Resolved –

 

(1)       That the information contained in Document “Q” be noted and welcomed.

 

(2)       That the Bradford West Area Co-ordinator’s office, the Council’s Cleansing Team, Council Wardens and the Enforcement Team be thanked for their continued and outstanding commitment towards street cleansing in the Bradford West area.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

Resolved –

 

(1)       That the achievements of the Youth Offer Working Group, and the Youth Sector as a whole, as outlined in the Action Plan (Appendix A to Document “P”) be noted and a further update be received in respect of this work in 12 months time.

 

(2)       That the Bradford West Area Committee considered the shared direction of travel and the continued commitment from the Youth Sector to work together, and to do things differently.

 

(3)       That the work already undertaken around Youth Voice be noted and Youth Voice arrangements be formalised in respect of the Bradford WestArea Committee work plan for 2017-18.

 

(4)       That the young people and the Youth Workers be thanked for their commitment towards Youth Provision.

 

(5)       That the Bradford West Area Committee acknowledges the drastic cuts made to Youth Services across Bradford and the Country by the Government and supports calls for a statutory Youth Service that protects and invests in a universal provision including JNC qualified Youth Workers.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

Resolved –

 

That the contents of Document “O” be noted and welcomed.

 

LEAD: Strategic Director, Place

Resolved –

 

(1)       That the current operational methods adopted for Local Highway Maintenance be noted.

(2)       That the indicative costs to date for the current financial year be noted.

(3)       That the list of current and proposed CAT3/4 works as shown in Appendices 5 and 6 to Document “N” be approved.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

Resolved -

(1)       That no further action be taken on the request for permit parking on Naples Street, Bradford.

(2)       That the Police and wardens increase passing patrols of Naples Street and that residents be encouraged to contact the Police in respect of obstructive and/or dangerous parking.

(3)       That the petitioners are informed accordingly.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

DECISIONS MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE

 

APPEALS ALLOWED

 

(a)       110 Skipton Road, Ilkley                                                   Ilkley

 

Construction of detached carport with office above plus associated works - Case No: 16/07296/HOU

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00073/APPHOU

 

(b)       18 The Orchards, Bingley                                                Bingley

 

Construction of detached dwelling and garage - Case No: 16/06681/FUL

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00036/APPFL2

 

 

(c)       9 Barrowby Close, Menston, Ilkley                                Wharfedale

 

Construction of detached dwelling with associated parking - Case No: 16/08866/FUL

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00061/APPFL2

 

 

(d)       Beacon House, Riverside Business Park,                  Ilkley

            Dansk Way Ilkley

 

Removal of condition 2 of planning permission 15/02269/FUL dated 21.07.2015: Change of use from business (B1) to assembly and leisure (D2) - Case No: 16/08743/VOC

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00043/APPVO2

 

 

APPEALS DISMISSED

 

(e)       10 High Street, Keighley                                                   Keighley

Central

 

Retention of shop front, retractable canopy and mounted roller shutter - Case No: 16/09168/FUL

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00048/APPFL2

 

 

 

 

 

(f)        10 High Street, Keighley                                                   Keighley

Central

 

Retrospective application for shop fascia sign - Case No: 16/09219/ADV

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00049/APPAD2

 

 

(g)       11 Ferrands Park Way, Harden, Bingley                      Bingley Rural

 

Raising of roof height and construction of two storey extensions to front, side and rear - Case No: 16/08787/HOU

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00086/APPHOU

 

 

(h)       13 Parish Ghyll Road, Ilkley                                             Ilkley

 

Change of use from garage and store to studio dwelling with integral garage - Case No: 16/04451/FUL

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00033/APPFL2

 

 

(i)         17 Dene Bank, Bingley                                                     Bingley

 

Elevated wood deck over rockery - Case No: 17/00319/HOU

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00067/APPHOU

 

 

(j)         253 Bingley Road, Shipley                                              Shipley

 

Installation of fence of 1.8 metres high x 4.6 metres wide x 10 centimetres depth - Case No: 17/00451/HOU

