BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL

 

Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee

 

4.00pm 15 September 2022

 

brighton town hall - Council Chamber

 

 

decision list

 

 

Part One

 

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Anti Racism Pledge Update

 

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED: The Committee noted the report.

 

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26

 

Brighton & Hove's Response to Refugees and Asylum Seekers

 

 

Contact Officer:

Lucy Bryson

Tel: 01273 292572

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee:

1. Noted the council’s work related to refugees and asylum seekers.

 

2. Noted the Homes for Ukraine funding received by the council to date and its expenditure as detailed in paragraph 3.17 and the detailed breakdown at Appendix One.

 

3. Notes the priorities for the council’s support of refugees and asylum seekers (paragraph 3.60) for the coming year.

 

4. Recommends that the Policy & Resources Committee notes the Homes for Ukraine funding received and expenditure defrayed to date to fulfil the obligations placed on local authorities by the government’s Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.

 

5. Recommends that the Policy & Resources Committee notes the priorities for the council’s support of refugees and asylum seekers for the coming year as set out in the report.

 

6. Recommends that the Policy & Resources Committee gives delegated authority to the Executive Director Housing, Neighbourhoods & Communities, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer, to defray unallocated current and future resources in accordance with the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme requirements and conditions and to fulfil the council’s obligations under the scheme.

 

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Development of an Accessible City Strategy

 

 

Contact Officer:

Emma McDermott

Tel: 01273 296805

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee:

 

1. Noted the report and agrees to receive further update reports.

 

2. Recommended to Full Council that it agrees that the Council should sign the Disability Impact Pledge.

 

That Full Council:

 

1. Agreed that the Council should sign the Disability Impact Pledge.

 

 

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28

 

Pool Passage Public Space Protection Order 2022

 

 

Contact Officer:

Simon Bannister

Tel: 01273 293925

 

Ward Affected:

Regency

 

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Tourism, Equalities, Communities, and Culture Committee grant the Pool Passage Public Space Protection Order (See appendix 1)

 

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Short Term Lets

 

 

Contact Officer:

Howard Barden

Tel: 01273 292646

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED: that the Tourism, Equalities, Communities, and Culture Committee:

 

1. Agreed that officers should submit a response to the government’s call for evidence to inform the development of a tourist accommodation registration scheme. (see Appendix 3).

2. Noted the updated information in this paper following the previous report to TECC in March 2020.

 

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30

 

Tourism Recovery and VisitBrighton

 

 

Contact Officer:

Howard Barden

Tel: 01273 292646

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

 

That the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee noted and acknowledged the work of VisitBrighton in supporting tourism and the wider visitor economy of Brighton & Hove.

 

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31

 

Adoption of the Brighton & Hove City Plan Part 2

 

 

Contact Officer:

Helen Gregory

Tel: 01273 292293

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee recommend to Full Council:

 

1. To agree to adopt and publish the Proposed Submission Brighton & Hove City Plan Part Two, as amended to include all the main modifications required by the CPP2 Examining Inspector to make the plan sound, in accordance with Section 23 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 and Regulation 26 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. This includes changes required to the adopted Policies Map, together with other additional (minor) modifications already noted by the 16 March 2022 Tourism, Economy, Culture & Communities Committee (including any consequential and other appropriate alterations for the purposes of clarification, improved accuracy of meaning or typographical corrections, being necessary).

 

2. To agree amendments needed for planning application validation requirements.

 

3. To note that on adoption of the City Plan Part Two the policies in the retained 2005 Brighton & Hove Local Plan will be superseded. These superseded policies are listed in Appendix 5 of the City Plan Part Two.

 

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32

 

Local Enforcement Plan and Proactive Enforcement Projects

 

 

Contact Officer:

Marina Brigginshaw

Tel: 01273 291297

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee:

 

1. Approved the Planning Local Enforcement Plan, included at Appendix 1 of this report, subject to any minor grammatical, non-material text and formatting agreed by the Head of Planning in consultation with the Chair of the Committee prior to publication.

 

2. Noted that proactive projects are to be introduced as and when resource capacity is created.

 

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Street Naming and Numbering Service: Introduction of Charges

 

 

Contact Officer:

Simon Barrett

Tel: 01273 290000

 

Ward Affected:

All Wards

 

 

 

RESOLVED:

 

That the Tourism, Equalities, Communities & Culture Committee:

 

1. Agreed the introduction of charges for the discretionary elements of the Street Naming and Numbering function.

 

2. Agreed the schedule of charges set out in Appendix 1, to be applicable from 1st October 2022 (subject to the necessary changes to the ICT systems and procedures.)

 

3. Agreed that the schedule of charges in Appendix 1 be subject to its first review as part of the annual process in Winter 2023

 

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NB The above decisions will be implemented after close of business on 15.9.22 unless they are called in.

 

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