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RESOLVED that the draft Standards Committee Annual Report for 2025-2026 be adopted and presented to Council.
RESOLVED that the report be received.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the Standards Committee Chairs Forum held on 26 January 2026 be received.
RESOLVED: that the Ysgol Esgob Morgan presentation on War and Conflict be received.
RESOLVED: that the update on the Religious Studies GSCE be received.
RESOLVED: that the Denbighshire Summer 2026 Newsletter be received
RESOLVED: that the Analysis of Inspection Reports be noted.
RESOLVED: that the SACRE Development Plan be received.
RESOLVED: that subject to the above, the date of the next WASACRE meeting be noted.
Decided: Cabinet agreed to consider the consultation report and to publish statutory notices (formal public notices that start a period when objections can be made). If no objections are received, the Executive Member for Children, Families and Education will decide the proposal. If objections are received, Cabinet will receive a further report when the notice period ends.
Decided: Cabinet agreed the Pride in Place Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Government. A memorandum of understanding is a written agreement that is not legally binding.
Decided: Cabinet agreed to approve the reviewed Housing Support Programme Strategy 2022-2027.
Decided: Cabinet agreed that a Definitive Map Modification Order (a legal order that changes the official map of public rights of way) be made to record Application Route 1 (A-B-C-D-E-F) and Application Route 2 (B-H-G) as public footpaths. The order includes a hand gate at point A, a gate at point G on Route 2 and bollards at point E.
Decided: Cabinet agreed to approve the new SINC criteria as set out in Appendix 1 of the report. SINCs are Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation, a non-statutory designation that protects local wildlife sites through planning policy.
Decided: Cabinet agreed to approve the Socially Responsible Procurement Policy. It delegated approval of any updates needed to reflect national guidance or new legislation to the Strategic Director Resources, in liaison with Councillor Peter Jones, Executive Member for Corporate Governance and Resources.
Decided: Cabinet agreed to approve the Community and Wellbeing Strategy: Community Hubs and Libraries (supplementary chapter).
Decided: Cabinet agreed to approve the appointments to joint committees and partnership bodies listed in Appendix 1, subject to one change: Councillor Sue Morgan replaces Councillor Jo Gauden on the Torfaen Canal Strategic Partnership Board. The appointments take effect at once and last until Cabinet changes them or the next local elections. European and regional affairs and equalities matters will stay with the full Cabinet, not sub-committees.
Decided: Cabinet agreed to note the 2025/26 outturn position. It approved contributions to reserves as set out in the report. It also approved additions to the capital programme and the proposed use of earmarked reserves (money set aside for a specific purpose) to fund an extra £500,000 for the highways network.
RESOLVED That Delegated Authority be granted to the Head of Planning to determine the application.
RESOLVED That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions outlined in Section 1.1 of the report.
RESOLVED That Delegated Authority be granted to the Head of Planning to determine the application.
RESOLVED That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions outlined in Section 1.1 of the report.
RESOLVED That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions outlined in Section 1.1 of the report.
RESOLVED That the application be APPROVED subject to the conditions outlined in Section 1.1 of the report.
Decided: Approved for a temporary three-year period, subject to the report's conditions and an amended condition 5. The amended condition bars any catering van from being stationed on site from 5pm to 9am the next day, and bars vans from the site between 1 November and 24 March the following year. A motion to approve without the three-year limit was defeated by 5 votes to 8. The approval with the three-year limit passed by 9 votes to 3, with 1 abstention.
Decided: The committee deferred a decision until its next available meeting. The deferral passed by 9 votes to 2, with 1 abstention. Members recorded reasons for refusal they would consider: the car park is small, and a van would take up limited parking, pushing parking onto the road and making it harder to turn safely in an area used by walkers and dog walkers, contrary to Local Development Plan (LDP) Policy MV1 on highway considerations.
Decided: Approved for a temporary three-year period, subject to the report's conditions and an amended condition 5 that bars catering vans from being stationed on site from 5pm to 9am and between 1 November and 24 March. The vote was 9 for, 1 against and 1 abstention. Councillor Emma Bryn proposed approval and Su McConnel seconded it.
Decided: Approved, subject to the report's conditions and an amended condition 6 so the premises may not be used outside 09:00 to 19:00. The report's evaluation had given opening hours of 09:00 to 17:00. The vote was 11 for and none against. Councillor Emma Bryn proposed approval and Su McConnel seconded it.
Decided: The committee noted that the planning inspector had dismissed the appeal, so the council's refusal stands.
Decided: The committee noted that the planning inspector had dismissed the appeal, so the refusal stands.