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Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
The Committee considered a draft Waste and Recycling Strategy 2026–2036 and agreed to support it, with two requests: more emphasis on food waste recycling, and a further recycling report in June or July 2027. It also deferred a report on the Tree and Woodland Strategy.
The committee considered housing repairs, a 12-month review of the Allocations Policy, and its work programme. It asked for more information on planned maintenance, recharge fee recovery, over-50s applicants on the waiting list, and apprenticeships, and it asked for further legal advice on the over-50s rule. It also agreed to schedule two new topics, the Repairs Policy and the Temporary Accommodation Strategy, for October 2026.
Members agreed changes to the committee's work programme, including moving the Allocations Policy report to July. They also heard an update on the Hafod landfill site, thanked those involved and asked for a further report in December 2026.
At its meeting on 13 May 2026 the committee agreed its work programme and invited three bodies to contribute to a June report on the Hafod Waste Site. It supported a camera car for parking enforcement and recommended that any savings from it go to environmental enforcement and dog fouling. It also recommended that the Executive Board approve a draft Drug and Alcohol Policy for staff who drive for council work, and asked for a further update on weed control later in the season.
The committee changed its work programme and considered two policies: one on highway safety inspections and one on winter maintenance. It agreed several changes and recommended the draft policies go to the Executive Board for approval. It also deferred to its May meeting an update on an enforcement camera car and work on dog fouling.
The Homes and Environment Scrutiny Committee, a group of councillors who check the council's work, changed its future work programme and heard an update on estate management and housing enforcement. It asked for further reports on evictions, enforcement by ward and garage sites, and thanked the housing team for its work.
The Committee agreed its revised work programme and considered a request to scrutinise Friday waste collections. The Environment and Technical Department did not agree that the problems were systemic, and the Committee deferred the Local Housing Strategy report.
On enforcement, Members asked for more publicity and school work on dog fouling, and for a report in about three months on a camera car and extra environmental enforcement officers. Members also asked for a future information report on active travel.
The Homes and Environment Scrutiny Committee, which checks the council's housing and environment services, met on 10 December 2025. It approved its work programme and asked officers for more information on the council's Decarbonisation Plan, which sets out how the council will cut its carbon emissions.
The committee agreed to move a report on council enforcement services to January 2026, and to add options for extending the service to it. It also considered an update on sports pitches, pavilions and outdoor facilities, including football, tennis and multi-use games areas. It supported the progress made, asked for further reports, and expressed concern about resources.
The Homes and Environment Scrutiny Committee agreed its work programme and combined two reports on weed control and the open space strategy into one. It thanked the Lead Member and officers after a presentation on the Housing Department's performance, and agreed to receive a future update with targets. The meeting was held on 15 October 2025.
The Homes and Environment Scrutiny Committee met on 17 September 2025. Members considered a draft policy on drink and drugs for council drivers, and a report on grass cutting and weed spraying. They also agreed changes to the committee's work programme, which sets the topics it will consider and when.
The committee added a parking enforcement topic to its work programme and agreed a new schedule for its autumn reports. It deferred the Hafod Landfill Site report until the outcome of a Welsh Parliament inquiry is known. It also received a Housing Repairs report, which showed the active repairs list had fallen, and asked for a further update in July 2026.
The Homes and Environment Scrutiny Committee, which checks the work of the council's housing and environment services, received updates on the Welsh Housing Quality Standard 2023 and on the Decarbonisation Plan. It asked for more information on housing borrowing and on the council's shops, and asked to consider the future electric vehicle (EV) policy before it is approved. It also noted the committee's work programme for the coming year.
The Homes and Environment Scrutiny Committee, which checks the council's housing and environment services, agreed its work programme, which sets out the topics it will look at next. It then considered the report of the Grass Cutting and Weed Control Task and Finish Group, a small group of councillors set up to look at one issue in depth. The Committee agreed ten points on the group's findings, including a further update in September.
The committee considered odour, enforcement and monitoring at Hafod Landfill Site, where complaints have been high since October 2024. Members noted the report, supported work to reduce odour, and asked for a further update in six months that includes health information. They also agreed to defer the sports pitches report and to take the grass cutting report in May.
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