Southampton City Council
Councillors:
51
Wards:
17
Committees:
23
Meetings (2025):
154
Meetings (2024):
93
Meeting
Cabinet - Southampton
Meeting Times
Scheduled Time
Start:
Tuesday, 25th March 2025
4:30 PM
Tuesday, 25th March 2025
4:30 PM
End:
Tuesday, 25th March 2025
8:30 PM
Tuesday, 25th March 2025
8:30 PM
Meeting Status
Status:
Confirmed
Confirmed
Date:
25 Mar 2025
25 Mar 2025
Location:
Council Chamber - Civic Centre
Council Chamber - Civic Centre
Meeting Attendees
Committee Member
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Economic Development
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Adults and Health
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Housing Operations
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Communities and Safer City
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Compliance and Leisure
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Green City and Net Zero
Committee Member
Cabinet Member for Children and Learning
Secretary
Judy Cordell
Expected
Secretary
Claire Heather
Expected
Officer
Richard Ivory
Expected
Officer
Mel Creighton
Expected
Officer
Executive Director - Wellbeing (Children and Learning)
Robert Henderson
Expected
Officer
Andrew Travers
Expected
Officer
Stephen Haynes
Expected
Officer
Munira Holloway
Expected
Agenda
8
Devolution Priority Programme consultation response
To consider the report of the Leader of the Council, seeing approval to the proposed response to the Government’s consultation on establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority across Southampton, Hampshire, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight, is submitted on behalf of Southampton City Council.
Attachments:
- Document Devolution Priority Programme consultation response 17 Mar 2025
- Document Appendix 1 - SCC Devolution Priority Programme consultation response 17 Mar 2025
- Document MR1 - Consultation Document - Hampshire and the Solent Devolution Priority Programme 17 Mar 2025
Minutes
Decision made: (CAB 24/25 48147)
On consideration of the report of the Leader of the Council, Cabinet approved the proposed response, set out at Appendix 1 of the report, to the Government’s consultation on establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority across Southampton, Hampshire, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight, submitted on behalf of Southampton City Council.
On consideration of the report of the Leader of the Council, Cabinet approved the proposed response, set out at Appendix 1 of the report, to the Government’s consultation on establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority across Southampton, Hampshire, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight, submitted on behalf of Southampton City Council.
10
Asset Development and Disposal Programme, Phase 3
To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development seeking approval of Phase 3 of the Asset Development and Disposal Programme.
Attachments:
- Document Asset Development and Disposal Programme, Phase 3 17 Mar 2025
- Document Appendix 1. Asset Development and Disposal Programme, Phase 3 17 Mar 2025
Minutes
Decision made: (CAB 24/25 48090)
On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Cabinet approved the following:
(i) To approve the Phase 3 assets recommended for disposal, development or regeneration within the Asset Development and Disposal Programme as detailed in Appendix 1.
(ii) To delegate authority to the Executive Director Growth and Prosperity, to progress and implement asset disposal, development and regeneration opportunities within the scope of the ADDP Programme (as outlined in Appendix 1). This decision will be taken following the required consultation with the relevant members and statutory officers.
On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Cabinet approved the following:
(i) To approve the Phase 3 assets recommended for disposal, development or regeneration within the Asset Development and Disposal Programme as detailed in Appendix 1.
(ii) To delegate authority to the Executive Director Growth and Prosperity, to progress and implement asset disposal, development and regeneration opportunities within the scope of the ADDP Programme (as outlined in Appendix 1). This decision will be taken following the required consultation with the relevant members and statutory officers.
11
Development Site Opportunity
To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development detailing a proposed development site opportunity.
NOTE: This report is submitted for consideration as a General Exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules in Part 4 of the City Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of the relevant Scrutiny Panel and the Public.
NOTE: This report is submitted for consideration as a General Exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules in Part 4 of the City Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of the relevant Scrutiny Panel and the Public.
Attachments:
- Document Report - Development Site Opportunity 17 Mar 2025
- Document Appendix 1 17 Mar 2025
Minutes
Decision made: (CAB 24/25 48147)
On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules, Cabinet approved the following:
(i) To delegate authority to the Executive Director, Growth and Prosperity following consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Economic Development.
(ii) To take such steps as are necessary to terminate the existing Development Agreement with Packaged Living in order to ensure that the site is unencumbered should a third party elect to proceed and agree terms to acquire the site and / or in the event the proposed acquisition does not proceed, to take such action may be necessary to confirm no further extensions to the existing Development Agreement be granted after the existing longstop date in the Agreement.
