Details of officer decisions relating to planning applications.
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways &
Transportation); approved in principle the programme of local
integrated transport schemes, up to a maximum value of £2.870
million for 2019/20, subject to the formal approval of individual
schemes as required by the Councils’ financial
regulations.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Gwyn Owen
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Communities and
Environment:
• Noted the contents of the report
• Authorised expenditure of £900,000 for the delivery of
the Armley Community Hub works, furniture and ICT.
Wards affected: Armley;
Lead officer: Steve Moore
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Economic Development Officer
approved entering into the Partnership Agreement and associated
Delivery Agreements for the Ad:Venture Business Support Programme
(Project number - 20R15P00636). Details of the agreements value and
parties are provided in Schedule 1 of the report. Authorisation to
enter into these legal agreements was approved at Executive Board
on the 20 March 2019.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Phil Cole
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 18/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Asset Management and
Regeneration has approved the repurchase of the property on the
terms detailed in the confidential appendix for Resources and
Housing to return to council housing stock.
Wards affected: Otley and Yeadon;
Lead officer: Diane McPhee
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Head of Learning Systems accepted the
tender (including fees) supplied by Leeds LEP in the sum of
£358,073.09 to carry out roofing works at North East SILC -
West Oaks.
Wards affected: Wetherby;
Lead officer: Robert Thirtle
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Deputy Director, Learning approved the
waiver of Contracts Procedure Rules 8.1 and 8.2 - intermediate
value procurement, and to award a contract to Key Support Services
Ltd in the sum of £47,500. The contract shall commence on the
1st April 2019 and expire on the 31st March 2020. The contract will
provide access for governing bodies to ‘The Key for School
Governors’ platform and services.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Kate Sibson
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Built Environment Lead accepted the tender
supplied by Fred Shaw and Co Ltd in the sum of £109,795.00 to
carry out kitchen ventilation renewal works at Shadwell Primary
School.
Wards affected: Harewood;
Lead officer: Robert Thirtle
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Built Environment Lead accepted the tender
supplied by Leeds Building Services (LBS) in the sum of
£125,200.00 to carry out boiler replacement works at
Southroyd Primary School.
Wards affected: Pudsey;
Lead officer: Robert Thirtle
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Built Environment Lead Officer accepted
the tender supplied by Tucker & Tunstalls Ltd in the sum of
£115,507.28 to carry out Roofing works at Scholes (Elmet)
Primary School.
Wards affected: Harewood;
Lead officer: Robert Thirtle
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Resources and Housing:
1. Authorised the required expenditure to enable the programme to
progress the property acquisitions detailed in Confidential
Appendix A. This acquisition to be funded from existing Council
Housing Growth Programme unallocated budget, made up of a
combination of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and Right to Buy
receipts.
2. Noted that a report will be submitted to Executive Board in July
2019 to secure Authority to Spend approval for the overarching 3
year property acquisitions programme.
3. Noted that a report is being submitted in parallel to the
Director of City Development to request approval to acquire the
property for Housing & Resources so that it can be returned to
Council Housing Stock.
Wards affected: Beeston and Holbeck; Temple Newsam;
Lead officer: Wendy Myers
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Digital and Information Officer
approved the award of frameworks and call off contracts for Lot 1
Supply and delivery of ICT Hardware to Insight Direct (UK) Ltd and
Lot 2 End User Compute Services to CDW Limited for a period of four
years.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Stephanie Gledhill
Authorisation is sought for the Council to extend the BBO Stronger Families programme for the maximum period to Sept 2022, and to award funds totalling approximately £3m to 18 third sector partners.
The total value for the extended period is £3,501,200
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from: 03/07/2019
Decision:
The Director of Children & Families agreed to:
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michelle Whippey
The Chief Officer for Highways & Transportation to approve the annual programme of Traffic Management Capital Schemes & authorise the detailed development, consultation, preparation & delivery of these scheme subject to the satisfactory completion of any necessary Orders & statutory processes.
