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.

There were no declarations to record.

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 57.

There were 4 questions:

1.      Mr. Ashraf asked if the Council would fly the Palestinian Flag on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people on 2th9 November as they had done in 2024. He stated that Rotherham had a proud history of supporting global humanitarian causes, such as  ...  view the full minutes text for item 57.

To receive the record of proceedings of the Cabinet meeting held on 15 September 2025.

Resolved:-

That the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 15th September, 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.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approve Together Housing to demolish the Resource Centre on the Oaktrees site.

2.    Approve Together Housing to repurpose the land into an enclosed communal garden with seating and two additional car parking spaces, for  ...  view the full agenda text for item 60.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update and the next steps in relation to the Resource Centre at the Oaktrees site, previously an Extra Care Housing Scheme. Due to significant fire safety concerns which were deemed unviable to remediate, Cabinet had made the decision to permanently close  ...  view the full minutes text for item 60.

Report from the Strategic Director of Children and Young People’s Services.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves the revised Elective Home Education Policy at Appendix 2.

2.    Delegates authority to the Strategic Director of Children and Young People Services to update the Policy if any minorchanges are required as a  ...  view the full agenda text for item 61.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the Revised Elective Home Education Policy for approval. Rotherham’s Elective Home Education Policy was last agreed in 2021, and a review was initiated to ensure that it was easy to navigate and understand and reflected accurately the current way in which the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 61.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.          Review all options proposed in section 5 of the report and approve Option 3, which is to proceed to approve Selective Licensing declarations, including the establishment of a stakeholder steering group (based on the criteria set out  ...  view the full agenda text for item 62.

Consideration was given to the report which asked Cabinet to determine whether or not to introduce further Selective Licensing declarations following the conclusion of the previous Scheme in April 2025. It was proposed that the revised Fee and Licence Conditions for the following areas be approved: Town Centre/Eastwood/ East Dene/  ...  view the full minutes text for item 62.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations

That Cabinet:

1.    Delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Head of Planning and Building Control and Cabinet member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy to submit to the Planning Inspectorate all  ...  view the full agenda text for item 63.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval to delegate the preparation and submission of documents to the Planning Inspectorate, both in relation to the Whitestone Solar Farm project and any future applications that fell under the legislation for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP), to the Strategic Director of  ...  view the full minutes text for item 63.

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendation:

1.    That Cabinet approves the adoption of the Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for approval. Supplementary Planning Documents helped improve planning applications, which in turn could speed up the planning process and produce better outcomes for the community. The Householder Design Guide SPD was last revised in  ...  view the full minutes text for item 64.

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 15 October 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 17 November 2025 commencing at 10.00am in Rotherham Town Hall.

Resolved:-

That the next meeting of the Cabinet be held on 17^th November 2025, commencing at 10.00 a.m.