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•To enable the delivery of the project in
accordance with the Cabinet Decision of 7 February 2023 to accept
the funding and deliver this project.
From our market research and consultation with industry experts
Veritherm are the only company able to have the technical
capability and capacity to offer a combination of home survey tools
as required. We estimate that their combined offer provides a
discount of at approximately 65%.
Decision Maker: Director: Economy of Place
Decision published: 29/03/2023
Effective from: 07/03/2023
Decision:
To appoint Veritherm through the route of
‘compliant exception: Particularly advantageous commercial
terms’ to deliver up to 270 heat pump readiness home surveys
following an innovative methodology as part of the Heat Pump Ready
Project.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
Delegated decision to ensure continuity of
business support until 3 year UKSPF funded contract commences in
Summer 2023.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 29/03/2023
Effective from: 13/03/2023
Decision:
To extend the current universal business
support contract due to expire on 31st March 2023 until 30th June
2023.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
This Framework Agreement is to allow Bristol
City Council, Fleet Services to provide a comprehensive tyre
service in the event of breakdowns or routine replacements being
required.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 20/03/2023
Effective from: 17/03/2023
Decision:
To award the contract for the Supply and
Fitting of Tyres and Associated Services.
The proposed procurement route was an Open Procedure exercise. This
is the most appropriate way to ensure best value for public money
because this would allow the opportunity for local SMEs to bid for
this work. The new Contract will be awarded to these types of
organisations. In particular, one of the major requirements of this
tender is for the Contractor to be able to provide quick responses
to Bristol City Council to ensure good utilisation times for its
vehicles.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
In January 2022, a funding bid was submitted
to WECA for £500k – along with two other housing
providers in the region (Curo and Brighter Places).
The bid is to support a scheme to retrofit 25 Bristol City Council
properties using the whole-house retrofit approach to PAS 2035,
which provides guaranteed performance and comfort for tenants and a
real energy cost saving.
The funding is made up as follows:
o£200,000 confirmed grant from the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF)
o£300,000 from the Combined Authority’s Green Recovery
Fund,
The application for funding of £500k under the Innovative
Housing Retrofit Scheme has been awarded from the Green Recovery
Fund Grant.
Due to the value of the funding and need to enter into agreements
and in order to deliver the grant funded outcomes, an Officer
Executive Decision will be required now that the application is
successful.
The purpose of this is to make the Cabinet Member with
responsibility for Housing aware of a grant funding opportunity and
to seek agreement to be part of an approved funding
application.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 20/03/2023
Effective from: 17/03/2023
Decision:
To accept a grant of £500k from the WECA
Green Recovery Fund to be used on the Easiform pilot being
delivered by Ameresco and managed by Specialist project Team which
will retrofit 25 Bristol City Council properties using the
whole-house retrofit approach to PAS 2035, which provides
guaranteed performance and comfort for tenants and a real energy
cost saving.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
The Dept for Transport announced the Active
Travel Revenue funding allocations for 22/23. This funding source
follows on from the Local Authority Capability Fund 21/22. The
decision to accept this funding via WECA has allowed the council to
continue with the delivery of supporting the development of
infrastructure schemes; support access to new and existing
employment, education and training; actively promote increased
levels of physical activity through walking, cycling linked to the
delivery of effective infrastructure and to raise the profile of
cycling and walking within authorities.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 20/03/2023
Effective from: 14/03/2022
Decision:
Decision to accept the funding award from the
West of England Combined Authority for the delivery of the Active
Travel Capability and Ambition Fund 22-23. The total value over 1
year is £338,647.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
To enable Bristol City Council to implement
the Bristol Heat Pump Ready and accelerate the installation of heat
pumps in the city to contribute to delivery of BCC’s Climate
Emergency Action Plan and the One City Climate Strategy.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 20/03/2023
Effective from: 17/02/2023
Decision:
Bristol City Council has secured funding from
the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
for the Bristol Heat Pump Ready Phase 2 Project. This decision is
to accept that funding and enter into contract with BEIS. On 1
November 2022 Cabinet Approved the submission of the Bid and on 7
February 2023 Cabinet authorised the Executive Director of Growth
and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member Climate,
Ecology, Energy and Waste; and S151 Officer, to, if successful,
take all steps required to enter into contract with BEIS to accept
and spend the funding of up to £3.3m..”
Lead officer: Louise Baker
In the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget
Statement, it was announced there would be a fourth round of the
Household Support Fund to cover the period from April 2023 to March
2024, with a further £1 billion (£842m for England)
being released to councils, to support those most in need with the
cost of food, energy and water bills, phone, broadband and clothing
and in exceptional cases, housing costs.
Due to the late release of government guidance and the impending
May holidays, the Council will use a proportion of the £8m
grant, to assist 22,600 Free School Meal/Pupil Premium children
during this period, by awarding a £15 voucher in respect of
each child. The spend accounts for £340k of the allocation
for this week only. This commitment is in line with previous
support provided to these children for most school holidays since
October 2020, by Bristol City Council.
The contract supplier has been chosen using the CSS framework and
is a continuation of an existing and well-established good quality
provision by them. A full procurement process will be in place for
any future spend in this area and is included in the May Cabinet
report. This OED is to enable a ‘bridging’ contract to
allow for food vouchers to be in place and distributed before 26
May 2023.