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from: 03/07/2019
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways & Transportation);
i) reviewed and approved the prioritised list of Traffic Management Capital schemes to the sum of £200,000 as identified in Appendix A for the 2019/20 capital year allocation;
ii) approved the design, consultation and subject to the making of any necessary Traffic Regulation/Speed Limit Orders, the implementation of the approved programme of works as detailed in Appendix B of this report;
iii) gave authority and requested the City Solicitor to advertise any Traffic Regulation Orders as listed in Appendix A (Speed Limit, Waiting Restriction Order or Experimental Order) as required to address/ resolve the problems identified for each scheme, and if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the Orders as advertised;
iv) requested the City Solicitor to draft and advertise a Notice under the section 90C of the Highways Act 1980 for the implementation of traffic calming features;
v) agreed to receive such other further reports as may be needed to address any objections received to advertised Orders or other matters arising from the detailed scheme proposals; and
vi) gave authority to incur expenditure of £200,000 inclusive of any legal fees, staff fees and works costs which will be funded from the Traffic Management Capital Programme; and to commence the detailed design, consultation and implementation of the schemes described in Appendix B of this report.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nick Borras
The Chief Officer for Highways & Transportation to approve the annual programme of Casualty Reduction Schemes & authorise the detailed development, consultation, preparation & delivery of these scheme subject to the satisfactory completion of any necessary Orders & statutory processes.
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 17/06/2019
Effective from: 03/07/2019
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways & Transportation);
i) noted the contents and recommendations of this report and further evolution of the approach to road casualties looking beyond the traditional ‘sites’ and ‘lengths’ documented approach;
ii) reviewed and approved the prioritised list of targeted KSI casualty reduction programme and gave authority to commence the detailed design, consultation and implementation of the schemes described in Appendix B of this report;
iii) gave authority to incur expenditure of £956,000 to complete schemes carried over from last year’s casualty reduction programme and the delivery of 17 schemes identified in this year’s KSI reduction programmes as detailed in Appendix B and the feasibility, initial design and costings of 11 schemes for next year’s KSI works programme;
iv) gave authority to request the City Solicitor to advertise any Traffic Regulation Orders (Movement Order, Waiting Restriction Order or Experimental Order) as required to address/ resolve the problems identified for each scheme as detailed in Appendix B, and if no valid objections are received, to make, seal and implement the Orders as advertised;
v) gave authority to request the City Solicitor to draft and advertise a Notice under the section 90C of the Highways Act 1980 for the implementation of traffic calming features (speed tables and speed cushions) as detailed in Appendix B; and
vi) agreed to receive such other and further reports as may be required to address any objections received to advertised notices or other matters arising from the detailed scheme proposals.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nick Borras
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 14/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director Resources and Housing
approved:
• The procurement of the service to support women who are sex
working using the open procedure;
• The contract period being three (3) years, with the option
to extend for up to 36 months with a budget of £188,000 per
annum;
• The waiver of CPR 15.2 to enable the tenders to be evaluated
on the basis of 100% quality.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Kate Daly
Request for the Authority To Spend, to upgrade Greenside Primary School’s meal provision from a receiver kitchen to a full 2 Form of Entry kitchen and servery.
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 14/06/2019
Effective from: 02/07/2019
Decision:
The Director of Children’s and Families agreed to:
i. Approve the total capital scheme cost of £1.03m inclusive of the previous approval noted below.
ii. Note that a DCR was approved for capital of £434K in July 2017 for the provision of enabling works required to support the expansion of Greenside Primary School.
iii. Note that a budget of £4.2m was granted at Executive Board, at their meeting in February 2018 and this includes the capital costs for the DCR noted in ii.
iv. Note that following an intensive review of the scheme, both from a sufficiency point of view where admission numbers were reducing rather than increasing, challenges around value for money, the proposed expansion scheme was revised. The scheme now addresses the requirements created as part of the bulge works, a kitchen expansion, additional classroom provision and an extension to the fence height.
v. Note that the expansion is temporary for a period of seven years.
Wards affected: Pudsey;
Lead officer: David O'Connor
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 13/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways &
Transportation);
i) noted the content of this report;
ii) approved the extension of the trial of The Calls parklet on the
public highway from late April 2019 to November 2019 ;
iii) approved the delivery of trial The Calls parklet through the
general function of the highway authority to provide
‘green’ amenity improvements which may be exercised by
a third party authorised by them under the provisions of the
Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994; and
iv) approved the relocation of the temporary cycle stand currently
sited in a nearby pay and display bay.
Wards affected: Hunslet and Riverside;
Lead officer: Fiona Moore
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 13/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Resources and Housing approved
the Write off irrecoverable Former Tenants Arrears in the sum of
£97,930.13 represented by 545 accounts in relation to the
citywide accounts.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jo-Anne Arnett
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 12/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Resources and Housing approved
the award of a contract following a competitive tendering process
to Switch2 to undertake the Provision of Metering and Billing for a
schedule of rates. It is proposed that the contract will commence
Monday 17th June 2019 for a period of 12 months, with the option to
extend for a further 12 months
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Hemingway
Decision Maker: Director of Adults and Health
Decision published: 12/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Director of Adults
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Lorraine Mulligan
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 12/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer (Highways and
Transportation) approved the award of the A6110 Outer Ring Road
(Preliminary Design and Scheme Assessment) Contract to WYG
Environment Planning and Transport Ltd.
