A CGI visualisation of the new Lowestoft Jubilee Promenade beach huts
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Bold new beach huts which have divided opinion over their striking designs have been given the go-ahead by planners this afternoon.
East Suffolk Council s planning north committee voted by six votes to three to approve the £2.6million plans, put in by the authority itself to replace old concrete huts on Jubilee Parade with 72 modern alternatives.
The marmite designs have sparked widespread debate within the county and nationally, with some hailing their modern look while others have likened them to shipping containers .
A CGI visualisation of the new Lowestoft Jubilee Promenade beach huts
East Suffolk Council has put in place contingency measures
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Contingency plans have been agreed for making decisions at East Suffolk Council if in-person meetings are not able to be held - but the government s refusal to extend remote meetings has been dubbed a missed opportunity .
It means meetings scheduled after that date must be held in person.
East Suffolk Council leader Steve Gallant said contingency measures were necessary if Covid-19 disrupted the ability to hold meetings
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However, East Suffolk s lawyers have advised the authority that some committees can still continue remotely because they were set up under a different parliamentary act.
East Suffolk Council has put in place contingency measures
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Contingency plans have been agreed for making decisions at East Suffolk Council if in-person meetings are not able to be held - but the government s refusal to extend remote meetings has been dubbed a missed opportunity .
It means meetings scheduled after that date must be held in person.
East Suffolk Council leader Steve Gallant said contingency measures were necessary if Covid-19 disrupted the ability to hold meetings
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However, East Suffolk s lawyers have advised the authority that some committees can still continue remotely because they were set up under a different parliamentary act.
East Suffolk Council is planning 50 new council homes per year
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Garage sites and new builds could be used as part of plans to create 50 new council homes each year in East Suffolk.
East Suffolk Council said it will assess existing land it owns, areas in need of regeneration like Kirkley Waterfront and buying existing homes, where it represents good value, as means of increasing the housing stock.
East Suffolk Council scrutiny committee chairman Stuart Bird said modular housing could help in the construction of new council homes
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The council s housing strategy 2020-24 - discussed at the authority s cabinet meeting this week - said planning permission was already secured for 60 homes, while the authority s scrutiny committee suggested modular or pre-fabricated homes could help deliver properties in a shorter timescale.
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6:15 AM February 3, 2021
East Suffolk Council s cabinet has backed a freeze on council tax for 2021/22 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
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A freeze on East Suffolk Council s portion of the council tax bill has been agreed by the authority s cabinet, citing the financial challenges many are facing from the Covid-19 pandemic as a key reason.
The authority
last week unveiled its first draft budget at its scrutiny committee meeting, in which it proposed to keep the council tax level for 2021/22 at the same level as this year - £171.27 for a Band D property.
The council s cabinet on Tuesday night agreed to that rate, with a final decision on February 24 by full council.