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00064/APPHOU

 

 

(k)       4 Bingley Road, Shipley                                                   Shipley

 

Retrospective planning application for a fence at the front of the property. - Case No: 16/09596/HOU

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00066/APPHOU

 

 

 

 

 

(l)         Building At Grid Ref 403718 447648,                             Craven

Hayhills Lane, Silsden 

 

Change of use of agricultural building and land to residential use (C3): 1 dwelling - Case No: 16/09213/PAR

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00032/APPPAR

 

 

(m)      Farmhouse, Raines Farm, Glovershaw Lane,            Baildon        

            Baildon

 

Modifications to roof and construction of upper floor of farmhouse (Variation 1) - Case No: 16/09599/HOU

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00044/APPHOU

 

 

(n)       Land South of 64 Saltaire Road, Shipley                     Shipley

 

Construction of detached building comprising of A2 office and dwelling combined - Case No: 16/07679/FUL

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00060/APPFL2

 

 

APPEALS WITHDRAWN

 

 

(o)       Land at Westfield Farm, Tim Lane, Oakworth,           Worth Valley

Keighley

 

Change of use of agricultural building and adjoining land to residential use (C3): one dwelling - Case No: 17/02915/PAR

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00087/APPPAR

 

 

APPEAL ALLOWED IN PART/PART DISMISSED

 

 

(p)       Mother Hubbards, Bradford Road, Keighley              Keighley

Central

 

Retrospective application for new shopfront, entrance steps and access ramp - allowed on appeal.  External roller shutters - dismissed on appeal. - Case No: 17/00019/FUL

 

Appeal Ref: 17/00068/APPFL2

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

 

(q)       367 Fell Lane, Keighley                                                   

 

Prior Notification in respect of Part 1 Class A (g) permitted development rights for a larger home extension at 367 Fell Lane, Keighley - 17/05513/PNH

 

Resolved –

 

That the prior notification be noted.

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(r)        Dawat Lounge, Bradford Road, Keighley

 

Report concerning the Local Government Ombudsman’s findings in relation to the previous full planning application for construction of new two-storey building with five ground floor retail units and five first floor apartments including landscaping and external at Dawat Lounge, Bradford Road, Stockbridge, Keighley - 15/07198/FUL

 

Resolved –

 

(1)       That the Local Government Ombudsman’s findings be noted.

 

(2)       That the Panel note that the Council’s Planning department have carried out the agreed actions in the Local Government Ombudsman’s findings and do not wish to take any further action.

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

(Mohammed Yousuf – 01274 434605)

 

(a)       13 Prod Lane, Baildon                                                                  Baildon

 

Householder application for construction of a single storey rear extension, a timber car port/garage and driveway gate at 13 Prod Lane, Baildon - 17/04743/HOU

 

Resolved –

 

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

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(b)       151 Main Street, Addingham                                                      Craven

 

A retrospective planning application for the change of use of part of the Addingham Memorial Hall from Community Hall use (D1) to use as a retail showroom (A1) at 151 Main Street, Addingham - 17/03061/FUL

 

Resolved –

 

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

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(c)       20 Grange Park Road, Bingley                                       Bingley Rural

           

Householder planning application for first floor extension on top of existing flat roof bungalow at 20 Grange Park Road, Cottingley, Bingley - 17/03329/HOU

 

Resolved –

 

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

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(d)       Former Site of Bradford Hebrew Congregation,                   Shipley

Spring Hurst Road, Shipley

 

Planning permission is sought for amendments comprising external works to the rear of the houses on Plots 4 to 7, which form part of an approved residential development at the site of the former Bradford Hebrew Congregation, Spring Hurst Road, Shipley - 17/04336/FUL

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be refused for the following reason:

 

The proposed measures are not considered to satisfactorily mitigate the impact of the development on the amenity of existing and future occupiers of adjoining dwellings due to the loss of privacy and overlooking of habitable room windows and outside areas. Therefore the objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework and policies DS1, DS3 and DS5 of the Local Plan for Bradford are not considered to be satisfied.

