Basingstoke & Dean Borough Council
Councillors:
54
Wards:
18
Committees:
22
Meetings (2025):
74
Meetings (2024):
72
Meeting
Cabinet - Basingstoke & Dean
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 16th September 2025
6:30 PM
Tuesday, 16th September 2025
6:30 PM
End:
Tuesday, 16th September 2025
9:30 PM
Tuesday, 16th September 2025
9:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Moved
Moved
Date:
16 Sep 2025
16 Sep 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - Deanes
Council Chamber - Deanes
Webcast:
Available
Available
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Major Projects and Regeneration
Committee Member
Co-Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Property
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Communities, Partnerships and Inclusion
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Sports, Leisure and Culture
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Climate and Ecological Emergency
Chair
Leader
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Residents’ Services and Housing
Agenda
1
Apologies for absence
2
Declarations of interest
3
Urgent matters
To consider any items of business, other than those shown on this agenda and which, by reason of special circumstances to be stated at the meeting, in the opinion of the Chairman, should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.
4
Minutes of the meeting held on 8 July 2025
The Chair will move that the minutes of the meeting be signed as a correct record. The only part of the minutes that can be discussed is their accuracy.
Attachments:
- Document Printed minutes 08072025 1830 Cabinet 04 Sep 2025
5
Leader and Portfolio Holders Announcements
6
Motion referred from Council - Backing Local Voices: Standing Up for Neighbourhood Planning
To consider the resolution referred by Council from its meeting held on 17 July 2025:
Council resolves to:
Express its strong support for Neighbourhood Planning and affirm the importance of continued investment in the process.
Support the position of NALC in calling for central government to reinstate funding for neighbourhood planning.
Request that the Cabinet urgently explores alternative sources of funding or support mechanisms to enable parish and town councils within our area to continue with neighbourhood planning work despite the withdrawal of central government support.
Request the Leader to write to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities expressing this council’s concern about the impact of the funding cut and urging the government to reconsider its position.
Council resolves to:
Express its strong support for Neighbourhood Planning and affirm the importance of continued investment in the process.
Support the position of NALC in calling for central government to reinstate funding for neighbourhood planning.
Request that the Cabinet urgently explores alternative sources of funding or support mechanisms to enable parish and town councils within our area to continue with neighbourhood planning work despite the withdrawal of central government support.
Request the Leader to write to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities expressing this council’s concern about the impact of the funding cut and urging the government to reconsider its position.
7
Motion referred from Council - Enhancing Local Resilience and Emergency Preparedness
To consider the resolution referred by Council from its meeting held on 17 July 2025:
Council resolves to:
Request that Cabinet review and update existing emergency preparedness and business continuity plans to ensure they remain fit for purpose in today’s evolving risk landscape, including scenarios involving large-scale infrastructure disruption or national security incidents.
Request Cabinet to work closely with the Local Resilience Forum and other Category 1 and 2 responders, where feasible, to:
Test and strengthen joint response protocols.
Ensure that planning takes into account vulnerable populations, public health, and digital inclusion
Identify and protect critical local infrastructure.
Request a report to the Resources Committee (subject to the agreement of the Chair) and to the Cabinet Member for Communities, Partnerships and Inclusion, outlining:
The council’s current state of readiness for major civil emergencies, including, but not limited to, national security events.
Opportunities to improve staff training, public communications, and coordination with partners;
Any gaps in funding, guidance, or support from central government that may need addressing.
Request Cabinet to consider launching a public awareness initiative to help residents better understand how to prepare their households for a range of emergencies (e.g. prolonged power outages, water supply issues, or communication blackouts), working in partnership with national guidance bodies and local emergency services.
Council resolves to:
Request that Cabinet review and update existing emergency preparedness and business continuity plans to ensure they remain fit for purpose in today’s evolving risk landscape, including scenarios involving large-scale infrastructure disruption or national security incidents.
Request Cabinet to work closely with the Local Resilience Forum and other Category 1 and 2 responders, where feasible, to:
Test and strengthen joint response protocols.
Ensure that planning takes into account vulnerable populations, public health, and digital inclusion
Identify and protect critical local infrastructure.
