Local democracy

Decisions

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Decisions published

05/04/2024 - Household Support Fund Delivery Plan April to September 2024 ref: 6195    Recommendations Approved

To enable essential support with food, fuel and other support costs to be delivered to those households on the lowest incomes.

Decision Maker: Strategic Director, Corporate Resources

Decision published: 12/04/2024

Effective from: 05/04/2024

Decision:

That the Household Support Fund delivery plan for April to Sept 2024/25 as set out in Table 2 of the report is approved. Any adjustment to the delivery plan during the 6 months will be delegated to the Portfolio Holder Employment and Skills in consultation with the Strategic Director, Adult Social Care and Health

Lead officer: Iain MacBeath


03/04/2024 - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ref: 6194    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Area Planning Panel (Keighley and Shipley)

Made at meeting: 03/04/2024 - Area Planning Panel (Keighley and Shipley)

Decision published: 11/04/2024

Effective from: 03/04/2024

Decision:

Resolved –

 

That the decisions made by the Secretary of State as set out in (Document “N”) be noted.

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 


03/04/2024 - APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OR REFUSAL ref: 6193    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Area Planning Panel (Keighley and Shipley)

Made at meeting: 03/04/2024 - Area Planning Panel (Keighley and Shipley)

Decision published: 11/04/2024

Effective from: 03/04/2024

Decision:

A.        Market Square Shipley West Yorkshire                           Shipley

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Strategic Director, Place’s technical report (Document “M”).

 

B.        56 Otley Road Eldwick Bingley West Yorkshire             Bingley

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be refused for the reasons set out in the Strategic Director, Place’s technical report (Document “M”).

 

C.        Land Adjacent To Golf Driving Range                             Craven

Keighley Road Silsden Keighley West Yorkshire

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be refused for the reasons set out in the Strategic Director, Place’s technical report (Document “M”).

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 


09/04/2024 - BRADFORD COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY (CIL) - ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF HEALTH PROVISION IN BURLEY IN WHARFEDALE ref: 6190    Recommendations Approved

To receive the review of intermediate care by the health and care partnership and make decisions about council resources, specifically short-stay care home beds.

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 09/04/2024 - Executive

Decision published: 10/04/2024

Effective from: 09/04/2024

Decision:

Resolved –

 

(1)              That the allocation of £400,000 from CIL to the Grange Park Surgery, Burley in Wharfedale be approved.

 

(2)              That the allocation be made available in line with the mechanism set out within the draft funding agreement which allows staged draw down linked to the construction plan.

 

(3)              That the implementation of the funding agreement and any variation required be delegated to the Strategic Director (Place) in consultation with the Interim Director of Legal and Governance, Section 151 Officer and the Portfolio Holder.

 

To be actioned by: Strategic Director, Place

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Regeneration and Environment

 

(Michala Bartle - 01274 432522)

Lead officer: Iain MacBeath


09/04/2024 - REVIEW OF INTERMEDIATE CARE SERVICES ref: 6189    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 09/04/2024 - Executive

Decision published: 10/04/2024

Effective from: 09/04/2024

Decision:

Resolved –

 

(1)           That the blueprint for intermediate care in Bradford District and Craven be agreed.

 

(2)           That the permanent closure of Thompson Court Care Facility in Crossflatts and Norman Lodge Care Facility in Odsal be agreed.

 

To be actioned by: Strategic Director, Health and Wellbeing

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Health and Social Care

 

(Iain MacBeath – 01274 432990)


09/04/2024 - RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE ref: 6191    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 09/04/2024 - Executive

Decision published: 10/04/2024

Effective from: 09/04/2024

Decision:

Petition referred from Council - Objection to the sale of Skirrow Street Car Park, Cottingley

 

Resolved –

 

That the Strategic Director Corporate Resources takes into account the petition when conducting the asset review of this land as part of the Disposals Programme.