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(e)       Land at 10 Pink Street, Haworth, Keighley                 Worth Valley

 

Outline planning application with all matters reserved for the development of a single detached family dwelling, including off road vehicle parking and gardens on land at 10 Pink Street, Haworth, Keighley - 17/02907/OUT

 

Resolved –

 

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

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(f)        Land South East of 12 Haincliffe Road, Keighley     Keighley East

 

Full application for the demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of nine dwellings at land south-east of 12 Haincliffe Road, Keighley - 17/00036/FUL

 

Resolved –

 

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

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(g)       Low Croft Cottage, 23 Delph Hill, Baildon                               Baildon

 

Full application for the construction of a detached dwelling and a pair of semi-detached dwellings and construction of a garage on land at 23 Delph Hill, Baildon - 17/04663/FUL

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be approved for the reasons and subject to the conditions set out in the Strategic Director, Regeneration’s technical report together with an additional condition in respect of:

 

(i)            That protective roadway matting be laid on the unmade track alongside Old Hall.

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(h)       The Samuel Lister Academy, Cottingley New Road,   Bingley Rural

            Bingley

 

Full planning application for the construction of a green metal palisade fence 2.4 metres high along the perimeter of the sports field adjacent to the public footpath at The Samuel Lister Academy, Cottingley New Road, Cottingley, Bingley - 17/03677/FUL

 

Resolved –

 

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

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(i)         Brentroyd Glenlyon Drive, Keighley                         Keighley Central

 

A planning application for the construction of two-storey annex in place of existing detached garage to form games room/home office and ancillary accommodation at Brentroyd, Glenlyon Drive, Keighley - 17/03100/HOU

 

Resolved –

 

(1)  That subject to written confirmation, this application be regarded as withdrawn and formal notification to be received by the Strategic Director, Place within 10 days.  If notification to withdrawn is not received then the application be submitted back to the Panel for consideration.

 

(2)  That any new application in relation to this property be submitted to the Panel for consideration.

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

 

(j)         Land at Halifax Road, Former Site of Wesley             Keighley East

Place Primary School, Keighley

 

Full planning application for construction of 7 terraced three-storey residential houses at the former site of Wesley Place Primary School, Halifax Road, Keighley - 17/02983/FUL

 

Resolved –

 

That the application be approved for the following reason:

 

The development is acceptable as the means of access onto Halifax Road had previously been granted for five properties and the manoeuvres in and out of the site would not obstruct the free flow of traffic or be prejudicial to highway safety.

 

And that the application be subject to the following conditions:

 

(1)  The development to which this notice relates must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date of this notice.

 

(2)  Before any part of the development is brought into use, the proposed means of vehicular and pedestrian access hereby approved shall be laid out, hard surfaced, sealed and drained within the site in accordance with the approved plan and completed to a constructional specification approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority.

 

(3)  Before the development is brought into use, the off street car parking facility shall be laid out, hard surfaced, sealed and drained within the curtilage of the site in accordance with the approved drawings. The gradient shall be no steeper than 1 in 15 except where otherwise approved in writing by the Local

Planning Authority.

 

(4)  The western boundary of the site shall remain closed and no access for vehicles shall be formed to Knowle Close other than with the prior written approval of the Local Planning Authority.

 

(5)  Lighting to safeguard the safety of users of the proposed car parking area shall be provided and made available for use prior to the occupation of the dwellings. Details of the position, type and intensity of such lighting shall be submitted to and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to its installation.

 

(6)  Before the car parking area is brought into use, a scheme of landscaping and screening shall be implemented between the parking spaces and the dwellings to the west. Notwithstanding details shown on the approved drawings, details of this screening and planting shall be submitted to, and agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority before the car parking area is created.

 

(7)  Prior to the commencement of the development, arrangements shall be made with the Local Planning Authority for the inspection of samples of the external walling and roofing materials for the dwellings. These shall be approved in writing prior to the commencement of development, and the development shall be built in the materials so approved.

