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The committee was due to consider reports on planning, housing, food safety, dog control, winter maintenance, active travel and public toilets. No minutes have been published yet, so no decisions are recorded here; each item below says what its report recommends.
The committee will consider reports on the North Wales Growth Deal, Investment Zone grants, public rights of way, the local toilet strategy, the annual performance report and corporate risks. No minutes have been published, so no decisions are recorded yet. Each report makes a recommendation that the committee may accept, amend or reject.
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It also acknowledged a feasibility report on using mine water to heat council buildings, and noted the council's carbon footprint for 2024/25. The committee also supported giving delegated powers to officers to procure and manage the Connect to Work programme.
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The Committee supported the Local Development Plan annual monitoring report, the introduction of additional licensing for smaller houses in multiple occupation across Flintshire, and delegated enforcement powers under new consumer protection law. It deferred the Ambition North Wales annual report to 11 November 2025.
The Committee considered its forward work programme and action tracking, and two annual performance reports for 2024/25: the Council's overall Annual Performance Report and the Development Management report. It supported the overall report, endorsed the planning report, and agreed to hold an enforcement workshop in early 2026.
On 8 July 2025 the Environment and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered eleven items, including the Connect to Work programme, the new Council Plan for 2025-2030 and recommendations on parking outside schools. Members agreed to set up a task and finish group on the discretionary parts of the school transport policy, and to back a protocol for parking outside schools. They also noted the street lighting annual report and supported the end-of-year review of the current Council Plan.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
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The committee considered its forward work programme, the corporate risk register, the Flintshire Coast Park five-year management plan and a draft flood risk strategy. It noted the work programme and progress on actions, and endorsed the Coast Park plan and the draft flood strategy, the latter for public consultation. It reviewed two corporate risks and was assured by the arrangements to manage them.
On 11 March 2025 the Environment and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee appointed Councillor Ryan McKeown as Vice-Chair. It endorsed the Climate Change Strategy for 2025 to 2030 and draft Place Making Plans for Holywell and Shotton, and asked for bus routes with the most delays to be reviewed. It also noted a new performance reporting structure for Streetscene, and no longer supports the previous Streetscene Standards.
It noted the tighter eligibility rules for the Ring and Ride service and endorsed applying them robustly, and it noted higher fees and the withdrawal of the service from users who are not eligible. It also noted its forward work programme, subject to amendments.
The committee considered eight items on 14 January 2025, covering council performance, risks, grass cutting, energy planning, carbon emissions and car parking. It noted the Local Area Energy Plan, supported the carbon footprint report, and endorsed car parking charges at Wepre Park. Several items led to requests for further reports or workshops.
The Committee considered a call-in of the council's decision on residual waste collection and referred it back to Cabinet for reconsideration. It also noted an action plan to reduce the Streetscene and Transportation overspend, noted a new policy on cost recovery for public events on the highway, and endorsed the council's response to the Law Commission's consultation on burial law. It also noted the phased removal of 'A Frame' barriers on the Wales Coast Path.
The committee reviewed the 2025/26 cost pressures for the Planning, Environment and Economy and the Streetscene and Transportation portfolios, and it supported removing the Streetscene and Transportation pressures listed in section 1.07 of the report. It decided not to support the proposed new National Park for North East Wales, and it supported the implementation and communications plans for moving to three-weekly residual waste collections. It also noted its forward work programme, subject to the amendments made at the meeting.
It agreed the recycling centre changes and endorsed the Food Service Plan and a public consultation on HMO licensing. It also noted the highway plan and supported options to reduce the local bus shortfall.
The Environment and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee, which reviews the council's work, met on 10 September 2024 and considered four reports. It noted the annual report of the North Wales Economic Ambition Board, supported the 2023/24 Annual Performance Report, and supported a move to gritting decisions by area, known as a domain-based approach. It also noted the Forward Work Programme and agreed a briefing note on weed control.
The committee considered a call-in of Cabinet's decision of 23 July 2024 to reduce residual (black bin) waste collections. Call-in means councillors ask a scrutiny committee to review a decision before it takes effect. The committee accepted the explanations given but did not endorse the decision.
The Environment and Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee, a council committee that reviews council work, met on 16 July 2024. Members agreed their forward work programme, gave delegated powers to issue closure notices for problem premises, and supported the start of open access agreements to improve mobile signal. They also supported work on the Investment Zone and voted not to back a four-weekly residual waste collection.
The Committee noted the appointment of Councillor David Evans as Chair and elected Councillor Ray Hughes as Vice-Chair. It approved its Forward Work Programme, endorsed the draft Destination Management Plan and supported recommendations on staff travel, with two changes. It also noted an Audit Wales report on building control and supported the actions to address the recommendations made to councils.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.