(iii) Enter into discussions with any interested third party to
• seek to agree lease regear terms for the site which would allow a third party to acquire the Toys R Us lease from Packaged Living. Any such terms being conditional upon the site's acquisition and ensuring the proposed uses were consistent with the masterplan
• consider whether there are close working options either alongside or with, third party entities moving forward whereby the Council would collaborate in relation to the realisation of the opportunities presented by any proposed redevelopment
(iv) To complete analysis of regulatory issues that are a pre-condition to any agreed disposal of any interest in the site or collaboration with any third party to further progress master planning and regeneration opportunities in the area, including but not limited to, s.123 best consideration disposal tests, Best Value, procurement compliance and subsidy control considerations for follow-on approval by Cabinet
(v) To note that a further decision by Cabinet on final proposals, subject to satisfactory progress by interested parties on acquiring the relevant land interests, is anticipated to return to Cabinet in April 2025.
On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules, Cabinet approved the following:
(i) To delegate authority to the Executive Director, Growth and Prosperity following consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Economic Development.
(ii) To take such steps as are necessary to terminate the existing Development Agreement with Packaged Living in order to ensure that the site is unencumbered should a third party elect to proceed and agree terms to acquire the site and / or in the event the proposed acquisition does not proceed, to take such action may be necessary to confirm no further extensions to the existing Development Agreement be granted after the existing longstop date in the Agreement.
(iii) Enter into discussions with any interested third party to
• seek to agree lease regear terms for the site which would allow a third party to acquire the Toys R Us lease from Packaged Living. Any such terms being conditional upon the site's acquisition and ensuring the proposed uses were consistent with the masterplan
• consider whether there are close working options either alongside or with, third party entities moving forward whereby the Council would collaborate in relation to the realisation of the opportunities presented by any proposed redevelopment
(iv) To complete analysis of regulatory issues that are a pre-condition to any agreed disposal of any interest in the site or collaboration with any third party to further progress master planning and regeneration opportunities in the area, including but not limited to, s.123 best consideration disposal tests, Best Value, procurement compliance and subsidy control considerations for follow-on approval by Cabinet
(v) To note that a further decision by Cabinet on final proposals, subject to satisfactory progress by interested parties on acquiring the relevant land interests, is anticipated to return to Cabinet in April 2025.
12
Lane Rental Scheme
To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval for the Lane Rental Scheme.
Attachments:
- Document Lane Rental Scheme - Report 17 Mar 2025
- Document Appendix 1 - Lane Rental Feasibility Report 17 Mar 2025
- Document Appendix 2 - Cost Benefit Analysis 17 Mar 2025
- Document MRD 1 - Lane Rental Consultation Feedback Summary 17 Mar 2025
- Document MRD 2 - Further Reading 17 Mar 2025
- Document MRD 2a - Surrey CC Report 17 Mar 2025
- Document MRD 3 - Lane Rental Scheme ESIA 17 Mar 2025
Minutes
Decision made: (CAB 24/25 47504)
On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Cabinet approved the following:
(i) To submit a Lane Rental Scheme application to the DfT for their review in April 2025 (tranche 1).
(ii) Subject to the outcome of the application to the DfT, to delegate the authority to the Director of Transport & Planning, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment & Transport, Executive Director of Enabling Services (s.151 Officer) and Director of Legal & Governance to take all decisions and actions necessary to implement any DfT approved scheme.
On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development, Cabinet approved the following:
(i) To submit a Lane Rental Scheme application to the DfT for their review in April 2025 (tranche 1).
(ii) Subject to the outcome of the application to the DfT, to delegate the authority to the Director of Transport & Planning, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment & Transport, Executive Director of Enabling Services (s.151 Officer) and Director of Legal & Governance to take all decisions and actions necessary to implement any DfT approved scheme.
13
Financial Position Update - March
To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services detailing an update on the Council's financial position for 2024/25.
Attachments:
- Document Financial Position Update - March 17 Mar 2025
- Document Appendix 1 - Financial Position Update Report Month 11 17 Mar 2025
Minutes
Decision made: (CAB 24/25 47843)
On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services, Cabinet agreed the £0.10M adjustments to be made to directorate budgets to reflect sustained favourable variances reported at month 11 of 2024/25 due to transformation measures, to be transferred to centrally held contingency to reduce the reliance on Exceptional Financial Support (EFS), as set out in paragraph 6 of the report.
On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services, Cabinet agreed the £0.10M adjustments to be made to directorate budgets to reflect sustained favourable variances reported at month 11 of 2024/25 due to transformation measures, to be transferred to centrally held contingency to reduce the reliance on Exceptional Financial Support (EFS), as set out in paragraph 6 of the report.
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