Decisions
27/06/2024 - City Wall closure for Piling Works ref: 7154 Decision Made
Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Place
Decision published: 28/06/2024
Effective from: 27/06/2024
Decision:
York Station Gateway Project – Package
2.
Permanent closure of the City Walls between Station Rise and
Micklegate Bar for a further 4-week period until high-risk activity
- piling works are complete and Health and Safety measures have
been put in place.
The extension to the closure is required owing to unexpected ground
conditions which required further design to the piling, and
equipment breakdown delaying the piling works.
The 4-week closure allows safety measures to be installed, enabling
the walls to be opened safely from Friday 26th July 2024, or
earlier subject to a further risk assessment.
Decision - Implement Option 3. Whilst further closure is
unfortunate public safety is a priority and I note work to find a
solution to allow access is planned for the summer holidays.
Wards affected: Micklegate Ward;
Lead officer: James Gilchrist
17/06/2024 - To make an order in response to the 202308 Dunnington Priest Lane DMMO application. ref: 7153 Decision Made
Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Place
Decision published: 28/06/2024
Effective from: 17/06/2024
Decision:
There is sufficient evidence to meet the
statutory test under s53 (3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act
1981 to make an order to record a public restricted byway over
Priest Lane as shown on the map (see separate attached
document).
Decision: Agreed to make an order to record a public restricted
byway along Priest Lane but take a neutral stance towards the
confirmation of the order in the event it is referred to the
Secretary of State.
Wards affected: Osbaldwick and Derwent Ward;
Lead officer: James Gilchrist
24/06/2024 - To transfer the freehold interest of the land currently leased to the owner of 43 Thornhills, Haxby, York YO32 3WD, as shown edged red on the attached plan for the sum of £500, plus the Council’s legal and surveyors fees of £1,000. ref: 7152 Decision Made
Decision Maker: Chief Finance Officer
Decision published: 24/06/2024
Effective from: 24/06/2024
Decision:
The Council has been approached by the
freehold owner of 43 Thornhills, Haxby as to whether it would
dispose of a small area of land which, the Council owns and
currently leases to them. The land (“The Leased
Property”) currently forms part of that properties enclosed
garden, for which they have responsibility for the maintenance of
such.
The area of the “Leased Property” is land-locked either
side by garden land, which is owned by 43 Thornhills and hence
there is no strategic value to the Council in retaining this asset.
The “Leased Property” comprises 39 square metres and is
leased subject to a lifetime tenancy at zero rent. The extent of
the “Leased Property” is shown edged red on the
attached plan.
The tenancy of the “Leased Property” was granted by
Ryedale Council in 1985 and passed to City of York Council under
Local Government Reorganisation in 1996.
The freehold interest of the “Leased Property” has been
independently valued by Align Property Partners at £500. The
owner of 43 Thornhills has offered to purchase the freehold
interest of the land for this sum, plus pay the Council’s
legal and surveyors fees totalling £1,000.
It is recommended that the freehold interest in the subject piece
of land is disposed of, to the owner of 43 Thornhills for the sum
of £500, plus the Council’s legal and surveyors
fees.
Decision: To transfer the freehold interest of the land currently
leased to the owner of 43 Thornhills, Haxby, York YO32 3WD, as
shown edged red on the attached plan for the sum of £500,
plus the Council’s legal and surveyors fees of
£1,000.
Wards affected: Haxby and Wigginton Ward;
Lead officer: Debbie Mitchell
18/06/2024 - To award £100k UKSPF capital funding to the BioRenewables Development Centre for investment to support the Bio Yorkshire Initiative through the Rural England Prosperity Fund ref: 7151 Decision Made
Decision Maker: Chief Operating Officer
Decision published: 18/06/2024
Effective from: 18/06/2024
Decision:
As part of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund York
has been allocated £400k capital from the Rural England
Prosperity Fund (REPF) to implement an investment plan that was
agreed by DEFRA in January 2023. This funding can be spent only in
designated rural areas as shown on the DEFRA MagicMap, and only on
capital items. In October 2022, CYC Executive gave delegated
authority to the Corporate Director of Place to implement this
Investment Plan, in consultation with the relevant Executive
Members and the York UKSPF Partnership Board. This delegation was
reconfirmed in October 2023 when Executive considered the results
of a light touch review of the programme. Due to the senior
management restructure, the decision has been made by the COO who
is able to make any decisions that are delegated to any
Directors.
As part of our York REPF investment plan, the Executive Member and
Partnership Board agreed to invest £100k in the BioRenewables
Development Centre (BDC) at Dunnington, with the objective of
providing tangible support to the Bio Yorkshire initiative which is
a joint project of the University of York, Askham Bryan College and
FERA Science. BDC is a subsidiary of the University of York and
would invest the funds in equipment and facilities at their
Dunnington site which would enable companies to pilot production of
new industrial products utilizing waste from other processes.
Discussions with BDC have led to a final plan for investing this
funding in facilities in Dunnington which will expend the
capabilities of the centre. Design work has included detailed
consideration of the Council’s requirements under the Subsidy
Control Act 2022. Legal have concluded that the proposed investment
is permitted under the Act.
The grant requires completion of a Best Value form as it has not
been awarded through a competitive process. This form has been duly
completed.
Decision:
To award £100k UKSPF capital funding to the BioRenewables
Development Centre for investment to support the Bio Yorkshire
Initiative through the Rural England Prosperity Fund.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ian Floyd
18/06/2024 - To allocate UKSPF funding to CHY Consultancy to run the Construction Skills Initiative through intervention E38 ref: 7150 Decision Made
Decision Maker: Chief Operating Officer
Decision published: 18/06/2024
Effective from: 18/06/2024
Decision:
York has been allocated £5.1m from the
UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to implement the investment plan
that was agreed by DLUHC in January 2023. In October 2022, CYC
Executive gave delegated authority to the Corporate Director of
Place to implement this Investment Plan, in consultation with the
relevant Executive Members and the York UKSPF Partnership Board.
This delegation was reconfirmed in October 2023 when Executive
considered the results of a light touch review of the programme,
which included allocating skills funding to the Construction Skills
Initiative. Due to the senior management restructure, the decision
has been made by the COO who is able to make any decisions that are
delegated to any Directors.
Executive considered detailed plans for a Construction Skills
Initiative at its February 2024 meeting, noting progress and
reiterating their support for the project. In order to implement
the project, which was due to commence in April 2024, a call for
expressions of interest was made in March 2024 through the
Yortender portal. Six expressions of interest were received, and
the businesses expressing interest were then invited to submit
grant funding applications following the process outlined in the
York UKSPF Assurance Framework. The brief for the project split the
work into two separate Lots, one focusing on overall project
management, the development of the partnership, and supporting CYC
to embed new processes to support Employment and Skills plans for
major construction projects (£140k), and the second Lot
focused on the provision of on-site construction training
(£160k). CHY Consultancy submitted the only proposals,
scoring 79/100 for Lot 1 and 77/100 for Lot 2, above the threshold
score of 70/100 for projects to be fundable for a total value of
£299,740.
UKSPF funding must all be spent by the end of the current financial
year, when the current programme finishes and any unspent funds
must be returned to Government. It is hoped that future equivalent
funding will be available to extend and expand the CSI after that
date, with the expectation that this would be through the new
Mayoral Combined Authority.
Decision: Award £299,740 to CHY Consultancy to deliver the
York Construction Skills Initiative.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ian Floyd