Details of officer decisions relating to planning applications.
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 14/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer, Housing gave approval to
extend the current contact for Asbestos Surveys with McHale
Contracts and Plant Environment LLP & Environtec by 12 months
to finish on 31st March 2023. The total estimated expenditure will
be approximately £500,000
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Louise Batterby
The Director of Resources gave authority to procure up to 7 additional contractors using any of Constructionline, the Efficiency North Framework and Fusion21 Empty Property Framework to support voids work in the South and East of the City in compliance with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules on a 1 year contract with option to extend by 1 year with an annual estimated value of £1.5m.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 14/01/2022
Effective from: 01/02/2022
Decision:
The Director of Resources gave authority to procure up to 7 additional contractors using any of Constructionline, the Efficiency North Framework and Fusion21 Empty Property Framework to support voids work in the South and East of the City in compliance with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules on a 1 year contract with option to extend by 1 year with an annual estimated value of £1.5m.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Mohammed Afzal
The Decision Maker will be asked to give approval to tender the Yorkshire Highway Alliance Supply of Winter Road Surface Treatments and Sundries 2022.
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 14/01/2022
Effective from: 01/02/2022
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways and Transportation) has approved the request to
tender the YHA Contract from 2022 – 2024 for a two-year contract period and
to extend annually for a further two years subject to satisfactory performance.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: James Hirst
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 13/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
Review and approve the recommendations set out
within the Design & Cost Report, to permit the consultation of,
detailed design and subsequent introduction of green infrastructure
and improved street furniture along Harehills Road, as part of the
Local Centres Programme (Regeneration).
Wards affected: Gipton and Harehills;
Lead officer: Jonathan Waters
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision published: 13/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Public Health has awarded a
contract to Yorkshire Mesmac with effect from 1st April 2022 until
31st March 2027, with an option to extend for up to a further 36
months. The value of this decision is £1,325,927.40 for the
initial 5-year contract period (total value of £2,121,418.32
if the extension is fully utilised).
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Eleanor Clark
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 12/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Children and Families approved
the award of cooperation agreements to a number of local
authorities as hosts of Regional Adoption Agencies to fund early
permanence practice in adoption projects in support of the National
Adoption Strategy. The agreements shall start on 01/01/22 and
expire on 30/06/22. The maximum total funding value is
£400,000 but the value of individual agreements vary. The
highest individual value will be circa £50,000 to
£60,000.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Catherine Henderson
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 11/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Asset Management and
Regeneration has given approval to the granting of access rights
for landscaping and maintenance works as well as a licence for
works to temporarily erect scaffolding over and on the subject
sites.
Wards affected: Little London and Woodhouse;
Lead officer: Kelly Bligh
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 11/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Asset Management and
Regeneration has approved the terms for the disposal of the subject
site on the terms detailed in the confidential appendix to this
report and approved the repayment of the receipt generated to Homes
England in further part repayment of Derelict Grant Award
no.YH/N4720/152/1.
Wards affected: Kippax and Methley;
Lead officer: Martin Blackett
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 11/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Parks and Countryside has
approved the following;
a) To award a contract for 4 years from 1st February 2022 to Flogas
Britain Limited for the supply of bulk gas for a value of up to
£15,000 per annum.
b) To award a contract for 4 years from 1st February 2022 to Calor
Gas Limited for the supply of gas cylinders for a value of up to
£2,000 per annum.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Claire Hern
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 11/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The supporting report sets this out in detail.
In summary, the decision taken is to:
a) Approve a waiver of CPRs 8.1 and 8.2 using the authority set out
in CPR 1.3 in order for a contract to be directly awarded to Squire
Patton Boggs Ltd for a period of four years.
b) Approve the appointment for legal services on an hourly fee
quotation, with a £100,000 cap for costs not indemnified
and/or funded by third parties.
Wards affected: Hunslet and Riverside;
Lead officer: Lora Hughes
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 11/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Housing Officer gave approval for 45
projects to a value of £99,286.86 supported by the 11 Housing
Advisory Panels (HAPs) between the 1 July 2021 and 30 September
2021, for a range of environmental and community related
projects.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ian Montgomery
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 11/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Deputy Director provided permission to
utilise the existing LCC framework: Yorkshire & Humber
Discovery & Framework Services Framework (Yortender ref:
ITS201396) to establish a contract with a provider on the
framework.
