On both items the Committee agreed that the Chair will write to the relevant Cabinet Member with its observations. The minutes record no other decision.
Cancelled
It granted two applications: a change of use to a restaurant and takeaway at 129 Caerphilly Road, Heath, and the retention of 52 temporary homes and community buildings at Hafan, Ferry Road, Grangetown.
On 12 March 2025 the Policy Review and Performance Scrutiny Committee considered how Cardiff Council manages charities and trusts where it acts as trustee, and heard from the Charity Commission and an outside consultant. It also reviewed progress on the Council's Participation Strategy 2023-27. The Committee agreed that the Chairperson will write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations on both items.
The Committee met on 11 March 2025 to scrutinise five items before Cabinet considers them on 20 March. It noted the Play Sufficiency Assessment 2025-28 without scrutinising it, because members had already helped develop it. On the other four items it agreed that the Chair should write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's comments: the extension of the Passenger Transport framework, the Admissions Policy, a consultation on adding a nursery to Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof, and proposed changes to school improvement services in Cardiff.
Cardiff Council's full Council met on 6 March 2025. Members approved the Corporate Plan for 2025-28, with minor changes to be delegated to the Chief Executive, and set the 2025-26 budget with a 4.95% council tax rise. Opposition amendments on both items were defeated. Council also received nominations and approved appointments to outside bodies for 2025/26.
Cabinet met on 27 February 2025 and considered six substantive items. It recommended a 2025/26 budget that raises Council Tax by 4.95%, and it approved the draft Corporate Plan 2025-28 for Council and the refreshed Housing Support Programme Strategy. It also noted a projected 2024/25 overspend of £2.392 million, approved further work on a Green Growth Proposition, and approved starting a procurement for a neutral vendor managed service framework.
The Committee agreed that its Chairperson would write to the Cabinet Member with its observations and recommendations on both items.
The Committee scrutinised the draft 2025-26 budget and Corporate Plan for services within its remit, and a report on One Planet Cardiff, the council's programme to cut carbon emissions. Scrutiny means members examine proposals before the Cabinet decides on them.
The minute records no vote on the plan itself; instead, the Committee agreed in each case that the Chairperson would write to the relevant Cabinet Member with its comments.
The Committee scrutinised parts of the draft Corporate Plan 2025/28 and draft Budget Proposals 2025/26 that fall within its remit, before they go to Cabinet on 27 February and Council on 6 March. The minutes record no decisions beyond agreeing that the Chair would write to each Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations.
Scrutiny means councillors questioning plans before a decision is made.
The Committee granted the application, subject to the conditions in the report.
The Planning Committee met on 6 February 2025 to consider development management applications and a legal order for a cycle track at Albert Street and Picton Place, Canton. It deferred one housing application for a site visit, refused two other applications, and approved the cycle track order so Legal Services can process it.
Cardiff Council met on 30 January 2025. It approved the draft Replacement Local Development Plan for public consultation, along with a revised timetable for preparing the plan. Councillors also carried a motion on building safety after the Grenfell Tragedy, and lost a motion opposing the rise in employer National Insurance.
Cancelled
It approved the Replacement Local Development Plan Deposit Plan for public consultation, approved moving Lansdowne Primary School to the former Fitzalan High School site, and approved the Corporate Property Strategy 2025-30. It also approved selling the former Toys R Us site for a Top Golf attraction in the International Sports Village, and noted an update on plans to expand Cathays High School.