Decision details

RESOLVED

That Cabinet

a)    Approved the proposal to enter into a new Building Control Partnership with Lichfield District Council, South Staffordshire Council, Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council, South Derbyshire District Council and North Warwickshire Borough Council with effect from 1 April 2019 to be hosted by Lichfield District Council;

b)    Authorised the Chief Executive following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Heritage and Growth to:

i.                    Approved the terms of the new Building Control Partnership and to enter into any necessary agreements or arrangements;

ii.                 Subject to terms for the new Building Control Partnership being agreed, and similar approvals being obtained by Lichfield District Council and South Staffordshire Council, approve the arrangements and terms for the termination of the 2015 Building Control Collaboration Agreement between the Council, Lichfield District Council and South Staffordshire Council and to enter into any agreements or other documents required to document the termination;

c)    Authorised the Chief Executive, following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Heritage and Growth, to agree the detailed terms upon which Lichfield District Council will discharge the building control functions set out at Appendix A;

d)    Approved that a retained fund be established to manage the surplus redistributed from the existing partnership