 

To be actioned by: Strategic Director, Corporate Resources

 

 

Recommendations from Regeneration and Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee held on Tuesday 19 March 2024

 

Resolved –

 

That the recommendations from the Regeneration and Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee be noted and that a report be brought back to a future meeting of the Executive.

 

To be actioned by: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

Recommendations from Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on Thursday 21 March 2024

 

Resolved –

 

That the recommendation from the Corporate Overview & Scrutiny Committee be noted and that a report be brought back to a future meeting of the Executive.

 

To be actioned by: Director of Public Health


09/04/2024 - QTR 4 FINANCE POSITION STATEMENT FOR 2023-24 ref: 6188    Recommendations Approved

The report provides Members with an overview of the forecast financial position of the Council for 2023-24.

Decision Maker: Executive

Made at meeting: 09/04/2024 - Executive

Decision published: 10/04/2024

Effective from: 09/04/2024

Decision:

Resolved –

 

(1)           That the Qtr 4 Finance Position Statement for 2023-24 be noted.

 

(2)           That it be noted that the following has been approved under Section 1.7 of the Financial Regulations for inclusion in the Capital programme:

 

·       £0.075m for capital works on the garden and the purchase of three hoists at a Children’s Residential Homes. This will be funded from the 2023-24 General Contingency budget included in the CIP.

 

(3)           That the charges for court costs in respect of Council Tax and Business Rates as outlined in section 15.3 to Document “AY” be approved.

 

To be actioned by: Director of Finance

 

Overview and Scrutiny Committee: Corporate

 

(Andrew Cross – 01274 436823)

Lead officer: Andrew Cross


03/04/2024 - 107 Westfield Road, Bradford ref: 6192    Recommendations Approved

An application for a Blue Badge Parking Place which has received objections.

Decision Maker: Strategic Director, Place

Decision published: 10/04/2024

Effective from: 03/04/2024

Decision:

Approved

Lead officer: Richard Hollinson


05/03/2024 - School Street adjacent to Saltaire Primary School, ref: 6120    Recommendations Approved

Approval is sought to make the School Street adjacent to Saltaire Primary
School, and which became operative on 5th September 2022 by promoting an
Experimental Traffic Regulation Order, a permanent School Street.

Decision Maker: Strategic Director, Place

Decision published: 10/04/2024

Effective from: 05/03/2024

Decision:

That the ‘School Street’ identified within Appendix 1, and which was promoted as
an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order and became operative on 5th September
2022, be made permanent and the legal Order Sealed.

Lead officer: Richard Hollinson


27/03/2024 - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ref: 6187    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Area Planning Panel (Bradford)

Made at meeting: 27/03/2024 - Area Planning Panel (Bradford)

Decision published: 04/04/2024

Effective from: 27/03/2024

Decision:

 

Resolved –

 

That the requests for Enforcement/Prosecution Action and the decisions made by the Secretary of State as set out in Document “J” be noted.

 

To be actioned by - Strategic Director, Place

 


27/03/2024 - APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OR REFUSAL ref: 6184    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Area Planning Panel (Bradford)

Made at meeting: 27/03/2024 - Area Planning Panel (Bradford)

Decision published: 04/04/2024

Effective from: 27/03/2024

Decision:

 

A.        112 Hunters Park Avenue, Bradford           Clayton and Fairweather Green

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be approved, subject to the conditions set out in the Strategic Director, Place’ technical report.

 

B. and C. 51 Hanover Square, Manningham, Bradford            Manningham

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Strategic Director, Place' technical report.

 

D.      Changing facilities, Myra Shay Playing Field, Barkerend Road, Bradford

Bradford Moor

Resolved –

 

That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Strategic Director, Place' technical report.

 

E.      Express House, White Abbey Road, Bradford                              Manningham

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be refused:

 

Reason: The proposed increased operating times would be harmful to residential amenity contrary to Policy EN8 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document.  


 

F.      Land north of 1-21 New Street, Idle                                    Idle and Thackley

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Strategic Director, Place’ technical report with the additional and replacement conditions as set out below.

