Decision details
Amendments to the opening hours of the City of York Council Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC’s) at Hazel Court and Towthorpe.
Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Place
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
At Executive meeting in January 2024,
Executive recommended a budget which was signed off at full Council
in February 2024.
Part of the budget was a saving listed for Place Directorate. PLA14
Household Recycling Sites - adjust opening hours at Household Waste
Recycling Sites allowing for a variety of opening to accommodate
customers and following evidence on busiest times for
attendance.
The Council has two household waste recycling centres
(HWRC’s) in the city. Hazel Court HWRC is located on James
Street, York, YO10 3DS and Towthorpe HWRC is located on Moor Lane,
Strensall, YO32 9ST. The decision formalise that:-
• Hazel Court Household Waste Recycling Centre closes on a
Wednesday (please note Towthorpe HWRC is already closed on a
Wednesday as do HWRC’s in North Yorkshire)
• That the opening hours from April to September are adjusted
at both Hazel Court HWRC and Towthorpe HWRC from 7pm (current
closing time) to 6 pm.
It is proposed that these changes are made on site with effect from
Monday 6th May 2024 onwards. The service will review this to ensure
there are no adverse effects.
Decision: To approve to amendments to the opening and closing times
at the HWRC’s as detailed above.
Options Considered:
Usage figures from the ANPR cameras on site at
both locations shows that usage of the household waste recycling
centres are exceedingly low between the hours of 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
This has been monitored at different points of the year to account
for seasonality. Peak times on the site are from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
All neighbouring authorities close their HWRC’s on a
Wednesday and closing Hazel Court HWRC will bring CYC in line with
neighbouring authorities.
Options Rejected:
The public are not utilising the later time
slots over the summer months at the HWRC’s (i.e. exceedingly
low usage figures between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.). Therefore, amending
the current opening/closing times reflects current usage and will
help the Council to meet it agreed budget savings.
Publication date: 15/04/2024
Date of decision: 10/04/2024
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