Meeting Details

Meeting Summary

Committee:

Council

Date/Time:

17 Mar 2026 - 19:30

Status:

Scheduled

Venue:

Council chamber

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Agenda Contents (73Kb)
Agenda Document Pack - Council - 17/03/2026 (19035Kb)

Agenda

Standard Items

1 Apologies

To receive apologies for absence

2 Declarations of interest

(Please note that it is the responsibility of individual members to declare an interest prior to the item if they arrive late for the meeting)

3 Lord Mayor's announcements

4 Minutes

To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on the 24 February 2026. - To Follow.

5 Public questions/petitions

To receive questions / petitions from the public which have been submitted in accordance with the council's constitution.

6 Portfolio Holder Updates

Cabinet Members will provive a brief verbal update on their portfolios.

7 Questions to cabinet members

(A copy of the questions and replies will be available on the council's website prior to the meeting)

8 Constitutional Amendments: Council Procedure Rules and Twinning Committee Terms of Reference

Purpose: To seek Council approval for the proposed changes to the Council procedure rules and adopt the Twinning Committee Terms of Reference.

Constitutional Amendments cover report for Publication (141Kb)

9 Recommendation from the Independent Remuneration Panel

Purpose: This report sets out the recommendations of the
Independent Remuneration Panel on the Members'
Allowances Scheme, as required by the Local Authorities
(Members Allowances) (England) Regulations 2003.

A reccomendation from Group Leaders has been appended to this report.

Report of the Independent Remuneration Panel (Final) (757Kb)
1. Appendix G - IRP Group Leaders reccomendations (30Kb)

10 Adoption of the Implementation of the Greater Norwich Green Infrastructure Strategy Supplementary Planning Document

Purpose: To present the final implementation of the Greater Norwich Green Infrastructure Strategy Supplementary Planning Document for adoption following public consultation.

REPCOU 170326 GI Strategy SPD FINAL - for publication (97Kb)
1. Appendix 1 GNGIS SPD Draft V7 clean (12173Kb)
2. Appendix 2 - GI Consultation Statement FINAL (225Kb)
3. Appendix 3 SEA and HRA Determination Notice for GI Strategy SPD draft 30.07.25_Redacted (1417Kb)
4. Appendix 4 - EqIA GI Strategy SPD V1 SIGNED (131Kb)

11 GNLP Policy 2: Sustainable Communities Draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Purpose: To present the final GNLP Policy 2: Sustainable Communities Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for adoption following Public Consultation.

REPCOU Policy 2 Adoption 170326 - For Publication (102Kb)
1. Appendix 1 - Sustainable_Communities_SPD_2026 (399Kb)
2. Appendix 2 - Consultation Report (210Kb)
3. Appendix 3 - SEA (552Kb)
4. Appendix 4 - Equality Impact Assessment (101Kb)

12 Draft Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Purpose: To consider and comment on the draft Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).

REPCOU Affordable Housing SPD 17-03-26 FINAL FOR PUBLICATION v2 -for publication (125Kb)
1. Appendix 1 - Affordable Housing SPD Draft v7 (125Kb)
2. Appendix 2 - Affordable Housing SPD - SEA Screening (102Kb)
3. Appendix 3 Affordable Housing SPD EqIA (106Kb)

13 Notice of Intention to Commence Plan-Making

Purpose: To request that Council approves commencement of the Greater Norwich Local Plan 2045 under the new plan-making system.

GNLP 2045 commencement Council (116Kb)
1. Notice of Intention to Commence Plan-making - Equality Impact Assessment (120Kb)

14 Adjustment to the General Fund Capital Budget

Purpose: to Adjust the general fund capital programme to provide additional funds to the projects outlined in this report.

Adjustments to Capital Program - 260317 (151Kb)
1. Exempt Appendix - Adjustments to Capital Program - 260317
  - This report is not for publication because it would disclose information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as in para 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.

15 Councillor Appointments

16 Motions

To consider motions for which notice has been given in accordance with the council's constitution.

16 A

Motion - Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) guaranteeing adequate funding and protecting local democracy (37Kb)

16 B

Motion - Supporting Magdalen Street Traders During Anglia Square Regeneration Transitional Mitigation & Access Plan (35Kb)

Attendance

Attended - Committee Members

Name
No attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.

Attended - Other Members

Name
No other member attendance information has been recorded for the meeting.

Apologies

Name	Reason for Sending Apology
No apology information has been recorded for the meeting.

Absent

Name	Reason for Absence
No absentee information has been recorded for the meeting.

Declarations of Interests

Member Name	Item Ref.	Details	Nature of Declaration	Action
No declarations of interest have been entered for this meeting.

Visitors