Decision details

The Committee received and considered the report of the Operations and Estates Officer.  The Council had been expecting high numbers of burials due to the pandemic and although numbers had spiked initially, they had dropped to a normal level again.  The Environment Agency permitted 50 burials per year and there was a requirement for a groundwater risk assessment.  This had been done alongside a pandemic risk assessment which the Council should also have had.  The results had shown that the Windrush Cemetery could have 100 burials per year without causing any adverse effects.  150 burials per year might also be possible and the cemetery had been approved as suitable for a pandemic burial site if needed in future.  There was still some work to be done on a procedural level.

RESOLVED:  that the report be noted.