Decisions

This is where you can find the reports for decisions made by the Council. To view the minutes of meetings please go to the relevant meeting page by navigating from the Meeting Calendar tab or the Committees tab.

This includes decisions taken at Committee meetings as well as decisions taken by individual Portfolio Holders from May 2014 onwards.

For individual Portfolio Holder decisions before 2014, please use the connected sub tab labelled Portfolio Holder Decisions before 2014

Structure of the Council

 

Following the introduction of the Local Government Act 2000 a new political structure was adopted in Colchester. The old Committee system was replaced by a new system . Under this system, a Council leader is appointed who is responsible for forming a Cabinet. The Cabinet is responsible for most decision making on day to day matters, although it must operate within the policy framework set by the full Council.

 

A number of Panels are in place to scrutinise decisions and review and develop policy. The Planning and Licensing Committees and the Governance and Audit Committee are responsible for the regulatory functions of the Council.

 

The Leader of the Council and the Cabinet

 

The Leader of the Council is elected at the Council’s Annual meeting. The Council is currently run by a Liberal Democrat administration. The Council Leader is Councillor David King.

The Cabinet is made up of eight Councillors, each of whom is responsible for a specific area, known as a Portfolio. Further information about the membership of the Cabinet is available from the Committees tab in the list on the right of the screen.

 

Decisions

 
TitleDetailsDecision TypeDecision MakerImplementation DateStatus
 Page 19 of 26, items 181 to 190 of 255.
Councillor Michelle Burrows, Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and HeritageA verbal briefing from the Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and Heritage on matters within their portfolio.CommitteeScrutiny Panel13 Feb 2024Decision Proposed
Corporate Key Performance Indicator Targets for 2024-2025The panel is invited to consider the Corporate Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Targets for 2024-2025.CommitteeScrutiny Panel13 Feb 2024Decision Proposed
Work Programme 2023-24This report sets out the current Work Programme 2023-2024 for the Scrutiny Panel. This provides details of the reports that are scheduled for each meeting during the municipal year.CommitteeScrutiny Panel13 Feb 2024Decision Proposed
Review of Colchester City Council’s Strategic Arts PartnersReview of the partnership arrangements with organisations receiving a Strategic Arts Partner Grant from the Council: The Mercury Theatre, Colchester Arts Centre and Firstsite.CommitteeScrutiny Panel13 Feb 2024Decision Proposed
Fit for the FutureThis report provides details of proposals to reimagine what we do as a Council and how we deliver services so it we are ‘Fit for the Future’. The proposals are in the form of an integrated portfolio of activity covering all services that will transform their delivery, generate additional income and reduce our net operating costs by 25% over the next 3 years.CommitteeScrutiny Panel13 Feb 2024Decision Proposed
232564 Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square, Trinity Street, ColchesterApplication for listed building consent to reposition 23no gravestones , minor realignment of boundary wall and new lighting (Amended Description).CommitteePlanning Committee15 Feb 2024Decision Proposed
232565 Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Square, Trinity Street, ColchesterApplication for minor realignment of boundary wall and railings and reposition of 23 no gravestones. Additional footpaths, hard surfacing, additional gates and removal of some railings and new lighting (Amended Description).CommitteePlanning Committee15 Feb 2024Decision Proposed
231600 Land to West of, The Folley, Layer-de-la-Haye, ColchesterApplication for construction of 70 dwellings including 24 affordable homes (Rural Exception Site Local Lettings homes, Affordable Rent Homes and Shared Ownership Homes), garages, parking, vehicular/ cycle and pedestrian accesses, public open space, landscaping, drainage infrastructure and other associated works.CommitteePlanning Committee15 Feb 2024Decision Proposed
232367 4 St. Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7DXPlanning permission is sought for replacement of timber sash windows with UPVC sash windows which will be painted black. Top of sash windows at front corner to be curved to match original windows. Also new timber door to flats and re-instatement of parapet and clock to front.CommitteePlanning Committee15 Feb 2024Decision Proposed
Review of the Local Code of Corporate Governance

F... Motion that the recommendation contained in minute 398 of the Governance and Audit Committee meeting of 13 December 2023 be approved and adopted.

 

CommitteeCouncil21 Feb 2024Implemented