Request a report to the Resources Committee (subject to the agreement of the Chair) and to the Cabinet Member for Communities, Partnerships and Inclusion, outlining:
The council’s current state of readiness for major civil emergencies, including, but not limited to, national security events.
Opportunities to improve staff training, public communications, and coordination with partners;
Any gaps in funding, guidance, or support from central government that may need addressing.
Request Cabinet to consider launching a public awareness initiative to help residents better understand how to prepare their households for a range of emergencies (e.g. prolonged power outages, water supply issues, or communication blackouts), working in partnership with national guidance bodies and local emergency services.
8
Recommendations from the Resources Committee - Quarter 4 Key Performance Indicator Review
Report from the Chair of the Resources Committee
Attachments:
- Document Recommendations from the Resources Committee - Quarter 4 Key Performance Indicator Review 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 1 04 Sep 2025
9
Local Government Reorganisation
This report seeks approval of the full proposal to submit to government by the deadline of the 26th of September 2025 as required in the letter of the 5th of February 2025.
Recommendation from the Leader of the Council and Co-Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Property
Recommendation from the Leader of the Council and Co-Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Property
Attachments:
- Document LGR Full Proposal Draft Cabinet Council Report September BDBC 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 1 Letter from the Secretary of State Feb 2025 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 2 Interim plan approved by all 15 Councils March 2025 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 3 Interim Plan Feedback May 2025 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 4a - Business Case UPDATED 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 4b - Supporting appendices - Appendix 1 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 4b - Support appendices - Appendices 2-4 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 4b - Supporting appendices - Appendices 5-8 04 Sep 2025
10
Adoption of North Wessex Downs National Landscape Management Plan 2025-30
The purpose of this report is to adopt the updated management plan for the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, covering the period 2025-2030. The National Landscape designation (formally known as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) stretches across parts of Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire, and covers about a third of the borough. The report sets out options regarding the Plan and recommends its adoption as a suitable framework for the stewardship of the area.
Recommendation from the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure
Recommendation from the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure
Attachments:
- Document NWDMP Cabinet Report 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 1 - NWD Management Plan for Adoption 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 2 - Officer Response to the consultation 04 Sep 2025
11
Local Nutrient Mitigation Funding for project to upgrade three council-owned wastewater treatment works to create nutrient credits to provide mitigation for new development
This report seeks agreement for the council to become a Benefiting and Host authority to receive funding to enable the upgrading of three council owned wastewater treatment works and any additional maintenance costs beyond that required for standard specification.
Recommendation from the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure
Recommendation from the Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning and Infrastructure
Attachments:
- Document FINAL Cabinet report_BDBC stw upgrades 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 1 - Report to Partnership for Hampshire Joint Committee 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 2 - Inter Authority Agreement for Solent Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund projects 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 3 MOU between DLUHC and Fareham BC 04 Sep 2025
12
Disposal of Joule Road Industrial Estate, Basingstoke
This report seeks approval to dispose of land at Joule Road Industrial Estate at less than open market value to Greenham Trust (GT) who have agreed, once the site has been redeveloped, to provide new premises to the Community Furniture Project (CFP) by granting a lease for 15 years at a discounted rent without excluding the security of tenure provisions.
Recommendation from the Co-Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Property
Recommendation from the Co-Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Property
Attachments:
- Document Cabinet report Joule Road disposal Sept 2025 FINAL 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 1 Site Plan 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 2 - Property and Financial Information EXEMPT 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 3 Charitable Information 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 4 - Timeframe EXEMPT 04 Sep 2025
13
Manydown North - MDV LLP Annual Budget 2025/26
This report seeks approval for the MDV LLP 2025/26 budget as an update to the MDV LLP Overarching Business Plan and approval of the MDV LLP Annual Business Plan.
Recommendation from the Cabinet Member for Major Projects and Regeneration
Recommendation from the Cabinet Member for Major Projects and Regeneration
Attachments:
- Document Cabinet Report - Manydown North - MDV LLP Budget and Annual Business Plan 030925 04 Sep 2025
- Document Appendix 1 - Manydown North - MDV LLP Annual Budget and Business Plan 2025-26 EXEMPT 04 Sep 2025
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