 

(8)  The development shall not begin until details of a scheme for foul and surface water drainage have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The scheme so approved shall thereafter be implemented prior to the commencement of the development.

 

Action: Strategic Director, Place

 

(Mohammed Yousuf – 01274 434605)

Resolved –

 

That the work of the Keighley Area Co-ordinator’s Office in the period April to September 2017 to support Ward priorities within the Keighley Area Ward Plans 2017-18 be noted.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

 

(Jonathan Hayes - 01535 618008)

Resolved –

 

(1)          That the work undertaken by the Keighley Neighbourhood Policing Team from April 2016 to July 2017 that contributed to addressing priorities within the Ward Plans for the Keighley Area be noted.

 

(2)          That the positive partnership working that has been established between the Police, Elected Members, Parish and Town Councils, Bradford Council Officers, community organisations, volunteers and residents within the Keighley Area be noted.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

 

(Jonathan Hayes - 01535 618008)

 

Resolved –

 

(1)          That the achievements of the Youth Offer Working Group, and the Youth Sector as a whole, as outlined in the Action Plan (Appendix A to Document “L”) be noted and the Strategic Director, Place, be requested to provide a further update in respect of this work in 12 months time be provided.

 

(2)          That the work already undertaken around Youth Voice and commits to formalising Youth Voice arrangements in respect of the KeighleyArea Committee work plan for 2017-18 be noted.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

 

(Children’s Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

 

(Jonathan Hayes - 01535 618008)

 

Resolved –

 

(1)       That the Keighley Area Committee notes the current operational methods adopted for Local Highway Maintenance be noted.

 

(2)       That the Local Highway Maintenance costs to date for the 2017/18 financial year be noted.

 

(3)       That the list of completed and proposed CAT3 works as shown in Appendix 5 to Document “K” be noted.

 

(4)       That the number/percentage of gullies cleaned within the constituency as shown in Appendix 6 to Document “K” be noted.

 

(5)       That the Strategic Director, Place be requested to provide, to Members, details of the schemes being considered for support from the Department for Transport’s Challenge Fund.

 

(6)       That the Strategic Director, Place be requested to consider a process of informing the Area Committee of the method in which changes are made to the CAT3 Works List as contained at Appendix 5 to Document “K”.

 

(7)       That the Strategic Director, Place be requested to include a list of the location of gullies subject to repeated visits.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place   

 

(Environment and Waste Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

 

(Andy Fisher – 01535 618297)

Resolved –

 

(1)          That the objection to the proposals (as shown in Drawing No. TDG/THN/013534/TRO-1A attached as Appendix 1 to Document “J”) be upheld and that the TRO be abandoned.

 

(2)       That the objector be advised accordingly.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

 

(Environment and Waste Management Overview and Scrutiny Committee)

 

(Simon D’Vali – 01274 432100)

 

Resolved –

 

That the constructive engagement with a wide range of the public undertaken through community engagement activities by Keighley Area Co-ordinator’s Office in the period April - September 2017 be noted.

 

ACTION: Strategic Director, Place

 

(Corporate Overview and Scrutiny Committee) 

 

(Jonathan Hayes - 01535 618008)

Resolved –

 

This Council notes: 

·         In Bradford we have 62 betting shops but among these there are a large number of FOBTs – up to 248.

·         The prevalence of Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) in betting shops, often referred to in the media as “the crack cocaine of gambling”, allowing bets of up to £100 every 20 seconds 

·         In 2012, over £1.5bn was lost on FOBTs across the UK. More profit was made from FOBTs than from the National Lottery, yet the most recent British Gambling Prevalence Survey found that while 56% of the population play the Lottery, just 4% play FOBTs.

·         Research carried out by Geofutures, which found there are four times as many betting shops, which house FOBTs, in areas of high unemployment than in areas of low unemployment.

·         Concern of the continued delays by Government in reporting back from the Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures

·         The position in the Republic of Ireland where the Government has introduced legislation to ban FOBTs in betting shops.

