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Venue: Committee Room 1 - City Hall, Bradford. View directions

Contact: Sheila Farnhill 

Items
No. Item

1.

DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST

(Members Code of Conduct - Part 4A of the Constitution)

 

To receive disclosures of interests from Members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.

 

An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the Member during the meeting.

 

Notes:

 

(1)       Members may remain in the meeting and take part fully in discussion and voting unless the interest is a disclosable pecuniary interest or an interest which the Member feels would call into question their compliance with the wider principles set out in the Code of Conduct.  Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.

 

(2)       Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them.  A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 

 

(3)       Members are also welcome to disclose interests which are not disclosable pecuniary interests but which they consider should be made in the interest of clarity.

 

(4)       Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.

Minutes:

Councillor Warburton disclosed, in relation to the item concerning Land at the Playing Fields, Huddersfield Road, Bradford (Minute 97), that he had been involved with the scheme to replace the Richard Dunn Sports Centre since its inception a number of years previously. He therefore withdrew from the meeting during the consideration of this item in accordance with the requirements of the Members’ Code of Conduct (Part 4A of the Constitution) and the Members’ Planning Code of Conduct (Part 4B of the Constitution).

2.

INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS

(Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)

 

Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item.  Certain reports and background papers may be restricted. 

 

Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report. 

 

If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting. 

 

Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal. 

 

(Sheila Farnhill - 01274 432268)

Minutes:

There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.

 

3.

APPOINTMENT OF SUB-COMMITTEES

Recommended -

 

(1)       That the Panels set out in Document “A” (TO BE TABLED) be appointed with memberships as shown and with the role and functions as contained in the Articles of the Council’s Constitution and subject to the Rules of Procedure contained in Part 3 of the Constitution.

 

(2)       That the Chairs and Deputy Chairs be appointed to the Panels as indicated in Document “A”.

 

                                                            (Sheila Farnhill – 01274 432268)

 

Minutes:

Resolved -

 

(1)       That the Panels set out in Document “A” be appointed with memberships as shown and with the role and functions as contained in the Articles of the Council’s Constitution and subject to the Rules of Procedure contained in Part 3 of the Constitution.

 

(2)       That the Chairs and Deputy Chairs be appointed to the Panels as indicated in Document “A”.

 

ACTION:       City Solicitor

Councillor Wainwright in the Chair

4.

LAND AT THE PLAYING FIELDS, HUDDERSFIELD ROAD, BRADFORD pdf icon PDF 548 KB

Wyke

 

The Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways will present a report (Document “B”) in respect of a full planning application for the development of an aquatic, sport and leisure facility on land at the playing fields, Huddersfield Road, Bradford – 17/00352/MAF.

 

Recommended –

 

That the application be approved for the reasons and subject to the conditions set out in the Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways’ technical report.

 

                                                                                    (John Eyles – 01274 434380)

Minutes:

The Assistant Director - Planning, Transportation and Highways presented a report (Document “B”) in respect of a full planning application for the development of an aquatic, sport and leisure facility on the playing fields, Huddersfield Road, Bradford – 17/00352/MAF. He recommended that, if Members were minded to approve the application, an additional condition should be included in respect of the permitted hours of use.

 

The Assistant Director responded to questions from Members, as set out below:

 

·         There were no serious safety concerns in terms of the flow of traffic; the model indicated approximately 59 related total movements in the a.m peak hour and 129 in the p.m. peak.

·         Parking would be restricted along the same side of Cleckheaton Road as the development and officers would consider the provision of resident’s permit parking on the opposite side of the carriageway.

·         Two traffic islands would be provided on Cleckheaton Road with a ‘PUFFIN’ crossing halfway along the site frontage.

·         In assessing the adequacy of the proposed parking provision, recorded data in respect use of such facilities and the demographic of potential users had been considered. Usage of the parking spaces at Richard Dunn Sports Centre had also been monitored.  165 spaces was lower than would normally be required but the standards set out in the Replacement Unitary Development Plan were intended to be maximum figures.  In accepting this provision, account had been taken of: the available public transport links, the likelihood that children would be dropped off/collected and that, given its location in a residential area, there would be a number of visitors who would travel on foot.  Overall he was satisfied that the provision would be adequate, however, the situation in terms of the impact on on-street parking would be reviewed six months after the facility opened and the potential for extending the proposed permit parking scheme would be considered if necessary.

·         There would also be 30 spaces for cycle parking and 7 for motorcycles.

 

A Ward Councillor was in attendance at the meeting and made the following comments in support of the development:

 

·         This was a much needed facility to replace the outdated Richard Dunn Sports Centre.

·         The development would provide updated and upgraded playing pitches and modern aquatic and sports facilities.

·         The existing pitches were very well used by local sports clubs and the local rugby club had welcomed the proposed investment.

·         The site was also well used by the local community.

·         Although it was appreciated that there had been some objections to the proposals, most residents were supportive of the scheme.

·         The layout had been designed so that the new playing pitches were located as far away from existing residential properties as possible.

·         A consultation event had been held.

·         Additional crossing facilities would be provided in conjunction with a well designed access and egress.

·         The site was well provided for by public transport, it was also accessible by walking and cycling and included parking provision.

·         These facilities would enable more local people to use up to  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.