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Contact: Charlotte Davies 01639 763745 Email: c.l.davies2@npt.gov.uk
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Minutes of Previous Meeting PDF 57 KB Minutes: That
the minutes of the previous meeting held on the 5th July 2021, be approved. |
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Pre-Decision Scrutiny To
select appropriate items from the Cabinet Board agenda for Pre-Decision
Scrutiny (Cabinet Board reports included for Scrutiny Members) Minutes: The
committee chose to scrutinise the following cabinet board items: Social
Housing Grant Prospectus 2021 Members
were informed of the Council’s Social Housing Grant (SHG) Prospectus 2021, as
detailed within the circulated report. Members
commended that the current schemes held in reserves during 2020/21 were able to
transfer to the main programme in 2021/22. Discussions
took place around the terminology in relation to renting along with the
definition for affordable housing, as it was highlighted that affordable
housing wasn’t necessarily affordable for all. Further information was
requested on the benchmark for affordable housing, as it was highlighted that
in some areas affordable houses were still too costly for people to rent. Members
asked whether the grant would be available for the council to use in the
possibility of building their own houses. It was highlighted that this was an
option for other Councils, however, as Neath Port Talbot had transferred their
housing stock in previous years this was not an option. Members
were pleased to see that the report was linked to the Local Development Plan
and that the report had therefore considered future planning. Officers clarified that the
figures included in the table on page 11 of the report was £9.9m of Welsh
Government grant which equates to approximately 448 units of accommodation. It was confirmed that the
Amman Valley was not included in appendix 2 of the report, following the work
undertaken by the Opinion Research Services (ORS) in 2019 as they did not
identify any need for additional housing in the Amman valley. Officers
confirmed that they would be confirming the accuracy of this. It was discussed whether the
numbers of housing were sufficient for future years with the increase in
population. It was noted that the numbers had been calculated on the work
undertaken by the ORS and was based on affordable housing. Members asked for the
dimensions of the dwellings to ensure the sizing was sufficient, due to the
decrease in sizing dwellings over the years. It was clarified to members that
there were guidelines set by Welsh Government on dimensions that had to be
complied with. It was noted that further information on the size of the
dwellings and the standards on dimensions would be circulated to members of the
committee outside of the meeting. Following scrutiny the report
was noted. |
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Forward Work Programme 2020/21 PDF 90 KB Minutes: Members
noted the Forward Work Programme and requested the following item be include: ·
A report providing an overview of how Neath Port Talbots Housing and its
policies link in with future development plans. |
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Access to Meetings Access
to Meetings to resolve to exclude the public for the following item(s) pursuant
to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act
1972 and the relevant exempt paragraphs of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above
Act. Minutes:
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Pre-Decision Scrutiny of Private Item/s To
select appropriate private items from the Cabinet Board agenda for Pre-Decision
Scrutiny (Cabinet Board reports enclosed for Scrutiny Members) Minutes: NPT Youth Justice and Early
Intervention Draft Annual Plan 2021-2022 At
the start of the item, the Director advised Scrutiny Members that the wrong
Exempt Paragraph had been used – this should have been Paragraph 18 and not
Paragraph 14. Members
received an update on the on the NPT Youth Justice and Early Intervention Draft
Annual Plan 2021-2022, as detailed within the private circulated report. Following
discussions the following concerns within the report were raised for amendment
at Cabinet Board. ·
Valleys Communities Impacts should read ‘No Impacts’. ·
Within the Consultation section, the following words should be removed:
‘…in all three local authorities for comment.’ ·
The Officer Contact details for Alison Davies should read
‘a.davies8@npt.gov.uk’. Following
scrutiny, the committee was supportive of the proposals to be considered by
cabinet board. |