Issue - meetings
SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
Meeting: 14/01/2026 - Cabinet Panel on the Environment (Item 16)
SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
To consider items for discussion at future meetings of the Cabinet Panel.
Decision:
The Chair led a discussion to consider items for future meetings of the Cabinet Panel with Members and members of the public present.
Minutes:
Audio recording – 1 hour 9 minutes 29 seconds
The Chair led a discussion to consider items for future meetings of the Cabinet Panel.
The following Members and members of the public took part in the discussion:
· Gilly Chegwyn
· Roger Lovegrove
· Sue Lines
· Councillor Claire Strong
The following points were raised as part of the discussion:
· The Council should liaise with the County Council and Government on a blue light response to a food crisis as reserve food provisions were very low in the UK.
· There was no strategy to address the poor commuter parking in Letchworth and the increased pressures that development on the outskirts of the town would put on this.
· The effects of the National Planning Policy Framework refresh on the environment and planning policy should be discussed at a future meeting.
In response to points raised in the discussion, the Chair advised that:
· Modern houses generally had less storage and garden space to store or produce additional food supplies compared to older houses.
· The summary of the report by Tim Lang entitled ‘Just In Case’ that had been provided would be considered by Officers after the meeting.
· Lack of parking demand after 7pm in the Garden Square Multi-Storey Car Park in Letchworth meant that it was not financially feasible to keep it open after this time.
· Local Government Reorganisation in an environmental context could be discussed at a future meeting, however, members of the public could also contact the Executive Member for Local Government Reorganisation/Devolution in the meantime on this.
In response to points raised in the discussion, Councillor Claire Strong advised that the Garden Square Multi-Storey Car Park closed at 7pm due to past instances of anti-social behaviour.
The Chair advised that suggested items would be considered, alongside Officers, for inclusion at future meetings of the Cabinet Panel.