Minutes:
The Leader reminded Members that the local government finance settlement would be announced shortly and that it was unlikely to be generous.
The Surrey and Sussex devolution deal was progressing to very tight timescales and was due to be submitted by March 2016. The Leader referred to concerns relating to requirements to provide additional housing numbers over and above Core Strategy levels. The Leader emphasised that the challenge would be to ensure that investment in infrastructure was available in advance of the housing development, which otherwise wouldn’t be sustainable. She indicated that the Council would need to give a clear message that this Borough was not prepared to accept housing to meet other authorities’ allocations.
The Leader introduced a video which showed the Council’s achievements over the last 6 months.