The contract will be commence as soon as possible following
evaluation of the mini-competition: this will be in December 2021-
January 2022. The contract will expire on 31st March 2023.
The contract will be established where we pay an agreed daily rate
and pay only for the days used (called off): in line with the price
element of the successful bidder. The total value for year 1
(2021/22) is £50k and the total value for year 2 (2022/23) is
£100k. Therefore the total contract value is
£150k.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Helen Stevens
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 11/01/2022
Effective from: 11/01/2022
Decision:
The Chief Officer, Housing gave approval of 39
projects to a value of £76,015.45 supported by the 11 Housing
Advisory Panels (HAPs) between the 1 October 2021 and 31 December
2021, for a range of environmental and community related
projects.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ian Montgomery
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 10/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Deputy Director, Children & Families
Social Work Service provided permission to extend the cluster
cooperation agreement with clusters. The extension will commence on
1st April 2022 and will expire on 31st March 2023
The funding for clusters (issued as part of the cooperation
agreement) will continue to be funded utilising the funding formula
that was approved as part of the key decision (D52724) referenced
above. The total LCC cluster funding pot to be applied to the
formula is £780,830.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Helen Stevens
Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health
Decision published: 07/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Deputy Director, Access & Care
Delivery approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in
respect of a person with complex care needs, the individual cost of
which is £101,355.28 per annum.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained
in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a
vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions being taken to
enable that person to live independently in a safe
environment.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Shona McFarlane
Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health
Decision published: 07/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Deputy Director, Access & Care
Delivery approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in
respect of a person with complex care needs, the individual cost of
which is £174,440.76 per annum.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained
in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a
vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions being taken to
enable that person to live independently in a safe
environment.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Shona McFarlane
Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health
Decision published: 07/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Deputy Director, Access & Care
Delivery approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in
respect of a person with complex care needs, the individual cost of
which is £112,658.04 per annum.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained
in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a
vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions being taken to
enable that person to live independently in a safe
environment.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Shona McFarlane
Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health
Decision published: 07/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Deputy Director, Access & Care
Delivery approved the contents of a report regarding a care plan in
respect of a person with complex care needs, the individual cost of
which is £115,782.95 per annum.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained
in the report is exempt from publication as it relates to a
vulnerable citizen of the City and the actions being taken to
enable that person to live independently in a safe
environment.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Shona McFarlane
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 07/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Resources approved a decision
to award a contract for the installation of signage services to the
preferred bidder, Vision Leeds, for a period of two years (plus an
optional 12 months extension) commencing January 2022 on a schedule
of rates basis (approximately £50k per year).
Please refer to the ‘Approval to award a contract for signage
installation services to the preferred bidder report’
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Claudine Dawson
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 07/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Communities, Environment and
Housing gave approval to award a contract to Change, Grow, Live
Services Limited with effect from 1st April 2022 until 31st March
2027, with an option to extend for up to a further 36
months.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Eleanor Clark
Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health
Decision published: 06/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Adults and Health has:
a) Reviewed the proposal and considered the benefits that will be
achieved in respect of the temporary step-down service.
b) Entered into a lease agreement with HC-One to use an initial 15
beds at the care home unit at Elmet House (Colton Lodges Nursing
Home) at a rent of £275 per bed per week, with the option for
the Council to increase the bed numbers to a maximum of 30 for a
period from the 10th January 2022 to the 3rd April 2022 with an
option to extend the lease for any period up to 12 months.
c) Agreed the total spend which will cover rental, hotel service,
staffing resource and other small provisions which will be funded
by the CCG through the winter pressure fund.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Debbie Ramskill
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 05/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Natural Environment Manager authorised the
making of a Public Path Diversion Order under the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990 for the diversion of part of Leeds Footpath No.
