Agenda, decisions and minutes

To invite Councillors to declare any disclosable pecuniary interests or personal interests they may have in any matter which is to be considered at this meeting, to confirm the nature of those interests and whether they intend to leave the meeting for the consideration of the item.

The following declarations of interest were made:

To receive questions from members of the public who wish to ask a general question in respect of matters within the Council’s area of responsibility or influence.

Subject to the Chair’s discretion, members of the public may ask one question and one supplementary question, which should relate to the original  ...  view the full agenda text for item 37.

There were 3 questions:

1. Mr. Hussain thanked all those involved in working together to fix the problems at East Herringthorpe Cemetery. A solution, albeit short term, had been reached. However, Mr. Hussain raised some new concerns regarding water getting into graves on the Christian side of the graveyard. He  ...  view the full minutes text for item 37.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 7 July 2025.

Resolved:

That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 7th July, 2025, be approved as a true and correct record of the proceedings.

There are no agenda items with exempt information.

The Chair advised that there were no items of business on the agenda that would require the exclusion of the press and public from the meeting.

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendation:

That Cabinet endorse Rotherham’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-2030.

Consideration was given to the report which presented Rotherham’s Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2025-2030 for endorsement. The 2020-2025 Rotherham Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy was due to expire and work had been undertaken to develop a new Strategy for 2025-2030. The Strategy, attached as Appendix 1 to the report,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 40.

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendation:

That Cabinet approve the publication of the ‘How Did We Do?’ Local Account for Adult Social Care for 2024 – 2025.  

Consideration was given to the report which presented the ‘How Did We Do?’ Local Account for Adult Social Care for 2024-2025 for publication. The Account summarised the achievements for the last 12 months and set out the priorities for the coming year. The priorities were aligned to the Council Year  ...  view the full minutes text for item 41.

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.             Note the progress being made by Place partners to improve the lives of autistic people living and working in Rotherham.

2.             Support the recommended proposal for the transformation of Rotherham’s Autism Partnership Board, led  ...  view the full agenda text for item 42.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on the delivery of Rotherham’s All Age Autism Strategy 2024-2027 which had been adopted by Cabinet in February 2024.

The report set out the progress by Rotherham Place partners to deliver the ambition set out in the All-Age Autism Strategy  ...  view the full minutes text for item 42.

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Note the current General Fund Revenue Budget forecast overspend of £2.4m.

2.    Note whilst there is a projected overspend, the Council expects to be able to manage this pressure during the year and return to a  ...  view the full agenda text for item 43.

Consideration was given to the report which set out the financial position as at the end of July 2025 and forecast for the remainder of the financial year, based on actual costs and income for the first 4 months of 2025/26. As of July 2025, the Council’s financial position for  ...  view the full minutes text for item 43.

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet approve the applications for Discretionary Business Rates Relief for Grimm And Co. Limited, Food Aware CIC and City of Sheffield Gymnastics Club CIC in accordance with the details set out in Section 6 to this report for  ...  view the full agenda text for item 44.

Consideration was given to the report which set out the applications for the award of Discretionary Business Rates Relief for Grimm And Co. Limited, Food Aware CIC and City of Sheffield Gymnastics Club CIC. This was in accordance with the Council’s Business Rates Discretionary Relief Policy (approved by Officer Executive  ...  view the full minutes text for item 44.

Report from the Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve the works set out in section 1.7 in relation to:

(a)  The Black Hut;

(b)  Oaklea Retreat;

(c)  Clifton Learning Centre;

(d)  The Meeting Place (Wingfield); and

(e)  Artworks, Brook Hill

2.    Delegate authority to  ...  view the full agenda text for item 45.

Consideration was given to the report which set out the Council’s commitment to invest in several community buildings, initially over the next 2 years, through the investment of £600,000, already approved as part of the Budget and Council Tax report at Council in March 2025. The £600,000 investment would be  ...  view the full minutes text for item 45.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Endorses the Safer Rotherham Partnership Strategy and recommends it to Council for approval.

