Executive Board will be asked to note the results of the post installation wind monitoring exercise and to agree the recommendation following the expert advice that the high winds protocol can be stopped.
Executive Board will also be asked to note and support the agreement reached with the owners of Bridgewater Place to obtain planning permission and implement the additional structures to ameliorate the wind conditions at the hot spot sites on privately owned land to the south of Bridgewater Place.
Decision type: Key Decision
Reason Key: Affects more than 1 ward;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Beeston and Holbeck; Hunslet and Riverside;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/09/2019
Decision due: 16 Oct 2019 by Executive Board
Lead director: Director of City Development
Department: City Development
Contact: Gillian Macleod, Highways Development Officer 0113 378 8091 Email: gillian.macleod@leeds.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Member briefings
External and Internal Consultation: Relevant officers within the Council have been consulted and have reviewed the test results, analysis and advice and the recommendations for further hotspot works.
Consultees
The Executive Member for Climate Change, Transport and Sustainable Development
Ward Members for Beeston and Holbeck and Hunslet and Riverside Wards
External Consultation: The proposals detailed in this report have been prepared in consultation and agreement with the owners of Bridgewater Place. An appropriately qualified and independent Wind Analyst has undertaken the testing and modelling work which has been peer reviewed by a further independent expert on behalf of the Council. I
Internal Consultation: Relevant officers within the Council have been consulted and have reviewed the test results, analysis and advice and the recommendations for further hotspot works.
Portfolio Holder: Executive Member for Climate Change, Transport and Sustainable Development