There was submitted the Minutes of the meetings of the Sub-committee held on 5 November 2025 and 21 January 2026, copies of which form the Appendices to this document.

DECIDED: That the Minutes be approved.

There was submitted a joint report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure and the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the year-end projected revenue and capital outturns as at 9 January 2026 for those services reporting to this Policy Board.

DECIDED:

(a) That the projected revenue outturn overspend position of £0.197 million (0.5%), which was an improvement on the Period 8 reported position of £0.380 million (1.0%), be noted;

(b) That the projected capital outturn break-even position be noted; and

(c) That the budget adjustments detailed in Appendices 1 and 2 of the report be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to activity within the service. The report provided an overview of key service activities since the last meeting of this Policy Board held on 21 January 2026 and an update on the services and key projects delivered during this period.

DECIDED:

(a) That the update on the wide range of activities provided in the report be noted; and

(b) That the Memorandum of Understanding process for the Paisley Central District Heating Network Outline Business Cases, outlined in section 4.1 of the report, be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to a proposed Traffic Regulation Order which would allow Renfrewshire Council to complete its proposals to protect the public roads around the Council area, some of which suffered from inconsiderate, congestive and in some cases dangerous parking. The responses to the consultation on the proposed order were set out at Appendix 1 to the report.

DECIDED:

(a) That the objections made in relation to The Renfrewshire Council (Prohibition and restriction of waiting, loading and parking places) (Consolidation & Amendment Order 1006) Order 202* be considered and decided on at this meeting of the Policy Board rather than appointing an independent Reporter and that the objections be not upheld;

(b) That the implementation of The Renfrewshire Council (Prohibition and restriction of waiting, loading and parking places) (Consolidation & Amendment Order 1006) Order 202*, which included the roads as listed at section 3.3 of the report, be approved; and

(c) That the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure, in conjunction with the Convener of this Policy Board, be authorised to make the Traffic Regulation Order.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the proposed response to a SEPA consultation on Safeguarding Scotland's Water Environment. The response was set out at Appendix 1 of the report.

DECIDED:

(a) That the consultation be noted and the submitted response, as detailed within Appendix 1 of the report, be homologated; and

(b) That it be noted that a future consultation on River Base Management Planning 4 would be brought forward later in 2026 and that a report would be submitted to a future meeting of this Policy Board on this, together with a draft response, for approval.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to land at Seedhill Road, Paisley which was proposed to be declared surplus to the Council's requirements to allow for a sale to Scottish Power for operational reasons. The land was identified in a site plan appended to the report.

DECIDED:

(a) That the land at Seedhill Road, Paisley, identified in the site plan appended to the report, be declared surplus to Council requirements to enable its sale to Scottish Power for the purpose of installing a new substation; and

(b) That the Head of Economy & Development and Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to negotiate the terms and conditions of the sale.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to a proposed lease extension at 39 Hallhill Road, Johnstone to Mr Khadim Hussain for a period of 10 years from 19 January 2026 on the terms and conditions set out in section 3.2 of the report.

DECIDED: That the lease extension of 39 Hallhill Road, Johnstone to Khadim Hussain for a period of 10 years from 19 January 2026 be approved based on the contents of the report.

There was submitted a joint report by the Director of Finance & Resources and the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the contract for Co-mingled Food & Garden Waste.

DECIDED: That the recommendations in the report be approved.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the valuation of the ground lease held by Renfrewshire Council at Bridgewater Shopping Centre, Erskine.

DECIDED: That the recommendations in the report be approved.