The Director of City Development submitted a report seking approval to undertake conditioned highway improvement works on Little Neville Street associated with the high level of anticipated increase in pedestrian usage from the new station southern entrance. In addition, the submitted report also sought approval to inject £498,132 into the Capital Programme and to incur such expenditure in order to implement the highway enhancement and refurbishment works of Little Neville Street.
The Board welcomed the proposals detailed within the submitted report, emphasised the key role that the development of the Leeds southern station entrance would play in the wider regeneration of South Leeds, and also paid tribute to those officers who had successfully developed this project to its current position.
RESOLVED –
(a) That the scheme, as described in the submitted report and as shown on the appended drawing (number HDC/297032/MIS/15), be approved;
(b) That the injection of £498,132 into the Capital Programme from developer (Section 106 Town & Country Planning Act) contributions, be authorised;
(c) That the expenditure from the Capital Programme of £498,132 be authorised for the implementation of the southern entrance’s associated highway enhancement works, as outlined on drawing number HDC/297032/MIS/15 and as described in the submitted report;
(d) That it be noted that the Head of Engineering Services will be responsible for the implementation of such mattes, in accordance with the timescales as set out in section 4.6.3 of the submitted report.