Decision details

Date of Decision:

13^th July, 2026

Title:

Memorandum of Understanding with Parish and Town Councils for fixing of Hanging baskets and other attachments on lamp columns.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Andrew Bramidge, Executive Director, Regeneration & Environment

(on behalf of Sam Barstow, Service Director, Community Safety & Street Scene)

Details of Specific Delegation

or

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Authority to negotiate and enter into agreements

 for rights to utilise highway structures for the

 purposes of carrying statutory undertaker’s

 apparatus and similar facilities.

–  Sub Scheme of Delegation - Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment - April 2026.pdf – page 37

Decision:

To approve the Council entering into a memorandum of understanding with parish and town councils to enable the installation of hanging baskets (and other attachments) on Council owned lighting columns, subject to mandatory structural inspection.

Reasons for the Decision:

To enable the installation of hanging baskets (and other attachments) on Council owned lighting columns, subject to mandatory structural inspection.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

That the Council refuses attachments to street lighting columns but recognises that this is not working collaboratively with Parish and Town Councils.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

.

Reports or parts of reports relevant to the decision being taken:

Report - Memorandum of Understanding with Parish and Town Councils for fixing of Hanging baskets

Equalities Impact Assessment – Part A

Carbon Impact Assessment