 

Bradford Council is concerned that the increase in FOBTs is causing significant problems and believes the Government should introduce legislation to ban B2 casino games in betting shops. 

 

This Council will write to Government expressing our concerns outlined above and to ask for a speedy publication of their response to the Review of Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility Measures.  If this does not recommend a ban then we additionally request that Government:

·         Reduces the maximum bet per spin on FOBTs to £2

·         Starts an immediate review of problem gambling

·         Introduces a compulsory levy for gambling companies that will fund research and treatment to help problem gamblers deal with their addiction

• Grants local authorities greater powers through the planning system to restrict the excessive clustering on our high streets of betting shops with FOBTs.

 

ACTION:       Chief Executive/Strategic Director Place

Resolved-

 

This Council notes:

 

·         Bradford Council’s net budget in 2020 will be around half what it was in 2010 and our workforce has reduced by over 2,000 staff since the start of the government’s austerity programme

·         At his Autumn Budget on 22 November the Chancellor has an opportunity to promote good growth and reconsider any further planned cuts.

·         The Council’s submission of what should be included in the Autumn Budget has been sent to Government, setting out our ambitions and the investments and support needed to achieve them

                                                    

This Council:

·         Asks the District’s MPs to back Bradford’s investment asks and seek meetings with Ministers to promote them.

·         Will continue to press government for a national plan to address the social care crisis

·      Requests that the Chief Executive draws up a prospectus setting out the case for investment in Bradford District and the returns to be achieved through the public, private and third sectors working together to secure the necessary resources and reforms.  This should build on the work of the economic strategy.

 

ACTION:       Chief Executive

Resolved-

 

This Council notes:

 

·         For most workers in local government and schools, pay and other terms and conditions are determined by the National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services

·         On average across the country, NJC basic pay has fallen by 21% in real terms since 2010

·         NJC workers had a three-year pay freeze from 2010-2012 and have received only 1% pay increase annually since then

·         NJC pay is the lowest in the public sector

 

This Council therefore supports the NJC pay claim for 2018, submitted by UNISON, GMB and Unite on behalf of council and school workers and calls for the immediate end of public sector pay restraint. NJC pay cannot be allowed to fall further behind other parts of the public sector. This Council also welcomes the joint review of the NJC pay spine to remedy the turbulence caused by bottom-loaded pay settlements.

 

Council further notes the drastic ongoing cuts to our funding by the Government which has impacted staff here in Bradford. Council calls on the Government to provide all additional resources to ensure local authorities can fund a decent pay rise for NJC employees and the pay spine review.

 

This Council resolves to:

 

·         Write to the LGA asking it to make urgent representations to Government to fund the NJC claim and the pay spine review;

·         Write to the Prime Minister and Chancellor supporting the NJC pay claim and seeking the additional resources needed to fund a decent pay rise and the pay spine review

·         Write to local NJC union representatives to convey support for the pay claim and the pay spine review.

 

ACTION:       Chief Executive/Director of Human Resources

Resolved-

 

This Council notes:

 

·         The United Nations has described the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh as “the most urgent refugee emergency in the world” with “widespread human rights violations” in what appears to be “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing”.

·         Bradford has a significant Rohingya Muslim population, the largest in Europe, who are understandably extremely concerned for the safety of their loved ones.

 

This Council calls on the international community to:

 

·         Exert its influence to stop the persecution now

·         Intervene so that humanitarian aid is allowed in to support the Rohingya immediately

·         Ensure that Bangladesh has sufficient resources to sustain the Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution.

 

This Council resolves to support Rohingya Bradfordians by:

 

·         Recognising the Bradford Rohingya Community UK Association as a representative body of the Bradford Rohingya Community and support this newly established body to organise themselves as a charity.

·         Ensuring the Bradford Rohingya community has full access to ESOL classes now available through the Government’s ‘Controlling Migration Fund’ and other services so that they can take a full and active role in life in Bradford.

• Supporting the Bradford Rohingya Community to manage their charity relief effort to support the plight of others in their homeland.

