Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Acting Director of City Development providing an update on the progress made in respect of the Elland Road Masterplan since its inclusion within the Informal Planning Statement for Elland Road which was adopted in 2007. The report also seeks approval of the revised Heads of Terms with the operator of the proposed ice rink on Elland Road, whilst also seeking an injection from the Capital Programme into the proposed realignment of Lowfields Road.

The appendix to this report is designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3).

The Acting Director of City Development submitted a report providing an update on the progress made in respect of the Elland Road Masterplan since its inclusion within the Informal Planning Statement for Elland Road, the acquisition of the Castle Family Trust land, developments regarding a potential park and ride facility and the sale of the former Greyhound Stadium. The report also sought approval of the revised Heads of Terms with the operator of the proposed ice rink on Elland Road, whilst also seeking an injection from the Capital Programme into the proposed realignment of Lowfields Road.

Following consideration of the Appendix to the submitted report, designated as exempt under Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4(3), which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting, it was 

RESOLVED -

(a)  That the continuing development of the Informal Planning Statement through the acquisition of the Castle Family land and the sale of the Greyhound Stadium to the West Yorkshire Police Authority for their new divisional headquarters be noted.

(b)  That the revised Heads of Terms and additional 6 month exclusivity period to the ice rink operator, as identified within the exempt appendix to the submitted report, be approved.

(c)  That approval be given to the injection of £500,000 from the Capital Programme as a contribution towards the implementation of the masterplan, allowing for the realignment of Lowfields Road on the terms identified within the exempt appendix to the submitted report.