Agenda item

Leader's Announcements

Minutes:

The Leader reported that she had attended a number of outside meetings. 

 

The Surrey Leaders Group had agreed to write to the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond and Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government requesting that the government help Surrey County Council to deal with its financial difficulties.

 

The Leader informed Members that most of the other Surrey Authorities were pursuing similar property acquisitions strategies and some had taken on much larger borrowing requirements.

 

In relation to the Three Southern Counties devolution bid, the Leader reported that there remained considerable uncertainty around its future.

                    

South East England Council had discussed a number of planning concerns likely to face local authorities in the future, which included the 5 year land supply, the Green Belt and a potential sub national view of planning to direct strategic issues.  In addition a sub national Transport Board would be established in the near future.