 

ACTION:       Chief Executive/ all Strategic Directors           

Resolved –

 

This Council notes:

·         the increasing level of  childhood obesity globally as outlined in the World Health Organisation report “Ending Childhood Obesity”

·      the reducing levels of physical activity in children and young people

·      outdoor activity and play are contributors to the health and wellbeing of children and young people.

This Council welcomes the ongoing work to tackle these issues by:

 

·       the introduction of the Healthy Bradford plan and the Healthy Bradford Charter

·       taking a whole systems approach in conjunction with Public Health England and Leeds Beckett University

·       actively working with existing strategies and a wide range of partners including Active Bradford, the Born in Bradford project and the Design in the Public Sector programme

·       Learning from and sharing good practice with other councils, such as Birmingham and Wigan

This Council resolves to:

 

·         Encourage the “Daily Mile” in Schools

·     Task Public Health, the Neighbourhoods service, Highways and Communities to progress the Active streets model (which includes temporary street closures) in conjunction with the Play Champion

·         Review and Revise the “All to Play for” strategy     

ACTION:       Strategic Director Children’s Services/Strategic Director Place/Strategic Director Health and Wellbeing

Resolved-

 

This Council notes that the UK's Creative Industries are worth over £80 billion per year to the UK economy and account for nearly 2 million jobs.

 

The ‘Bacc for the Future’ campaign led and supported by over 200 arts and education organisations forewarned that the introduction of the English Baccalaureate would put arts subjects at risk.

 

This Council notes the recent disturbing report by the Education Policy Institute ‘Entries to arts subjects at Key Stage 4’ which, at a national level, identifies a link between the introduction of the English Baccalaureate and Progress 8 and the decline in the number of pupils taking arts subjects in 2016 to its lowest level for a decade.

 

This Council calls on the Government to evaluate the impact of the introduction of the English Baccalaureate and the use of Progress 8 as an accountability measure on the take up of arts subjects at Key Stage 4 and take actions to remedy any decline that might have occurred.

 

This Council also believes that Art & Culture play an important role in the development of a child and welcomes the continuing commitment to the Education Covenant, which includes championing the District’s unique art and cultural offer. This Council asks the Director of Children’s Services to further strengthen the cultural element of the Education Covenant in conjunction with local partners as well as Arts Council England.

 

ACTION:       Strategic Director Children’s Services

Resolved –

 

Council notes:

·         Capital investment across the district that has run to millions of pounds over many years including Shipley and Keighley Library, Shipley pool, Cliffe Castle, Keighley Market and Saltaire public realm works, with more investment in the pipeline including road improvements in Keighley (Hard Ings & North Street)

·         Planned multi-million pound investment in two new swimming pools which will complement existing refurbished provision in Eccleshill, Ilkley, Shipley and Keighley

·         Non-capital investment and support with partners across the whole district such as Tour de Yorkshire, Ilkley and Bradford Literature Festival, Shipley Street Arts Festival, Saltaire Festival,  Bingley Music Live, International Women’s Day, Pride Event

·         Our Investment Strategy which outlines our approach to making investments to generate revenue that in turn supports the funding of services for the whole district

·         A budget of £200k per annum for two years has been identified  to provide further support to community groups going through the Community Asset Transfer process, including legal and surveying staff

·         The unprecedented scale of government cuts, with the central government grant for Bradford Council being cut completely by 2020. This austerity is being felt across the public sector including the police, fire service and the NHS

Council:

 

(1)       Recognises the unprecedented pressure on the revenue budget caused by government cuts and believes that the proper use of capital investment is to support all the District’s communities.

(2)       Asks that the Finance Director continues with the implementation of appropriate support to community groups who have come forward to express an interest in taking on community facilities and services.

(3)       Asks the Finance Director to produce a report to the Executive investigating and identifying additional income and revenue generation opportunities for the Council that can be used to support communities and services across the district, such as the investment in the NCP car park that will see an income generation line, net of borrowing costs, of approximately £160,000 per annum for Bradford residents.

ACTION:       Strategic Director Corporate Services