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1.
Apologies
To receive apologies
for absence.
2.
Minutes 
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To confirm as a
correct record the Minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on 16
September 2025.
3.
Disclosure of Interests
(a)
To receive declarations of non
pecuniary interests in respect of items on this
agenda.
For
reference: Having declared their
non pecuniary interest members may
remain in the meeting and speak and, vote on the matter in
question. A completed disclosure of interests form should be
returned to the Clerk before the conclusion of the
meeting.
(b)
To receive declarations of disclosable pecuniary
interests in respect of items on this agenda.
For
reference: Where a Member has a
disclosable pecuniary interest he/she must leave the meeting during
consideration of the item. However, the Member may remain in the
meeting to make representations, answer questions or give evidence
if the public have a right to do so, but having done so the Member
must then immediately leave the meeting, may not vote and must not
improperly seek to influence the outcome of the matter. A completed
disclosure of interests form should be returned to the Clerk before
the conclusion of the meeting.
(Please Note: If Members and Officers wish to seek advice
on any potential interests they may have, they should contact
Governance Support or Legal Services prior to the
meeting.)
4.
Urgent Items
To consider any other
items the Chairman decides are urgent.
5.
Matters for Consideration
6.
Torbay Council’s proposal for Local Government Reorganisation
To consider a report
on the above.
7.
Review of Council Tax Support Scheme 2026/27 PDF 202 KB
To consider a report
that provides an overview of the current Council Tax Support Scheme
and the proposed change for the financial year 2026/27.
Additional documents:
8.
Budget Monitoring – Revenue and Capital Outturn 2025/26 Quarter 2 PDF 565 KB
To consider a report
that provides a high-level budget summary of the Council’s
revenue and capital position for the financial year 2025/26,
reviewing budgets and considering year-end forecasts.
Additional documents:
9.
Torbay Waste Transfer Station and Household Waste Recycling Centre – Paignton PDF 171 KB
To consider a report
that sets out the required action to enable commencement of
preparations for a possible Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) process
for the delivery of a relocated Waste Transfer Station and
Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) on land adjacent to the
existing operation.
10.
Compulsory Purchase Orders Delegation Union Square and The Strand PDF 226 KB
To consider a report
that seeks to confirm agreement of the Compulsory Purchase Orders
for the two areas as originally intended, to enable redevelopment
of the areas as part of the land assembly proposals.
Additional documents:
11.
Paignton Town Centre Place Vision PDF 167 KB
To consider a report
that set out the Town Centre vision for Paignton.
Additional documents:
12.
Consultation Draft Torbay Local Plan 2025-45 (Regulation 18) PDF 712 KB
To consider a report
that seeks approval to publish the draft Torbay Local Plan for
public consultation.
Additional documents:
13.
Streetlighting Central Management System and Light Emitting Diode (LED) Upgrade Project PDF 214 KB
To consider a report
on the above.
Additional documents:
14.
Licensing Act 2003 – Proposed Licensing Statement of Principles (Licensing Policy) 2026 – 2031 PDF 384 KB
To consider a report
that seeks approval of the Licensing Act 2003 – Proposed Licensing
Statement of Principles (Licensing Policy) 2026 – 2031.
Additional documents:
15.
Proposals to remove/alteration of existing and the creation of new Hackney Carriage Stands under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 PDF 2 MB
To consider a report
that seeks approval for the removal, amendment and new taxi stands
as prescribed under section 63 of the Local Government
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
16.
Independent Reviewing Service (IRO) Annual Report 2024 – 2025 PDF 145 KB
To consider an annual
report of the Independent Reviewing Service.
Additional documents:
17.
Fostering Annual Report 2024 – 2025 PDF 143 KB
To consider the
Fostering Service annual report.
Additional documents:
Live Streaming and Hybrid Arrangements
To
encourage more people to engage in our public meetings the Council
is live streaming our Cabinet meetings on our YouTube channel in
addition to recording the meetings and publishing the recording on
our website. To watch the meeting live
please visit https://www.youtube.com/user/torbaycouncil.
We are
also using hybrid meeting arrangements to enable officers and
Councillors who are not members of the Cabinet to either attend the
meeting in person or to attend the meeting remotely via
Zoom. Anyone attending the meeting
remotely must use their raise hand function when they wish to speak
and to declare any interests at the appropriate time. If anyone attending the meeting remotely loses
connection the meeting will continue and
they will have the option to follow the meeting via the YouTube
live stream.
