

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   4 Nov 2025

Lead officer:  Lucy Simms

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

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

21.

Housing Services Tenancy Policy 2025-2030

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   2 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Gail Banyard

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

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

22.

Land at Ingenium Parc and Morton Palms - Development Proposal

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   3 Feb 2026

Lead officer:  Guy Metcalfe

Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/07/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  -

23.

Mid-Year Prudential Indicators and Treasury Management 2025/26

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   2 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

24.

MTFP for consultation

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   2 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/08/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

25.

Climate Change Progress

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Margaret Enstone

Notice of proposed decision first published: 04/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

26.

Council Tax Calculation of Tax Base 2026/27 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Judith Murray

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

27.

Housing Revenue Account MTFP New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   2 Dec 2025

Lead officer:  Rebecca Willoughby

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -

28.

Maintained Schools Capital Programme Summer 2025 New!

Decision maker:  Cabinet

Decision due:   6 Jan 2026

Lead officer:  Sarah Foster

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/09/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open  -