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To receive a report from the Head of Planning & Economic Regeneration providing Members with an update on performance against the Corporate Plan and local service targets for 2019/20 as well as providing an update on the key business risks.
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Minutes:
The Group had before it, and NOTED, a report * from the Head of Planning & Economic Regeneration providing Members with an update on performance against the Corporate Plan and local service targets for 2019/20 as well as providing an update on the key business risks.
The contents of the report were outlined and a brief discussion took place regarding:
· It would be useful in the future to have a year on year analysis of the number of empty shops in each town.
· Lobbying Government to bring in a comparable business rate levy against on-line suppliers as there currently is with high street retailers. It was suggested that this was probably not the best time to be lobbying Government in advance of a general election. However, this could be something that the Group would like to pick up in the new year once things had settled down with the new Government.
· The Group were surprised to learn that nationally only 19% of retail sales occurred on line. This compared with 21% in 2018.
Note: * Report previously circulated; copy attached to the signed minutes.