Agenda item

To receive reports and any announcements from the Leader and members of the Cabinet on matters falling within their area of responsibility:

(a)        Report of the Leader;

(b)        Report of the Assets and Economic Development Portfolio Holder (attached);

(c)        Report of the Environment Portfolio Holder (attached);

(d)        Report of the Finance Portfolio Holder (attached);

(e)        Report of the Housing Portfolio Holder (attached);

(f)        Report of the Leisure and Community Services Portfolio Holder (attached);

(g)        Report of the Planning and Governance Portfolio Holder (attached);

(i)         Report of the Safer, Greener and Transport Portfolio Holder (attached); and

(j)         Report of the Technology and Support Services Portfolio Holder (attached).

The Council received written reports from all the Portfolio Holders. The Chairman invited the Leader to provide an oral report and any other members of the Cabinet to give an update of their written report, if required.

(a)          Leader of Council

The Leader advised that following the Council decision on 14 December 2017 to agree the Draft Local Plan, they were working towards the submission deadline. He would be supporting the process throughout this period and would be attending the Duty to Co-operate meetings.

In addition, he had recently attended sites in Epping, North Weald and Coopersale to look at the construction of new housing stock. He thanked A Hall and P Pledger who had accompanied him and advised that with the adjusted housing policy, more local residents should benefit from these houses.

Lastly, the Leader advise that this would be the last meeting of the current Chief Executive, Glen Chipp. He took the opportunity to thanks him for his loyal service over the pass 5 years and thanked him on a personal level for his support and guidance.