 

Condition 3 to be replaced with the following:

 

The drainage works shall not begin until details of a scheme for separate foul and surface water drainage, including any existing water courses, culverts, land drains and any balancing works or off-site works have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Surface water must first be investigated for potential disposal through use of sustainable drainage techniques and the developer must submit to the Local Planning Authority a report detailing the results of such an investigation together with the design for disposal of surface water using such techniques or proof that they would be impractical. The details and scheme so approved shall thereafter be implemented in full before the first occupation of the development.

 

Reason: To ensure proper drainage of the site and to accord with policy EN7 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document.

 

Condition 14:

 

Notwithstanding the details shown on the approved plan the whole of the southern side wall (facing the properties on New Street) of the dwelling hereby approved shall be faced in natural stone.

 

Reason: In the interest of visual amenity and to comply with Policies DS1 and DS3 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document.

 

 

G.      The 6 Acres, 119 Westgate Hill Street, Bradford                                                  Tong

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be approved subject to the conditions set out in the Strategic Director, Place’ technical report with the additional and replacement conditions as set out below.

 

Replace condition 4 with new condition as follows:

 

‘Prior to the first use of the new vehicular access a scheme for the management of the new access from Tong Lane shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. This scheme shall include:

i) a management plan for use of the Tong Lane access which seeks to prevent excessive numbers of vehicles using this access to prevent congestion and obstruction of the highway

ii) details of the design and position a physical barrier at the entrance of the new Tong Lane vehicular access that shall be used to prevent unauthorised access when the vehicular access is not in use

iii) details of the design and location of directional flow plates (alligator teeth) to physically prevent vehicles exiting the site via the Tong Lane access road.

 

The physical barrier and directional flow plates shall thereafter be provided in accordance with the approved details before the first use of the new vehicular access and the development shall thereafter be operated in accordance with the approved management plan.

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to comply with paragraph 115 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

Condition 9

 

The new vehicular access from Tong Lane shall not be used until Traffic Regulation Orders have been successfully implemented on this stretch of road in accordance with a plan showing the extent of this Order that has first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: To prevent obstruction to the highway which would conflict with paragraph 115 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

Condition 10

 

Concurrently with the construction of the new Tong Lane vehicular access and prior to it being brought into use, the existing unauthorised vehicular access and internal access road from Tong Lane to the site shall be permanently closed off and the land returned to its former condition in accordance with details that have first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

Reason: In the interests of highway safety and to protect the openness of the Green Belt and the significance of the Adwalton Historic Battlefield site and to accord with Policy GB1 of the Replacement Unitary Development Plan, Policy EN3 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document and the National Planning Policy Framework

 

Condition 11

 

Notwithstanding the details submitted on drawing 001 Rev D prior to its erection, before first use of the new Tong Lane Access a wall separating the service yard from the car park shall be erected in a location and of a design that has first been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The wall shall thereafter be maintained as approved.

 

Reason: To ensure the safe ingress and egress of vehicles onto the Bradford and Wakefield Road and to accord with paragraph 115 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

 

H.        17 Leaventhorpe Avenue, Bradford         Clayton and Fairweather Green

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be refused for the reasons set out in the Strategic Director, Place’ technical report.

 

To be actioned by - Strategic Director, Place


20/03/2024 - HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE NON-CLASSIFIED ROADS AND SURFACE DRESSING ALLOCATION FOR BRADFORD WEST - 2024/25 ref: 6186    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Bradford West Area Committee

Made at meeting: 20/03/2024 - Bradford West Area Committee

Decision published: 02/04/2024

Effective from: 20/03/2024

Decision:

Resolved –

 

That subject to a change to the extents of the appendix 1 site, Brantwood Road between Stoney Ridge Avenue and Brantwood Avenue that Bradford West Area Committee approves the proposed programme of works as shown for Appendix 1 and 2, attached to Document “P”.

 

To be actioned by: Strategic Director, Place