Issue - meetings

Following the motion to Council in relation to future preparedness of utility companies and subsequent agreement of the Scrutiny Commission to pursue the resolution of Council, representatives of Severn Trent Water will be in attendance to update members on their work.

Representatives of Severn Trent Water provided members with an update on their services, service improvement and future planning by way of response to the motion to Council which the Scrutiny Commission had actioned. Following questions from members and concerns raised about developers not building in water retention tanks, it was moved by Councillor Lambert and seconded by Councillor Crooks that the relevant body be asked to write to the government requesting the grey water recycling provision be added to planning and / or building regulation requirements. Upon being put to the vote, the motion was CARRIED and it was unanimously

RESOLVED – the relevant body of the Council be requested to write to the government requesting the grey water recycling provision be added to planning and / or building regulation requirements.

Following the motion to Council in relation to future preparedness of utility companies and subsequent agreement of the Scrutiny Commission to pursue the resolution of Council, National Grid’s DSO Strategic Engagement Officer will be in attendance to update members on their work.

Following a recent motion to Council in relation to future preparedness of utility companies and the subsequent agreement of the Scrutiny Commission to lead the review, National Grid’s DSO Strategic Engagement Officer updated members on their work in relation to planning and forecasting.

To update members on the plans for actioning the motion to Council on 30 January.

Consideration was given to the scope of a review into preparedness of the utility companies for future growth. A member asked whether high speed broadband could be added to the list of areas to be considered, and it was agreed that it would be more appropriate to add this to the work programme as a separate issue.

RESOLVED – representatives of Cadent Gas, National Grid and Severn Trent Water be invited to a future meeting of the Scrutiny Commission.