Wards affected: Armley; Beeston and Holbeck; Farnley and Wortley; Morley North; Pudsey;
Lead officer: Anne Sweeting
Public Health has been successful in securing a £2,064,500 funding grant (subject to conditions set out in the award letter) from Yorkshire Cancer Research to establish a 3 year Screening & Awareness Programme in Leeds.
Gain authority to receive and spend the grant from Yorkshire Cancer Research to establish a Locality Screening and Awareness Programme in Leeds
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision published: 12/06/2019
Effective from: 21/06/2019
Decision:
The Director of Public Health gave approval to receive the £2,064,500 grant and set up the Yorkshire Cancer Research Leeds Locality Screening and Awareness Programme. The grant should be spent in accordance with the budget plan (Appendix 2).
The Director of Public Health noted the future plans for the Yorkshire Cancer Research Leeds Locality Screening and Awareness Programme as set out in the high level project delivery plan (Appendix 1).
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Lucy Jackson
To invoke the full three years contract extension available to Humankind for the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service.
This is a key decision as the annual contract value is £7,864,730
Decision Maker: Director of Public Health
Decision published: 12/06/2019
Effective from: 21/06/2019
Decision:
The Director of Public Health approved the contract extension of three years by utilising the available three twelve month extension periods to the existing contract with Humankind for the Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service with effect from 1 July 2020 for a maximum value of £8,143,450 per annum.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ian Street
The Council intends to make a decision to take up the provision to extend the contract with Flexiform Ltd for the provision of office furniture and associated design services for a period of 24 months until June 2021.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 12/06/2019
Effective from: 28/06/2019
Decision:
The Director of Resources and Housing approved the take up of the additional 24 month provision permitted within the contract terms and extend the existing contract with Flexiform for the supply of office furniture together with related design and installation services until 19th June 2021.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Tony Newbould
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 11/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Head of Land & Property has approved
the repurchase of a property on the terms detailed in the
confidential appendix for Resources and Housing to return to
council housing stock.
Wards affected: Burmantofts and Richmond Hill;
Lead officer: Diane McPhee
Approval to proceed with a procurement of the Scrap, LAB (Lead Acid Batteries) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Recycling Contract
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 11/06/2019
Effective from: 27/06/2019
Decision:
The Deputy Chief Officer for Waste Management noted the content of this report and under CPR 3.1.6 and CPR 3.1.8 approved the commencement of a competitive tender process for the collection and recycling of scrap metal, LAB and WEEE using the evaluation criteria outlined. The contract has a projected income of £280,000 per year.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rosie Harvey
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 10/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
That the Chief Officer Elections and
Regulatory, under delegated powers, published the attached record
of decision made in January 2019.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Andrew White, Nicola Raper
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 10/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
That the Chief Officer Elections and
Regulatory, under delegated powers, published the attached record
of decision made in November 2018
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Andrew White, Nicola Raper
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 10/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
That the Chief Officer Elections and
Regulatory, under delegated powers, published the attached record
of decision made in December 2018.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Andrew White, Nicola Raper
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 10/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
That the Chief Officer Elections and
Regulatory, under delegated powers, published the attached record
of decision made in October 2018
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Andrew White, Nicola Raper
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 10/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
That the Chief Officer Elections and
Regulatory, under delegated powers, published the attached record
of decision made in September 2018.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Andrew White, Nicola Raper
Decision Maker: Director of City Development
Decision published: 10/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Asset Management and
Regeneration has approved the repurchase of the property on the
terms detailed in the confidential appendix for Resources and
Housing to return to council housing stock.
Wards affected: Morley North;
Lead officer: Diane McPhee
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 07/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Digital & Information Officer
approved the award of a call-off agreement with Capita Business
Services also known as Knowledgepool.
The call-off agreement shall be for a period of up to 48 months
from June 30th 2019 to 31st May 2023 and the anticipated value of
spend will be £150k per year, approximately.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sophie Thom
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 07/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Built Environment Lead accepted the tender
supplied by Martin-Brooks Ltd in the sum of £104,858.90 to
carry out roofing works at Burley St Matthias Primary
School.
Wards affected: Kirkstall;
Lead officer: Robert Thirtle
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 07/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Built Environment Lead accepted the tender
supplied by Regent Maintenance Ltd in the sum of £122,629.03
to carry out roofing works at Armley Primary School.
