Portsmouth City Borough Council
Councillors:
42
Wards:
14
Committees:
37
Meetings (2025):
120
Meetings (2024):
154
Meeting
Cabinet - Portsmouth City
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 29th April 2025
2:00 PM
Tuesday, 29th April 2025
2:00 PM
End:
Tuesday, 29th April 2025
6:00 PM
Tuesday, 29th April 2025
6:00 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed; Extraordinary
Confirmed; Extraordinary
Date:
29 Apr 2025
29 Apr 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Council Chamber - The Guildhall, Portsmouth
Meeting Attendees
Chair
Leader of the Council (with portfolio responsibility for Culture, Regeneration & Economic Development)
Vice-Chair
Deputy Leader of the Council; Cabinet Member for Housing and Tackling Homelessness
Cabinet Member
Cabinet Member for Environmental Services
Cabinet Member
Cabinet Member for Central Services
Cabinet Member
Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Greening the City
Cabinet Member
Cabinet Member for Transport
Cabinet Member
Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Leisure & Sport
Cabinet Member
Cabinet Member for Planning Policy & City Development
Cabinet Member
Cabinet Member for Community Wellbeing, Health & Care
Cabinet Member
Cabinet Member for Children, Families & Education
Agenda
1
Apologies for Absence
2
Declarations of Interests
3
Record of Previous Decision Meetings - 4 March and 19 March 2025
A copy of the records of the previous decisions taken at Cabinet on 4 March 2025 and 19 March 2025 are attached.
Attachments:
- Document Record of meeting - 4 March 2025 17 Apr 2025
- Document Record of meeting - 19 March 2025 17 Apr 2025
4
Local Development Scheme
Purpose
To introduce the updated Local Development Scheme (LDS), which sets out the timetable for the preparation of development plan documents in Portsmouth and forms Appendix 1 of this report. The focus of the report is on the Portsmouth Local Plan, and it explains why it is now necessary to prepare an Addendum to the Plan for a further round of public consultation before the Plan is submitted to the Secretary of State for examination.
RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet resolve as the Local Planning Authority (LPA) that the updated LDS set out in Appendix 1 of this report is approved and to have effect from 30 April 2025.
To introduce the updated Local Development Scheme (LDS), which sets out the timetable for the preparation of development plan documents in Portsmouth and forms Appendix 1 of this report. The focus of the report is on the Portsmouth Local Plan, and it explains why it is now necessary to prepare an Addendum to the Plan for a further round of public consultation before the Plan is submitted to the Secretary of State for examination.
RECOMMENDED that the Cabinet resolve as the Local Planning Authority (LPA) that the updated LDS set out in Appendix 1 of this report is approved and to have effect from 30 April 2025.
Attachments:
- Document Local Development Scheme 17 Apr 2025
- Document Appendix 1 - Updated Local Development Scheme 17 Apr 2025
- Document Appendix 2 - IROPI opinion 17 Apr 2025
- Document Letter from RSPB and Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust 17 Apr 2025
5
Supporting residents with the cost of living and Household Support Fund 2025/26
Purpose
1. To provide an update on the support the council is providing to residents to help with the rising cost of living, including the assistance being provided to residents of Portsmouth in financial hardship through the administration of the Household Support Fund made available by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
2. To feedback on the assistance provided to residents of Portsmouth in financial hardship, through the administration of the Household Support Fund for 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025.
3. To outline the indicative delivery plan for Household Support Fund for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 which can be adjusted in response to local need and demand through the year.
1. To provide an update on the support the council is providing to residents to help with the rising cost of living, including the assistance being provided to residents of Portsmouth in financial hardship through the administration of the Household Support Fund made available by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
2. To feedback on the assistance provided to residents of Portsmouth in financial hardship, through the administration of the Household Support Fund for 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025.
3. To outline the indicative delivery plan for Household Support Fund for the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 which can be adjusted in response to local need and demand through the year.
Attachments:
- Document Supporting residents with cost of living and Household Support Fund 2025/2026 17 Apr 2025
- Document Appendix 1 - HSF6 - 1 October 2024 to 31 March 2025 17 Apr 2025
- Document Appendix 2 - HSF7 - 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 17 Apr 2025
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