Agenda

The Minutes of the Cabinet meeting, held on 7^th April 2025, are attached for approval.

Cabinet is asked to formally accept a grant award of £276,888 from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority on behalf of Oldham Council, for the purpose of delivering the Refugee Support Project.

Agreement from Cabinet is sought to use the funds in the schemes proposed in this report, for funding that is being provided by Greater Manchester Combined Authority to participate in and deliver the Get Britain Working Health and Wealth Trailblazer.

The Cabinet is requester to approve an extension to the funding provided by GMCA (Greater Manchester Combined Authority) as part of the UKSPF skills funding allocation for NEET support be accepted and any variations to the original contract agreement be agreed.

A report that seeks Cabinet approval for three Capital Projects and for the allocation of funding from Basic Need Grant towards the schemes.

A report that outlines how new policy changes and programmes will be delivered in Oldham and which seeks approval of the resources required to ensure smooth implementation in line with the national guidance.

To seek approval, from Cabinet, to extend the contract with the current provider, ABL Health Ltd, for two years.

A report that updates Cabinet on the Creating a Better Place Programme

The Cabinet is asked to approve and accept Local Growth and Place Flexible Grant Programme (LGPFG) grant allocation (previously known as the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)).

A report seeking aproval for the Oldham Council Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN).

The Cabinet is requested to approve proposals, detailed in the report, concerning the Local Authority Housing Fund – Acceptance of Additional Funding.

The Cabinet is requested to consider the Draft Validation Checklist for planning applications submitted to the Council and approve it for public consultation.

The Cabinet is requested to approve the Housing Delivery Interim Planning Position Paper for publication on the council’s website, to assist in the interpretation and implementation of existing planning policies in Oldham’s Local Plan.

The Cabinet is asked to approve the publication of Oldham Council’s Housing Delivery Test Action Plan (2025 update).

The Cabinet is asked to agree that the Council is content for the Local Nature Recovery Strategy to be published and to authorise the Assistant Director Planning, Transport and Housing Delivery to confirm the same in writing to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

The Cabinet is asked to approve a report to adopt and publish the Oldham Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Strategy and Action Plan.

To consider that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following four items of business, pursuant to Section 100A(4) of the Local Government Act 1972 on the grounds that discussions may involve the likely disclosure of exempt information, under paragraph 3 as defined in the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act, to the Local Government Act 1972 and public interest would not be served in publishing the information.

To consider confidential recommendations

To consider confidential recommendations

To consider confidential recommendations

To consider confidential recommendations