Wards affected: Armley;
Lead officer: Robert Thirtle
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 07/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
That following consultation by the West
Yorkshire Combined Authority with political Group Leaders, the
CA’s Managing Director and Chief Executives from all of the
five West Yorkshire constituent authorities, in order to achieve
political balance on the Combined Authority a further 3
appointments are required as follows 2 Conservatives and 1 Liberal
Democrat.
The appointment from Leeds is Cllr Stewart Golton
The full list of appointments is set out below for
information;
Conservatives x 2
Member: David Hall (Kirklees) Substitute: Scott Benton
(Calderdale)
Member: John Pennington (Bradford) Substitute: Rebecca Poulsen
(Bradford)
Liberal Democrat x 1
Member: Stewart Golton (Leeds) Substitute: John Lawson
(Kirklees)
Lead officer: Kevin Tomkinson
Authority to spend approval for Passengers Service Trapeze Software System replacement.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 07/06/2019
Effective from: 25/06/2019
Decision:
The Chief Financial Officer approved the request to:
a) Inject a scheme into the 2019-20 capital programme for an estimated value of £351.4k funded by borrowing and
The Director of Resources and Housing approved the requests to:
b) Give Authority to Spend of £351.4k from within the approved Capital Programme 2019-20.
c) Authorise a procurement exercise for the replacement of the existing software system used for the management of Passenger Transport Services.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Mohammed Afzal
Decision Maker: City Solicitor
Decision published: 06/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Head of Governance and Scrutiny Support is
requested to approve the designation of the Local Care Partnerships
(LCP) as Community and Local Engagement in order that the
appointment process to the LCPs can take place at the first round
of Community Committees in June/July 2019.
Lead officer: Helen Gray
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 05/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Parks and Countryside
approved the following:
• To enter into formal negotiations with Continental
Landscapes Ltd to vary the existing contract under Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 72 (1) (b) for a three year period within the
constraints indicated in the confidential appendix.
• Subject to a suitable agreement, to publish a modification
notice of the intention to vary the existing contract on the EU
procurement (OJEU) website.
• Subject to the satisfactory conclusion of a 30 day notice
period vary the existing contract with Continental Landscapes Ltd
to commence for a three year period from the end of the existing
contract until 31st December 2024.
• To vary the existing contract with Continental Landscapes
Ltd to implement the Leeds ‘real’ living wage with
effect from the date of decision publication by providing
additional funds which would ensure that employee pay is matched to
the minimum pay point adopted by the council.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Frosdick
Decision Maker: Director of Communities, Housing & Environment
Decision published: 04/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer Communities approved grant
funding to Voluntary Action Leeds from the Third Sector
Infrastructure Support Fund Grant Fund from 1st May 2019 to 31st
March 2020. The maximum grant payment will be
£221,001.00
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Lelir Yeung
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 04/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Deputy Director, Learning agreed the
contents of a business case in respect of a child or young person
with complex needs and the individual costs exceed
£100,000.
Placement in the Authority’s own College settings has been
considered and explored. Following consultation, none of these
provisions are able to meet the needs of the young man thus
requiring the local authority to seek provision elsewhere. The
authority has a statutory duty to make provision for this child
whilstever he has an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) up to
the age of 25 years
The cost of this placement is £251k per annum.
It is considered in the public interest that information contained
in the business case is exempt from publication as it relates to a
vulnerable child or young person within the City and the actions
taken are to enable that person to receive their entitlement to a
Post 19 education as well as for reasons of safeguarding.
Wards affected: Various;
Lead officer: Victoria Coyle
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 04/06/2019
Effective from:
Decision:
The Chief Officer, Housing Management,
approved the proposed ring-fencing arrangements in order to
expedite the rehousing of 96 households thereby facilitating
further work to the Highways blocks
Wards affected: Gipton and Harehills; Killingbeck and Seacroft;
Lead officer: Gerard Tinsdale
We have been advised that we have received an additional £629k grant from the Government to be spent on preventing and relieving homelessness. Options are being considered regarding the proposals to spend £279k of it in order to increase resources and deliver improved outcomes related to private rented lettings.
Decision Maker: Director of Resources
Decision published: 29/05/2019
Effective from: 14/06/2019
Decision:
The Director of Resources & Housing approved the proposals for use of the additional Flexible Homelessness Support Grant.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Megan Godsell
Decision Maker: Director of Children and Families
Decision published: 22/05/2019
Effective from: 17/06/2019
Decision:
The Head of Learning Systems accepted the tender (including fees) supplied by Leeds LEP in the sum of £367,390.94 to carry out roofing works at Farsley Springbank Primary School.
Wards affected: Calverley and Farsley;
Lead officer: Beverly Spooner