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Decided: Council resolved that a full report be prepared outlining options, evidence and costs, to be considered by a scrutiny committee before any decision is made on the Recycling Bin Replacement Policy. The amendment was carried by 32 votes for, none abstaining, and 3 against.
Decided: Council asked Cabinet and officers to review the funding for planned maintenance of the rural road network, so that proposals can be brought forward to increase funding for preventative maintenance of rural roads. It also agreed that City, Town and Community Councils should be included in presentations on how inspections and maintenance are carried out. The motion was passed by all members present.
Decided: Council noted the political balance arrangements for allocating committee seats.
Decided: Council approved the appointment of Robert Weston and Claire Blanchard as independent members of the Standards Committee, for one term of office.
Decided: Council noted the Standards Committee annual report for 2025 and the information presented.
Decided: Councillor Bobby Feeley was appointed the Council's representative on the board of Denbighshire Leisure Limited (DLL) following a roll-call vote. The votes were 22 for Councillor Feeley, 10 for Councillor Terry Mendies and 7 abstentions.
RESOLVED That the Forward Work Programme be noted.
RESOLVED That the information provided in respect of the Local Code of Conduct Complaints/Concerns January 2026 – April 2026 be noted and that a further report be presented to the Committee in six months.
Decided: Councillor Mel Buckley was elected Chair of the Council for the municipal year 2026/27 after Councillor David Mackie was also nominated. She signed her declaration of acceptance of office in front of the Chief Executive.
Decided: Councillor Steve Copple was appointed Vice-Chair of the Council for 2026/27. He was invested with the chain of office by the Chair and signed his declaration of acceptance of office.
Decided: Councillor Dave Hughes was appointed Leader of the Council for 2026/27 after a recorded vote on five nominations.
Decided: Members noted the Leader's choice of nine councillors to serve on the Cabinet: Dave Hughes, Christine Jones, Richard Jones, Paul Johnson, Chris Dolphin, Linda Thomas, Glyn Banks, Mared Eastwood and Ted Palmer.
Decided: Members approved the draft schedule of meetings for 2026/27. They gave the Democratic Services Manager delegated authority, with the relevant Committee Chair, to change the schedule in exceptional cases.
Decided: Members appointed the listed committees and agreed their sizes and terms of reference. They adopted Option 1A for political balance, which gives Labour 65 seats, Independent 24, Eagle 10, Flintshire People's Voice 15, Liberal Democrat 7, True Independent 24, Reform 10, and one seat each for the Conservative (ADC) and Non Aligned (AT) groups, and agreed that seats on the Grievance, Grievance Appeals and Investigation and Disciplinary Committees be allocated for a broad political spread. Chairs were appointed: Chris Bithell (Clwyd Pension Fund Committee), David Coggins Cogan (Constitution and Democratic Services Committee), Rob Davies (Licensing Committee) and Richard Lloyd (Planning Committee). The Constitution was approved, with revisions to come to a special meeting in June 2026. The make-up of the Appointments Committee was approved. The term of office for councillors on the Standards Committee was extended to a whole council term. The Council adopted the person specification for Independent Members and appointed a recruitment panel. Martin Lewis and John Davies were appointed to the Governance and Audit Committee until 30 June 2031. The Chief Executive was given delegated authority, after consulting Group Leaders, to amend appointments to outside bodies. A motion to reduce the Planning Committee to 15 seats was lost.
Resolved: That pursuant to Section 100BA (2) and (7) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following item of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of part 4 of schedule 12A of the above Act.
RESOLVED: That pursuant to Section 100A (4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded for the following item of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 12 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act.
Decided: The Committee noted the list of delegated decisions for 1 to 31 March 2026.
Decided: Members resolved to grant planning permission, subject to conditions. Condition 1 was amended to set a three-year limit for starting the development. A new condition 29 was added, requiring a noise mitigation scheme to be approved and carried out before any phase is brought into use, and kept for the life of the development.
Decided: Members resolved to grant outline planning permission in line with the officer recommendation. Access was considered at this stage, with other details reserved for later approval.
Decided: Members gave the Interim Chief Officer Economy and Planning delegated authority to grant planning permission, subject to three things: an amended elevation plan that matches the revised site layout, with condition 2 updated to match; a new condition 7 requiring the storage containers to be screened and painted in an agreed colour; and consultation with the Community Council, local Members and neighbouring homes before the decision is made. A site visit and a proposal to request a noise impact assessment were both put to the vote and lost.
Decided: Permission was refused for two reasons under the Wrexham Unitary Development Plan, the council's adopted local plan. First, there is not enough off-street parking, so the development is likely to increase on-street parking nearby and harm highway safety, which conflicts with policies GDP1 and T8. Second, the extra hard surface would increase the risk of surface water flooding, given existing flood risk nearby, which conflicts with policy GDP1. A site visit was proposed and seconded but lost.
RESOLVED – That Agenda Items 4c) – Application No: P/2025/0832 – Darland School and Sports Centre, Chester Road, Rossett, Wrexham, LL12 0DL and 4d) – Application No: P/2026/0158 – 18 The Beeches, Wrexham, LL12 7BL be brought forward for consideration at this time.
Decided: The Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, will write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations from the discussion.
Decided: The Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, will write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations from the discussion.
Decided: The Chairperson, on behalf of the Committee, will write to the Cabinet Member with the Committee's observations from the discussion.
RESOLVED That the updates in respect of actions arising from the 26 February 2026 meeting be noted.
RESOLVED (a) That the findings of the Internal Audit reviews of the Tudor Place and Cranham Park housing building projects be noted. (b) That the Cabinet Member, who held the post with responsibility for Housing at the time of the building projects, be requested to attend the next Committee meeting to inform the Committee of the extent to which they were kept informed of escalating costs and what actions were taken at the time the issues arose. (c) That the Chief Executive be requested to provide an action plan on implementation of the Internal Audit review recommendations for consideration at the next Committee meeting. (d) That a protocol/template be created and disseminated to contract managers throughout Pembrokeshire County Council for use on future projects to ensure consistency of application of contract management processes.
RESOLVED That the progress made in completion and audit of the Statement of Accounts for 2024-25 be noted.
RESOLVED (a) That the Annual Internal Audit Report and Head of Internal Audit Opinion for 2025-26 be noted. (b) That the outcomes of the Quality Assurance and Improvement Programme and the planned actions for 2026–27, be noted.
RESOLVED (a) That the updates made to the Internal Audit Charter to ensure full compliance with the Global Internal Audit Standards in the UK Public Sector be noted. (b) That the Internal Audit Charter for 2026-27 be approved.