Agenda

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To receive as a correct record the minutes of the Meetings of the Council held on 20 and 27 November 2025.

To answer questions submitted by Citizens on the Council or its services.

The report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services is attached.

The report of the Director – Finance and Corporate Services is attached.

The report of the Chief Executive is To Follow.

The report of the Chief Executive is attached.

To receive Notices of Motion

a)              Councillor Birch

“Council notes that: 

1.               Physical cash remains essential for residents who cannot, or choose not to, use digital payment systems. 

2.               Cash protects personal liberty by providing: 

·         autonomy?over personal finances without reliance on banks or devices; 

·         privacy?without mandatory data trails; 

·         resilience?when digital systems fail or networks go down; and 

·         equality?for residents excluded by digital-only services. 

3.               Removing cash acceptance risks making access to council services conditional on technology, wealth, or digital proficiency, which undermines fairness and public confidence. 

Council believes that: 

a.       Access to cash is a matter of civic freedom and informed choice, not nostalgia. 

b.       Councils should lead by example in preserving the right to use cash for on-site payments. 

c.       Residents should not be compelled into digital systems to participate in everyday civic life. 

Council therefore resolves to: 

1.               Guarantee that physical cash will continue to be accepted as a payment option at all council-owned premises where on-site payments are taken. 

2.               Require an Equality Impact Assessment and committee approval before any move to cashless operation is considered for a Council service or venue. 

3.               Instruct the Chief Executive to review current payment arrangements and report within three months?on: 

·         where cash is currently accepted; 

·         where it has been removed in the last five years; 

·         options to reinstate cash access where appropriate. 

Write to relevant partners and contractors to encourage the continued acceptance of cash in Council-affiliated services.”

b)              Councillor Thomas

“The Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for the Gamston/Tollerton Sustainable Urban Extension has been subject to full public consultation and revision and was unanimously supported at the cross-party Local Development Forum on 7 January 2026.  It was considered by Cabinet on 13 January 2026. Cabinet supported the principle of the SPD but paused the approval process in order to write to various parties – this action has now been taken, and replies have been received showing that considerable progress has been made since this action was taken. 

Council recognises both the importance of the SPD to delivery of housing in Rushcliffe and the concerns expressed by residents about potential contamination, flooding and highways matters. 

Council supports adoption of the East of Gamston/North of Tollerton Development Framework Supplementary Planning Document at the earliest opportunity.

Council notes that the process going forward requires planning applications for development on any part of the site, necessitating public consultation, and in particular that:

(a)            para 3.23 of the SPD has been amended to expand on safeguards re contamination during the individual application stages; 

(b)            highways and access proposals will be published for full public consultation before approval of any planning applications on the site;

(c)            a flood risk assessment will be required to accompany any planning application on the site where this is relevant, to be subject to review by the relevant consultees.”