Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Assistant Director Environment.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at its meeting on 5 March 2013 and comments will be reported.

(Report circulated)

(Minute 30)

The report of the Assistant Director Environment was submitted.  Following a review of chargeable services a set of fees and charges had been agreed by Council on 26 February 2013 to cover the provision of refuse containers to domestic premises from 1 April 2013. The report gave options in which to apply a charge and, dependent on the option taken, sought agreement to the adoption of a charging protocol in response to circumstances where it may be in the public interest to waive or reduce some of these changes.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting of 5 March 2013 and their comments and support for the preferred option were noted.

Whilst some concerns were expressed by members about the principle of introducing charges for the service, Executive supported the modest charges proposed. Members acknowledged the continuing increase in recycling waste and hoped that the proposals would further encourage this trend and reduce demand for replacement bins.  

Executive resolved that charges be introduced as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, in respect of newly developed or converted dwellings only (Option A) in combination with applying a delivery charge set out in Appendix 2 of the report for all other requests for waste receptacles (Option B).

(In accordance with Standing Order 43, Councillors Mrs Henson and Fullam requested that their names be recorded as having voted against the recommendation.)

The report of the Assistant Director Environment was submitted.  Following a review of chargeable services, a set of fees and charges had been agreed by Council on 26 February 2013 to cover the provision of refuse containers to domestic premises from 1 April 2013. The report gave options in which to apply a charge and, dependent on the option taken, sought agreement to the adoption of a charging protocol in response to circumstances where it may be in the public interest to waive or reduce some of these changes.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting of 5 March 2013 and the comments and support of members for the preferred option were noted.

Whilst some concerns were expressed by members about the principle of introducing charges for the service, Executive supported the modest charges proposed. Members acknowledged the continuing increase in recycling waste and hoped that the proposals would further encourage this trend and reduce demand for replacement bins.  

RESOLVED that charges be introduced as set out in Appendix 1 of the report, in respect of newly developed or converted dwellings only (Option A) in combination with applying a delivery charge set out in Appendix 2 of the report for all other requests for waste receptacles (Option B).

(In accordance with Standing Order 43, Councillors Mrs Henson and Fullam requested that their names be recorded as having voted against the recommendation.)

(Report circulated)

To consider the report of the Assistant Director Environment – report circulated 

The Assistant Director Environment presented the report setting out options for applying a charge to cover the provision of refuse containers to domestic premises and, depending on the option taken, the adoption of a charging protocol in response to circumstances where it may be in the public interest to waive or reduce some of these charges.

Some concerns were expressed with the preferred option of introducing charging for occupants of new build properties only, although it was noted that, in some cases, bin provision would be through a managing agent when the larger communal receptacles would be used, as with flats. As Section 106 Agreements may shortly be replaced by the Community Infrastructure Levy, which would function as a Council wide fund, it was noted that it would not be practicable to specify the charge for bin provision to developers of new housing estates. Most of the Section 106 Agreements for estates shortly coming on stream had already been signed off and could not incorporate such a requirement. The proposal would apply to all tenures of build.

Members supported the preferred option.

Scrutiny Community supported the report and requested Executive to introduce charges as set out in Appendix 1, in respect of newly developed or converted dwellings only (Option A) in combination with applying a delivery charge set out in Appendix 2 for all other requests for a range of waste receptacles (Option B).

(Report circulated)