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Decision details

NOTICE OF MOTIONS

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

There were five motions submitted in accordance with Standing Order 4.8.12.

 

(A)  The Great Home Upgrade

 

RESOLVED:

 

The Council:

 

(1)   Calls upon the Prime Minister to call for a Great Homes Upgrade and a commitment to retrofit 19 million homes by 2030.

 

(2)   Calls on the Chancellor to commit to investing over the next three years to begin a Great Homes Upgrade, and that the government will commit to working with housing associations, private rental properties and owner occupiers to upgrade properties for net zero and commits to setting up a retrofitting taskforce to target resources now to achieving net zero through upgrading properties.

 

(3)   Commits to writing to our neighbouring local authorities to ask them to join us to join the campaign.

 

(B)  Ecological Emergency

 

RESOLVED:

 

The Council:

 

(1)   Declares an ecological emergency.

 

(2)   Ensures that addressing the ecological emergency and nature recovery are considered as strategic priorities for planning policies and design guides for new development, including master-planning of sites, by identifying appropriate areas for habitat restoration and biodiversity net gain and ensuring that development limits impact on existing habitats in its process.

 

(3)   Set measurable targets and standards for biodiversity increase, in both species and quantities, seeking also to increase community engagement.

 

(4)   Work with our partners to establish a Local Nature Partnership for Hertfordshire as soon as possible, in keeping with the urgency of this declaration.

 

(5)   Work with our partners to develop Nature Recovery Networks and Nature Recovery Strategy for Hertfordshire, again in keeping with the urgency of this declaration.

 

(6)   Look for opportunities to work in partnership with local charities and environmental organisations to deliver nature recovery in North Hertfordshire.

 

(7)   Investigate new approaches to nature recovery such as habitat banking that deliver biodiversity objectives and provide new investment opportunities.

 

(8)   Commits to considering biodiversity net gain policies within the review of the Local Plan at the earliest achievable opportunity, with a commitment to set a local BNG policy, which goes beyond the minimum, nationally required, 10% increase.

 

(D)  Community Infrastructure Levy

 

Following the debate, and before being put to a vote, Cllr Ian Moody withdrew the motion on the basis of the statement by the Executive Member for Planning and Transport.

 

(C)  Waste Contract Renewal – Changes to the Residual Waste Collection Cycle

 

RESOLVED: That the motion was lost.

 

(E)  Solar Energy Policy

 

The Chair advised that this motion had been withdrawn.

 

 

Publication date: 17/07/2023

Date of decision: 13/07/2023

Decided at meeting: 13/07/2023 - Council

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