Issue - meetings

The report provides a projection of the expenditure and income position for the 2014/15 Budget compared with the approved budget for the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account.  The projection is based on the position to date.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Executive notes the report and gives approval to

1.            the virement request from additional Planning income to cover additional agricultural consultant’s costs of £20,000 within Development Control appeals; and

2.            slippage of £500,000 for Sheltered Housing Lighting within the HRA Capital Programme from 2014/15 to 2015/16.           

The Executive noted the report and agreed to

1.         the virement request from additional Planning Income to cover additional agricultural consultant’s costs of £20,000 within Development Control appeals;

2.         slippage of £500,000 for Sheltered Housing Lighting within the HRA Capital Programme from 2014/15 to 2015/16; and

3.         the procurement of a transport study, as detailed in new paragraph 2.14, and a budget of up to £50,000 being vired from the general Local Plan consultancy budget.

[COMMUNITY/CORPORATE OVERVIEW AND SCRUTINY COMMITTEE]

[Reason: To provide an indication of the expenditure and income position for the 2014/15 budget compared with the approved budget for the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account]

An addendum to the report was circulated proposing that a transport assessment be commissioned to provide evidence to help the Council reach a decision on housing numbers/distributions and assess the transportation impacts for delivering new development across the Borough.

RESOLVED  that

1.         the virement request from additional Planning Income to cover additional agricultural consultant’s costs of £20,000 within Development Control appeals be approved;

2.         slippage of £500,000 for Sheltered Housing Lighting within the HRA Capital Programme from 2014/15 to 2015/16 be agreed; and

3.         the procurement of a transport study, as detailed in new paragraph 2.14, and a budget of up to £50,000 being vired from the general Local Plan consultancy budget.

[Reason: To provide an indication of the expenditure and income position for the 2014/15 budget compared with the approved budget for the General Fund and the Housing Revenue Account]