Agenda and decisions

Executive - Tuesday 17th March 2026 5.30 pm

Venue: Rennes Room, Civic Centre, Paris Street, Exeter

Contact: Mark Devin, Democratic Services Officer Telephone 01392 265477 or email email democratic.services@exeter.gov.uk

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Items
No.	Item
2.	Minutes PDF 863 KB To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on 3 February 2026.
3.	Declarations of Interest Councillors are reminded of the need to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests that relate to business on the agenda and which have not already been included in the register of interests, before any discussion takes place on the item. Unless the interest is sensitive, you must also disclose the nature of the interest. In accordance with the Council's Code of Conduct, you must then leave the room and must not participate in any further discussion of the item. Councillors requiring clarification should seek the advice of the Monitoring Officer prior to the day of the meeting.
5.	Questions from the Public Under Standing order No. 19 To receive questions relating to items on the Agenda from members of the public and responses thereto. Details of questions should be notified to the Democratic Services Manager by 10am at least three working days prior to the meeting. Further information about speaking at a committee can be found here: Speaking at a Committee
6.	Matters referred by Scrutiny Committees To consider recommendations made to the Executive from Scrutiny Committees.
7.	Lord Mayoralty View the background to item 7. View the decision for item 7. To nominate the Lord Mayor Elect and the Deputy Lord Mayor Elect for the 2026/27 Municipal Year. Decision: Agreed: RESOLVED that Councillor Gemma Rolstone be nominated as Lord Mayor Elect for the 2026/27 Municipal Year and that Councillor Lucy Haigh be nominated as the Deputy Lord Mayor Elect for the 2026/27 Municipal Year. Reason for Decision: As agreed at the meeting.
8.	Exeter City Council’s Carbon Reduction Plan PDF 240 KB View the background to item 8. View the decision for item 8. To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Place. Additional documents: 08. 2026 March Appendix A Carbon Reduction Plan , item 8. PDF 111 KB 08. 2026 Feb Corporate EQIA ECC Net Zero , item 8. PDF 172 KB Appendix A Carbon Reduction Plan updated , item 8. PDF 677 KB Decision: Agreed: RESOLVED that: (1) the Carbon Reduction Plan, as set out in Appendix A, be approved; and (2) the work undertaken to incorporate Positive Current Trajectory measures into Service Plans, and to align these with Corporate Plan outcomes and the Corporate Performance Dashboard, be noted. Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.
9.	Adoption of Revised Non-Infrastructure Habitat Mitigation (SAMM) Contributions PDF 207 KB View the background to item 9. View the decision for item 9. To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Place. Additional documents: 9. Appendix A , item 9. PDF 135 KB 9. EQIA SAMM Report , item 9. PDF 309 KB Decision: Agreed: RESOLVED that: (1) the revised Strategic Access Management and Monitoring (SAMM) contributions be adopted for all qualifying residential planning applications received on or after 1 April 2026; and (2) delegated authority be granted to the Head of City Development, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder, to apply annual index?linking and publish updated contribution rates. Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.
10.	Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy PDF 220 KB View the background to item 10. View the decision for item 10. To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Place. Additional documents: 10. Appendix - EQIA , item 10. PDF 302 KB Decision: Agreed: RECOMMENDED that Council confirm its agreement, as a Supporting Authority, for Devon County Council, as the Responsible Authority, to publish the Devon Local Nature Recovery Strategy. Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.
11.	Crisis and Resilience Fund: Housing Payments and Crisis Payments PDF 235 KB View the background to item 11. View the decision for item 11. To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Corporate Resources. Additional documents: 11. Appendix 1 - Proposed Housing Payments policy 2026 , item 11. PDF 251 KB 11. Appendix 2 - Draft Crisis Payments policy 2026 , item 11. PDF 181 KB 11. EQIA - CRF Housing Payments , item 11. PDF 312 KB 11. EQIA - CRF Crisis Payments , item 11. PDF 315 KB Decision: Agreed: RECOMMENDED that Council: (1) adopt the draft Crisis and Resilience Fund: Housing Payments policy; and (2) grant delegated authority to the Strategic Director for Corporate Resources, in consultation with the Leader and the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Homelessness Prevention & Customer Services, to agree the scheme for disbursing Crisis and Resilience Fund: Crisis Payments. Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.
12.	Corporate Complaints Policy PDF 235 KB View the background to item 12. View the decision for item 12. To consider the report of the Strategic Director People and Communities. Additional documents: 12. Appendix A - Corporate Complaints Policy , item 12. PDF 174 KB 12. Appendix B - LGSCO Complaints Handling Code , item 12. PDF 1 MB 12. Appendix C - Housing Complaints Policy , item 12. PDF 402 KB 12. Appendix D - Complaints Policy EQIA , item 12. PDF 317 KB Decision: Agreed: RECOMMENDED that Council approve the revised Corporate Complaints Policy. Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.
13.	Gender Pay Gap Report PDF 205 KB View the background to item 13. View the decision for item 13. To consider the report of the Strategic Director People and Communities. Additional documents: 13. Appendix - GPG 2025 , item 13. PDF 95 KB Decision: Agreed: RESOLVED that Executive note: (1) the findings of the Gender Pay Gap analysis, including: a) the average rate of pay for females remains higher than for males; b) the mean gender pay difference has increased from 5.07% to 6.68%; c) the median gender pay difference has decreased from 14.03% to 11.85%; and d) there are nearly three times more males than females in the lowest earnings quartile. (2) that the Council would publish its Gender Pay Gap Report on the Exeter City Council website and on the national gov.uk database; and (3) that the report would be reviewed annually to track the relationship between female and male earnings. Reason for Decision: As set out in the report.