2.    Notes the requirement for scrutiny of the Safer Rotherham Partnership Annual Report, which is discharged by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board.

3.  ...  view the full agenda text for item 46.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the Safer Rotherham Partnership Strategy, which was the Council’s Community Safety Strategy, for endorsement and referral to Council for approval.

The Safer Rotherham Partnership (SRP), of which the Council was a key statutory partner, had agreed a new Safer Rotherham Partnership Strategy,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 46.

Report from the Strategic Director of Children and Young Peoples Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the strategy No Family Left Behind, addressing child poverty.

2.    Notes the ongoing work to reduce the impact of poverty and improve family prosperity across the Borough.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the No Family Left Behind Strategy, addressing child poverty, for approval. A Notice of Motion was passed in September 2024 calling for Cabinet to co-ordinate the development of a new strategy to reduce the impact of child poverty in Rotherham. Rotherham Council  ...  view the full minutes text for item 47.

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve the Housing Strategy 2025-2030.

2.    Delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health to approve the action plan and minor data amendments to the Strategy prior to publication.  ...  view the full agenda text for item 48.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the Housing Strategy 2025-2030 for approval. The Strategy had been developed following a 12 week consultation period with tenants and residents, officers and key stakeholders, and in the context of Government Policy, data and housing intelligence. Its purpose was to set out  ...  view the full minutes text for item 48.

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Notes the outcome of the consultation and the Council’s response to the broad themes identified (Appendix 1).

2.    Approves the adoption of a revised Housing Allocation Policy (Appendix 2).

3.    Approves the adoption of  ...  view the full agenda text for item 49.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the Housing Allocation Policy and Strategic Tenancy Policy for approval. In June 2024, Cabinet approved the review of the current Housing Allocation Policy to include a 12 week public consultation. The review and consultation had concluded, and the report recommended the adoption  ...  view the full minutes text for item 49.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet approves the adoption of the Bassingthorpe Farm Supplementary Planning Document.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the Bassingthorpe Farm Supplementary Planning Document for approval. Bassingthorpe Farm was identified as a Strategic Allocation in the Rotherham Local Plan for around 2,400 new homes, 11 hectares of employment land, a local centre and a primary school. The Bassingthorpe Farm Supplementary  ...  view the full minutes text for item 50.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet: -

1.    Approves a public consultation on the draft Local Validation List at Appendix One.

2.    Delegate approval of the updated Local Validation List for planning applications, following consultation, to the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment in  ...  view the full agenda text for item 51.

Consideration was given to the report which sought Cabinet approval to undertake public consultation on the draft Local Validation List. Rotherham’s Local Validation List provided a framework of requirements for the supporting documents that were required to accompany planning applications. The Local Validation List provided additional detail and guidance to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 51.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet recommend to full Council that the proposed Licensing Act 2003 Statement of Policy be adopted.

Consideration was given to the report which outlined the findings of the consultation on the Statement of Licensing Policy and recommended that Cabinet endorse the Policy and recommended to Council that it be approved.

Licensing Officers presented a draft Policy to Cabinet in April 2025 and this Policy had been  ...  view the full minutes text for item 52.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet recommends to Council that the Local Development Scheme be adopted.

Consideration was given to the report which outlined an updated Local Development Scheme to reflect the revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published in December 2024 and the significantly increased housing target for Rotherham, which necessitated a new Local Plan. The housing target for Rotherham had more than doubled from  ...  view the full minutes text for item 53.

To receive a report detailing the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board in respect of the above items that were subject to pre-decision scrutiny on 9 September 2025.  

Consideration was given to the circulated report, the contents of which were included as part of the relevant items and the details included accordingly.

The next meeting of the Cabinet will be held on Monday 13 October 2025 commencing at 10.00am in Rotherham Town Hall.

The next meeting of the Cabinet would be held on 13th October, 2025, commencing at 10.00 a.m.