Decision details

That the Chief Finance Officer (sub-delegated to the Assistant Director – Resources) authorises the acceptance of the grant of £30,230.43 of RDEL funding from Homes England relating to relocation of 3 Selby Waste/Highways facilities to four potential alternative sites.

This time-limited funding opportunity would cover the costs of assessing the feasibility of relocation the 3 Council owned facilities to one of 4 sites in the Selby area. This would feed into a decision on whether this shall take place and if the existing sites shall be redeveloped for housing. It is recommended that this option should be investigated because redevelopment has potential to be catalyst for the wider regeneration of an important gateway into Selby which is of poor appearance. It would also complement the approved scheme of improvements in the immediate vicinity of the railway station, which are currently commencing.

i. Do nothing – this would be a missed opportunity. The merits of relocating the facilities should be evaluated, so that the regeneration potential of this southern gateway to the town centre is fully explored as noted above in the Council Plan.

ii. The proposed project considers 4 alternatives. Even if consideration of non-Council owned sites is required, the work would form a baseline against which to compare. Such comparison would be also a requirement of the Sequential Test forming part of the Flood Risk Assessment accompanying a planning application.