That the Economic Growth Fund Opportunity 11/5/20, as set out in the Exempt Council Minute 134/5/20, be approved.

(Note: the decision in respect of Economic Growth Fund Opportunity 11/05/20 is restricted due to exempt information contained within the decision.)

That the Economic Growth Fund Opportunity 19/05/20(c), as set out in the exempt Cabinet Minute 99h, be approved.

(Note: the decisions in respect of Economic Growth Fund Opportunity 19/05/20(c) are restricted due to exempt information contained within the decisions.)

That the Economic Growth Fund Opportunity 20/05/20(b), as set out in the Exempt Cabinet Minute 99g, be approved.

(Note: the decisions in respect of Economic Growth Fund Opportunity 20/05/20(b) are restricted due to exempt information contained within the decisions.)

That the Economic Growth Fund Opportunity 19/05/20(a), as set out in the Exempt Cabinet Minute 99f, be approved.

That the Town Centre Regeneration Fund Proposal – Additional funding proposal for Torquay Town Centre regeneration opportunity, as set out in the Exempt Cabinet Minute 99d, be approved.

(Note: the decisions in respect of Town Centre Regeneration Fund Proposal – Additional funding proposal for Torquay Town Centre regeneration opportunity are restricted due to exempt information contained within the decisions.)

(i)            That Appendix 1 – Housing Strategy Delivery Plan 2020 – 2025 Version 1, be approved;

(ii)          That authority is delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning, Housing and Climate Change, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Tourism and Housing, to agree the final details of the Housing Strategy Delivery Plan, including in-year adjustments to help progress housing delivery;

(iii)         That, the Housing Strategy Delivery Plan will be formally reviewed on an annual basis, through an appropriate level of consultation, with updates agreed and a refreshed version published as necessary.

That Torbay Council becomes a member of the Co-operative Councils Innovation Network.

Prior to the Assistant Directors’ consideration of the planning application a report was published on the Council’s Website which sets out the proposed application, submitted written representations and site details of the application.  Since publication of the decision pack no further negative representations were received. The planning case officer advised that since the report was prepared a further plan was submitted namely Drawing Number 1443-PL05 Rev B, received 07.05.2020.  This plan provides an internal floor plan for the lower ground floor including an Open Place Office with a small Kitchenette and Bathroom in place of the area that was previously labelled ‘Area For Future Expansion’ on the now superseded plan with Drawing Number 1443-PL05 Rev A, received 28.01.2020. The submission of this revised plan does not impact on the assessment or the recommendation set out in the report, however, pursuant to the submission of this amended plan, the wording of the proposed “Condition 08: Staff Facilities” requires updated to refer to the revised drawing number (rather than to the previous version of the plan which has been superseded.

Prior to consideration of the application the Leader of the Council and Group Leaders, in addition to the Chairman of the Planning Committee and Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Planning were consulted, and the case report was duly published in advance allowing for the opportunity for further representations by any elected member.

That the application be approved on completion of a Section 106 Agreement securing mitigatory tree planting, and the conditions set out in the officer report (with revisions to appropriate conditions to accommodate the amended plan received 07/07/2020).