Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

To approve and sign the minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday 7^th April 2026.

RESOLVED

that the minutes of the previous meeting on Tuesday 7^th April 2026 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

It was PROPOSED by Councillor Keeling and SECONDED by Councillor Palethorpe and unanimously

RESOLVED

that the minutes of the previous meeting on Tuesday 7^th April 2026 be agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair.

Councillor Keeling made the following announcements:

-        He and the Managing Director welcomed Sir Chris Witty (Chief Medical Officer for England) to the District on Friday 1^st May. The Leader stated he raised the Heart Campaign relating to Torbay Hospital with Mr Whitty and highlighted his visit was a good opportunity to share data and discuss rural health issues. The Leader thanked Mr Whitty for visiting and the Chair of the Council, who was also in attendance.

-        He provided an update on Local Government Reorganisation, stating that he and the Managing Director are attending further meetings and that the expected Government announcement is in July. The Leader stated he will bring a further update to Full Council.

Councillor Palethorpe updated the Executive on the Market Hall, which is expected to be completed at the end of the month and updated the Executive on tenants in both Market Hall and Newton Abbot Town Centre.

Information pertaining to the Members' Code of Conduct and guidance relating to declaring interests can be found on the following webpage: Teignbridge District Council – Councillor Conduct

None received.

To note forthcoming decisions anticipated on the Executive Forward Plan

The Leader gave an appraisal of the Executive Forward Plan and the items currently listed on the Plan.

Members of the Public may ask questions of the Leader or an Executive Member. A maximum period of 15 minutes will be allowed with a maximum of period of three minutes per questioner.

None.

To agree an approach to managing the implementation and performance monitoring of the One Teignbridge Council Strategy 2025-2030.

RESOLVED

That the Executive:

1.     Agree the governance arrangements for managing the implementation of the One Teignbridge Council Strategy 2025-2030.

2.     Agree the performance monitoring arrangements for the One Teignbridge Council Strategy 2025-2030.

The Executive considered the report to agree an approach to managing the implementation and performance monitoring of the One Teignbridge Council Strategy 2025-2030.

The One Teignbridge Strategy was adopted by Full Council on 14th January 2025. Following this, officers coordinated a series of focused meetings with relevant partners, stakeholders and community representatives to identify the main projects and business initiatives that will help to achieve the strategic priorities. These were included in an Action Plan which was adopted by Full Council on 23 October 2025.

The report covered the Governance arrangements to oversee the implementation of the strategy, the formation of Performance Groups to oversee the strategic priority areas and how performance monitoring will be reported. The report’s appendices included terms of references for the Performance Groups and a Corporate Performance Reporting Timetable.

Councillor Keeling introduced the item and gave an overview of the report and the rationale behind the report. The Leader announced the Executive Members who will lead on each of the Strategic Priority areas, which was an amendment from the published report:

·       Community: Executive Member for Neighbourhoods

·       Economy: Executive Member for Economy, Estates and Major Projects

·       Environment: Executive Member for Environment, Climate and Sustainability

·       Homes: Executive Member for Housing and Homelessness

·       Infrastructure: Executive Member for Planning and Building Control

·       The Way We Will Work: Executive Member for Finance and Corporate

Performance will be reported quarterly, and a power BI dashboard will be publicly available.

Councillor Hook spoke to this item and welcomed the introduction of the report and the governance arrangements. Councillor Hook asked about ensure the Environment and Climate Change are priorities within the Strategy. The Head of Strategy and Partnerships commented that “take action to reduce our own carbon footprint and support communities to do the same” was an overarching principle embedded in the Way We Will Work priority area and there will be consideration of the environment and climate change within each project and their business case.

Councillor Gary Taylor spoke in support of the report and Councillor Hook’s comments.

It was PROPOSED by Councillor Keeling and SECONDED by Councillor Palethorpe and unanimously

RESOLVED

That the Executive:

1.     Agree the governance arrangements for managing the implementation of the One Teignbridge Council Strategy 2025-2030.

2.     Agree the performance monitoring arrangements for the One Teignbridge Council Strategy 2025-2030.

At the meeting on Tuesday 14^th April 2026, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee considered a summary of their informal meeting on Tuesday 17^th March 2026 and subsequently agreed a recommended to the Executive that:

The Executive consider the role of Councillors to support officers in delivery of projects through earlier engagement, consultation and the monitoring of commitments.

The agenda and reports from the meeting can be found here (see item 14): Agenda for Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Tuesday, 14th April, 2026, 10.00 am - Teignbridge District Council

RESOLVED

That the Executive:

1. Thank the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for their recommendation and note the recommendation.

The Executive considered the recommendation from the Overview and Scrutiny Committee relating to Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) & Section 106 Projects. At its meeting on Tuesday 14^th April 2026, the Overview and Scrutiny Committee agreed a recommended to the Executive that:

The Executive consider the role of Councillors to support officers in delivery of projects through earlier engagement, consultation and the monitoring of commitments.

Councillor Gary Taylor introduced the item and an overview of the recommendation from Overview and Scrutiny. Councillor Taylor spoke in support of the recommendation’s intention and made reference to the Town and Parish Charter Review and the relationship between Town and Parish Councils to improve infrastructure projects. Teignbridge has received £32.2  million in CIL and currently held £23.8 million, highlighting the £8.4 million already spent on projects and the upcoming projects. 

It was PROPOSED by Councillor G Taylor and SECONDED by Councillor Palethorpe and unanimously

RESOLVED

That the Executive:

1. Thank the Overview and Scrutiny Committee for their recommendation and note the recommendation.

Executive Member Decisions

Councillor Parrott highlighted his Executive Member Decision to give approval to the Buckland Centre of a rent subsidy of £4000. Councillor Parrott gave an overview of the Centre, the types of services and activities provided at the Centre and the reasons for his Executive Member Decision.