Decision - Waiver to allow Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, on the Council’s behalf, to prepare and submit a White Clawed Crayfish Mitigation Application to allow flood defence works to be undertaken on the Wykebeck.

Waiver to allow Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, on the Council’s behalf, to prepare and submit a White Clawed Crayfish Mitigation Application to allow flood defence works to be undertaken on the Wykebeck.

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Reference: D47465

Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

Chief Officer Parks & Countryside approved the outsourcing of a specialized ecological survey to be undertaken in a stretch of the Wykebeck, followed by the preparation and submission of a White Clawed Crayfish Mitigation Licence Application to Natural England. In particular awarded a contract to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the sum of £15,001.49. The contract shall commence on the 16th April 2018 and expire on the 31st May 2018, with the option to extend for a period of 4 days to 4th June 2018.

Wards Affected: Gipton and Harehills; Killingbeck and Seacroft;

Contact: Glen Gorner, Natural Environment Manager 0113 3786002 Email: glen.gorner@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 11/04/2018

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Waiver to allow Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, on the Council’s behalf, to prepare and submit a White Clawed Crayfish Mitigation Application to allow flood defence works to be undertaken on the Wykebeck.

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