Agenda item

“Broxtowe Borough Council believes that the impact of Covid-19 has created the biggest crisis for our communities and economy since the Second World War. This Council believes that to overcome it all groups need to work together, and that the national government and County Council have a vital role to play in this.

This Council notes:

1.          That parliament’s Climate Change Committee, in their June 2020 report, recommended that Ministers ‘seize the opportunity to turn the Covid-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change.’

2.          The decision by Nottinghamshire County Council to set up a new committee called the Covid-19 Resilience, Recovery and Renewal Committee.

3.          That within the terms of reference for this committee is the following:

        “Policy development in respect of the renewal and reform of local government services, including the future structure of local government in Nottinghamshire.”

4.          That Robert Jenrick MP, the Secretary of State for HCLG is on record as saying that he will not undertake reorganisation without the consent of all parties.

This Council welcomes the report by the Royal Town Planning Institute ‘Plan The World We Need’, published in June 2020, and endorses the principles of a planning led recovery identified in this document.

This Council regrets that rather than follow the advice of the Climate Change Committee the Prime Minister and his advisor have sought to use the situation to attack the planning system.  This Council also regrets that the Leader of Nottinghamshire County Council has sought to use the crisis to once again pursue her unwarranted and unwanted attempt to create a unitary authority for Nottinghamshire.

Broxtowe Borough Council therefore resolves:

1.       To instruct the Chief Executive to write on the Council’s behalf to Darren Henry MP and to the Prime Minister calling on them to abandon the governments stated wish to curtail many of the existing planning rules and to adopt the recommendations of the RPTI report;

2.       To instruct the Chief Executive to write to the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council to call on that council to focus its efforts on rebuilding the economy and communities of the area and to abandon any attempts to pursue a unitary authority; and

3.       That we will not consent to the abolition of Broxtowe Borough Council.”

The following motion was proposed by Councillor D K Watts and seconded by Councillor G Marshall:

 “Broxtowe Borough Council believes that the impact of Covid-19 has created the biggest crisis for our communities and economy since the Second World War. This council believes that to overcome it all groups need to work together, and that the national government and County Council have a vital role to play in this.

This council notes:

1.               That parliaments Climate Change Committee, in their June 2020 report, recommended that Ministers “seize the opportunity to turn the COVID-19 crisis into a defining moment in the fight against climate change.”

2.               The decision by Nottinghamshire County Council to set up a new committee called the Covid19 Resilience, Recovery and Renewal Committee.

3.               That within the terms of reference for this committee is the following: “Policy development in respect of the renewal and reform of local government services, including the future structure of local government in Nottinghamshire.”

4.               That Robert Jenrick MP, the Secretary of State for HCLG is on record as saying that he will not undertake reorganisation without the consent of all parties.

This council welcomes the report by the Royal Town Planning Institute “Plan The World We Need,” published in June 2020, and endorses the principles of a planning led recovery identified in this document.

This council regrets that rather than follow the advice of the Climate Change Committee the Prime Minister and his advisor have sought to use the situation to attack the planning system.  This council also regrets that the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council has sought to use the crisis to once again pursue her unwarranted and unwanted attempt to create a unitary authority for Nottinghamshire.

Broxtowe Borough Council therefore resolves:

1.               To instruct the Chief Executive to write on the Council’s behalf to Darren Henry MP and to the Prime Minister calling on them to abandon the governments stated wish to curtail many of the existing planning rules and to adopt the recommendations of the RPTI report;

2.               To instruct the Chief Executive to write to the leader of Nottinghamshire County Council to call on that council to focus its efforts on rebuilding the economy and communities of the area and to abandon any attempts to pursue a unitary authority; and

3.               That we will not consent to the abolition of Broxtowe Borough Council.”

A recorded vote was proposed by Councillor D K Watts and seconded by at least five councillors. On being put to the meeting the motion was carried. The voting was as follows: