Issue - meetings
Urban Eco Settlement
Meeting: 21/07/2009 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11 (Item 45)
45 Urban Eco Settlement: Proposal for a Demonstration Exemplar at British Sugar, York 
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This report outlines a proposal for funding a Demonstration Exemplar Urban Eco Community on part of the former British Sugar site within the York Northwest area and seeks approval to submit the proposal to Leeds City Region, subject to the agreement of Associated British Food (the landowner of British Sugar), for inclusion as part of their submission to the Department of Communities and Local Government this July.
Additional documents:
- Annex 1 Urban Eco Settlement, item 45
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- Annex 1 Plan 1 Urban Eco Settlement, item 45
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- Annex 1 Plan 2 Urban Eco Settlement, item 45
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- Annex 1 Plan 3 Urban Eco Settlement, item 45
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- Cover Annex 2 Urban Eco Settlement, item 45
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- Annex 2 Urban Eco Settlement, item 45
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- Cover Annex 3 Urban Eco Settlement, item 45
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- Annex 3 Urban Eco Settlement, item 45
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Decision:
RESOLVED: That, subject to the agreement of Associated British Food, the proposal at Annex 1 to the report be submitted for inclusion as part of the wider Leeds City Region bid to the Department of Communities and Local Government for Urban Eco Settlement funding.
REASON: To ensure that a proposal is put forward within the timescales given to the Leeds City Region.
Minutes:
Members considered a report which presented a proposal for funding a Demonstration Exemplar Urban Eco Community on part of the former British Sugar site within the York Northwest area. Approval was sought to submit the proposal to Leeds City Region for inclusion in their submission to the Department of Communities and Local Government (CLG), subject to the agreement of the landowner, Associated British Food (ABF).
A study in January 2009 to assess deliverability of the four Urban Eco Settlement areas in the Region had identified the British Sugar site as having potential to provide the early delivery of 120 homes as a ‘demonstration exemplar’ that could be used as a model for implementation on other sites. The Council had engaged with ABF to produce a proposal with a reduced scope of 80 homes, reflecting the level of funding available nationally.
In the absence of initial funding for consultants to develop the proposal, Council Officers had produced an indicative proposal, a copy of which was attached as Annex 1 to the report. This outlined an indicative area for a first phase pilot scheme comprising 60 dwellings, with a site area of approximately 1.5 ha. A draft programme outlining the alignment of the planning process with master planning and production of the Area Action Plan was attached at Annex 2.
Having noted the comments of the Shadow Executive on this item, it was
RESOLVED: That, subject to the agreement of Associated British Food, the proposal at Annex 1 to the report be submitted for inclusion as part of the wider Leeds City Region bid to the Department of Communities and Local Government for Urban Eco Settlement funding. 1
REASON: To ensure that a proposal is put forward within the timescales given to the Leeds City Region.