Decision Maker: Chief Executive Officer
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Approval of preferred design options for
implementation
It has been decided that the highway proposals
for the Transforming Cities Fund projects in Harrogate, Skipton and
Selby are taken forward for preliminary and detailed design and
consultation subject to the following:
(a) further design and consultation is undertaken on the Harrogate
1 Lane Station Parade option only;
(b) further design and consultation is undertaken on James Street
based on full pedestrianisation incorporating the ability to retain
an unobstructed width such that traffic could be accommodated if
necessary;
(c) a Final Business Case will be presented prior to implementation
and a further decision from the Executive will be sought to agree
any recommended implementation of the final designs later in
2021;
(d) decisions on how to progress with the variant options at Selby
which do not directly affect the existing highway network are
delegated to the Corporate Director, BES working with Selby
District Council and Network Rail.
Under his delegated decision making powers in
the Officers’ Delegation Scheme in the Council’s
Constitution, the Chief Executive Officer has power, in cases of
emergency, to take any decision which could be taken by the
Council, the Executive or a committee.
Following on from the expiry of the Local Authorities and Police
and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and
Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations
2020 (“the 2020 Regulations”), which allowed for
committee meetings to be held remotely, the County Council resolved
at its meeting on 5 May 2021 that, for the present time, in light
of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic circumstances, remote
live-broadcast committee meetings should continue, with any formal
decisions required being taken by the Chief Executive Officer under
his emergency decision making powers and after consultation with
other Officers and Members as appropriate and after taking into
account any views of the relevant Committee Members. This approach
is to be reviewed by full Council at its July meeting.
Following the decision to accept grant funding from the
Transforming Cities Fund to deliver projects in Skipton, Selby and
Harrogate, initial designs were developed and a public consultation
exercise has shown broad support for taking the proposals forward
to the next stage of design.
The Chief Executive Officer has taken all relevant information into
account in exercising his emergency delegated powers in this
matter, including considering the views of the Executive Members
and has made the decisions set out earlier for the reasons set out
in the body of the report – see: Executive Agenda 25 May
2021
None
Publication date: 03/06/2021
Date of decision: 25/05/2021
Effective from: 10/06/2021