Agenda

Council - Monday, 23rd February, 2026 4.00 pm

Venue: Council Chamber, Fenland Hall, County Road, March

Items
No. Item

1.

To receive apologies for absence.

2.

Previous Minutes pdf icon PDF 255 KB

To confirm and sign the minutes of 15 December 2025.

3.

Civic Engagements Update. pdf icon PDF 144 KB

4.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman of the Council and/or the Head of Paid Service.

5.

To receive members' declaration of any interests under the Local Code of Conduct or any interest under the Code of Conduct on Planning Matters in respect of any item to be discussed at the meeting.

6.

To receive questions from, and provide answers to, councillors in relation to matters which, in the opinion of the Chairman, accord with the provisions of Procedure Rules 8.4 and 8.6.

7.

To receive reports from and ask questions of Cabinet members with portfolio holder responsibilities, in accordance with Procedure Rules 8.1 and 8.2. pdf icon PDF 559 KB

8.

Motion by Councillor Boden pdf icon PDF 89 KB

Motion submitted by Councillor Boden on ‘Breaking the Bottlenecks: A plan to unlock growth in Whittlesey and Chatteris’.

9.

Motion by Councillor Mrs Laws pdf icon PDF 93 KB

Motion submitted by Councillor Mrs Laws on reducing the B1040 closure risk owing to flooding.

10.

Motion by Councillor Taylor pdf icon PDF 79 KB

Motion submitted by Councillor Taylor on the Government’s Animal Welfare Strategy.

11.

Business Plan 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 2 MB

For Council to consider and approve the Final Business Plan 2026/27

12.

Corporate Budget 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 1 MB

Revised General Fund Budget and Capital Programme 2025/26; General Fund Budget Estimates 2026/27 and Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) 2026/27 to 2030/31; Capital Programme 2026/27 to 2028/29

13.

Council Tax Resolution 2026/27 pdf icon PDF 187 KB

Following consideration of this report to Council on 23 February 2026 and the setting of the Revenue Budget for 2026/27, the Council is required to pass the resolution to set the Council Tax requirement.

 

14.

RECAP Waste Strategy pdf icon PDF 5 MB

To approve and adopt the updated Waste Strategy for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Waste Partnership and in support of the updated Waste Strategy, to approve and adopt an updated Fenland Recycling Plan.

 

15.

Licensing Service - S113 Agreement pdf icon PDF 130 KB

To recommend Council approve entry into a Section 113 agreement with Huntingdonshire District Council for the provision of an interim Licensing Manager pending more detailed consideration of alternative arrangements to include the direct employment of a Licensing Manager.

 

16.

Local Plan - S113 Agreement pdf icon PDF 120 KB

To recommend Council approve entry into a Section 113 agreement with Uttlesford District Council for provision of services to progress the development of a new Local Plan for Fenland.

 

17.

Senior Manager Pay Policy pdf icon PDF 268 KB

The purpose of this report is for Council to adopt the Senior Manager Pay Policy Statement for 2025-2026.