The cabinet meet collectively in public on a monthly basis, to make decisions in line with the council's overall policies and budget. Individual cabinet members also hold meetings on average once a month when they make decisions with regards to their specific portfolio.
Non-domestic rates, or business rates, collected by local authorities are the way that those who occupy non-domestic property contribute towards the cost of local services.
Replacing the Unitary Development Plan is the Local Development Framework (LDF). The LDF is a collection of documents which make up the statutory Development Plan for the borough.