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Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be appointed as Chairperson for the meeting.
Decision as recorded
Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be appointed as Chairperson for the meeting.
Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be appointed as Chairperson for the meeting.
The Chair welcomed all to the meeting.
The following Member made a declaration of interest at the beginning of the meeting: Councillor J.Hale Minute No 5 – Council Tax Premium on Long Term Empty Dwellings and Second Homes – Cllr Hale declared a prejudicial interest, and left the meeting for the discussion and voting on this item.
No public questions were received.
At this point in the meeting, Councillor J.Hale reaffirmed her interest in this item, and left the meeting for the discussion and voting thereon. Decisions: That having given due regard to the Full Integrated Impact Assessment the following be commended to Council for approval: 1. That the Council Tax Premium of 100% on Long Term Empty Dwellings and Second Homes be approved with an implementation date of April 2025. 2. That no premium be charged where an empty property can only be accessed through a business premises and does not have a separate entrance. This category will not apply if the building is altered to remove an existing separate entrance. 3. That no premium be charged where a premium would be payable on a long term empty property that is sold, the new owner will not be charged a premium for up to 6 months from the date of sale while major building work is being carried out. Reasons for Decisions: 1. To allow council tax premiums to be charged on long term empty properties and second homes with effect from 1st April 2025. 2. To encourage home owners to return their properties to good use. Implementation of Decisions: The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.
No Urgent Items were received.
RESOLVED: That pursuant to Regulation 4 (3) and (5) of Statutory Instrument 2001 No 2290, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
Councillors must say when they have a personal link to something being discussed, such as a job, a property or a family member. A prejudicial interest is one strong enough that the councillor usually leaves the room and takes no part.
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