114, an unrecorded footpath and an claimed bridleway and;
The Natural Environment Manager authorised the City Solicitor to
entre into a Public Path Creation Agreement with the land owner to
create public bridleways along a disused railway line between Wood
Lane, East Leeds Orbital Road and Barwick Road/ Leeds Road, Stanks
and part of Wood Lane and;
The Natural Environment Manager authorised the making of a PPCO
under the Highways Act 1980 to upgrade the rest of Wood Lane from
Footpath to Bridleway and;
The Natural Environment Manager authorised the making of a Public
Path Extinguishment Order under the Highways Act 1980 for part of
Barwick Footpath No. 47
Wards affected: Cross Gates and Whinmoor; Harewood;
Lead officer: Claire Tregembo
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 05/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of City Development has agreed to
implement the Omicron
Hospitality and Leisure Grant scheme announced by the Chancellor on
21st December 2021.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Mark Amson
The Council’s current contract for the supply business taxis is due to expire on 30 June 2022. To ensure the Council has suitable arrangements in place for staff required to make business related journeys by taxi, a new procurement exercise needs to be undertaken to tender for a new supplier
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 05/01/2022
Effective from: 21/01/2022
Decision:
The Director of Resources has approved the decision to procure a new business taxi contract through a joint procurement with the Leeds Teaching Hospital Trusts.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Tony Newbould
The contract with Leeds Women’s Aid, lead organisation working in partnership with Behind Closed Doors and Women’s Health Matters to deliver the Leeds Domestic Violence Service is due to expire on 31st March 2022. The decision concerns an extension of the contract, which contains provision for extending for up to 36 months
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 05/01/2022
Effective from: 21/01/2022
Decision:
The Director of Communities, Housing & Environment has approved an extension of three years to the existing contract with Leeds Women’s Aid for the Leeds Domestic Violence Service, with effect from 1st April 2022 and to the value of £885,898 per annum; a total of £2,657,694 over the three year extension period.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Alison Ferguson
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 04/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Communities, Housing &
Environment approved the proposal to procure a new contract for the
supply of Decoration Packs.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Paul Rounding
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 04/01/2022
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of City Development:
a) Noted the content of this report in response to the deputation
heard on 10 November 2021.
b) Considered and approved the proposed response to the points made
in the deputation and set out in this report.
c) Noted the planning status of the site and the actions to be
undertaken to remedy the breach of Planning control.
Wards affected: Bramley and Stanningley;
Lead officer: Jonathan Carr
Repair and improvement works are planned to four high rise buildings, including improve energy efficiency measures.
The buildings are Lovell Park Grange, Heights, Towers, and Moor Grange Court The works will include external concrete repairs, external wall insulation, new roofing, decoration to the ground floor entrance and lift lobby area, and any ventilation improvements as needed.
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 24/12/2021
Effective from: 19/01/2022
Decision:
The Director of Communities, Housing and Environment:
a) Approved this scheme and authority to spend of £13.6m from the Housing capital programme in 2022/23 to undertake repair and improvement works to four housing high rise buildings - Lovell Park Grange, Heights, and Towers, and Moor Grange Court; and
b) Approved the procurement of an external contractor for the works through an OJEU compliant external framework.
Wards affected: Kirkstall; Little London and Woodhouse;
Lead officer: Paul Rounding
Approval needed to undertake an external procurement to provide contractor resources to support the delivery of Housing Painting and Decorating works to occupied and unoccupied properties. The contract will be for an initial 4 years with the option to extend for a further 4 x 12 months periods. We will be looking to award the contract to up to 2 contractors
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 21/12/2021
Effective from: 14/01/2022
Decision:
a) The Director of Resources approved the use of the below threshold restricted procurement process via Constructionline as the procurement route to establish contracts with up to 2 external contractors for the delivery of painting and decorating to occupied and unoccupied housing properties.
b) The Director approved that the tender will be evaluated using the quality/price separated approach and that the contract will run for 4 years with the options to extend for 4 x 12 months, with a potential total contract value of £2,400,000.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Craig Simpson
It was discovered by audit that the approval to spend the DFG for the year 2020/21 was overlooked due to pressures caused by the pandemic crisis that developed in March 2020
Accordingly, a decision was made to incorporate the retrospective approval for 2020/21 with the report to approve this year’s budget spend (2021/22)
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 20/12/2021
Effective from: 13/01/2022
Decision:
The Director of Communities, Housing and Environments agreed the DFG budget spend for 2021/22 and noted the spend of the year 2020/21
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Colin Moss