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision published: 15/03/2023
Effective from: 23/02/2023
Decision:
To spend up to £340k of the
Council’s allocation from the Household Support Fund for
April 2023 to March 2024 to provide Free School Meals vouchers to
22,600 children over the May school holidays and use the Crown
Commercial Services (CSS) voucher framework to appoint the contract
supplier Hawk Incentives.
The Cabinet member for Finance, Governance, Property and Culture,
the Chair of Resources Scrutiny commission, the Mayor’s
Office, the deputy S151 Officer and the Monitoring Officer have
been consulted prior to this decision being taken.
Lead officer: Matthew Kendall
The project’s overall budget of
£32m includes for the Riverwall repairs works. This is
required as part of the works needed to enable Temple Island for
development. This project is funded by the EDF funding from WECA,
secured in 2020. A PRF has been obtained from Procurement and Legal
on this expenditure.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 10/03/2023
Effective from: 03/03/2023
Decision:
Approval to enter into a contract with CCSL as
Principal Contractor to undertake the riverwall repair works at
Temple Island as part of the Temple Island Enabling Works
project.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
It is the responsibility of all Admission
Authorities to set admission arrangements which adhere to
regulations set by the Department for Education’s (DfE)
School Admissions Code (2021), ensuring a
clear and fair access protocol is in place for all school
applications.
Admission arrangements for all Community and Controlled schools are
determined by the Local Authority. The responsibility for all other
schools is with the individual school or academy trust.
The LA is responsible for the co-ordinated admission schemes for
all Bristol Primary and Secondary schools. The co-ordinated
admission schemes sets the framework for processing applications
for
school places in the normal admissions round as well as
participating schools and trusts for in-year applications.
The LA also establishes the Relevant Areas for admission
arrangement consultations. Each local authority is required to
define a ‘relevant area’ in which admission authorities
must consult on their
proposed admission arrangements.
To comply with the School Admissions Code these arrangements need
to be formally agreed by 28th February in the year prior to
admission year.
The admission arrangements are largely unchanged from the policies
determined for 2023/2024.
The documents went to public consultation between 15th December
2022 and 31st January 2023, with information sent to all relevant
parties as well as being published on the BCC website and
consultation hub. Clarification and suggestions were put forward
and will considered for future years.
Decision Maker: Director: Education and Skills
Decision published: 09/03/2023
Effective from: 21/02/2023
Decision:
To approve the proposed school admission
arrangements, which remain largely unchanged from the policies
determined for 2023/2024, and agree primary schools and
infant/junior transfers for whom the LA is the admission authority
for the 2024/2025 academic year. Also, to approve the set relevant
areas for admission authorities to consult.
Lead officer: Reena Bhogal-Welsh
To seek approval to bid for, accept and spend
funding from the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) for the
UKSPF Communities & Place and Supporting Business programmes;
and to approve the development of a WECA business case, in
co-design with Unitary Authorities, for the UKSPF People &
Skills programme, from 2024/25.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Authorised the Executive Director (Growth and Regeneration) in consultation with Director for Finance and Cabinet Member Public Health and Communities to take all steps required to submit the bids and if successful, accept and spend funding from West of England Combined Authority’s (WECA) UKSPF Communities & Place programme for the following proposals:
- Place based interventions - enterprise, skills and sector support;
- High street recovery and renewal programme extension;
- Bristol Libraries BIPC Business Centres;
- Volunteer parks;
- Community hubs for community resilience, subject to the bids, funding and grant protocols being agreed with WECA.
2. Authorised the Executive Director (Growth and Regeneration) in consultation with Cabinet Member with responsibility for City Economy, Finance and Performance to agree the Full Business Case and if approved, enter into grant agreement with WECA to spend the allocation from the Supporting Business Programme for a Local Enterprise Support programme.
3. Authorised the Executive Director for Children and Education, in consultation with the Director for Finance, and the Deputy Mayor - Children Services, Education and Equalities, to agree the Full Business Case and if approved, enter into grant agreement with WECA to spend the funding to develop the UKSPF People and Skills programme to deliver the agreed projects from 2024/25 as outlined in this report.
Lead officer: Hannah French
To seek approval to extend the Repair and Maintenance contract for up to 12 months to ensure the continued delivery of statutory health and safety obligations and implement a new strategic approach to cover all repair and maintenance for BCC (with the exclusion of the HRA).
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Deputy Mayor - Finance, Governance and Performance to take all steps required to exercise the option to extend the Repair and Maintenance contract for a further 12 months, not exceeding relevant approved revenue and capital budgets, as outlined in this report
Lead officer: David Martin
To seek approval
to use the Green Recovery Fund (GRF) grant from the West of England
Combined Authority (WECA) to install floating eco-systems around
new pontoons, providing additional berths in the harbour at
Capricorn Quay.
To seek approval for future bids to be submitted to WECA’s
Green Recovery Fund to undertake similar cost neutral projects in
Bristol’s Harbour.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Approved the revised scope of the Capricorn Quay project as outlined in this report.
2. Authorised the Executive Director for Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Mayor, to take all steps to accept and spend £480,000 of WECA funding to install floating eco-systems around new pontoons at Capricorn Quay.
3. Authorised the Executive Director for Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Mayor, to make further applications to WECA’s Green Infrastructure Fund for funding of eco system projects in the harbour (including for sums in excess of £500k).
4. Noted the Harbour Authority have been consulted and have ratified the proposals put forward by this report.
Lead officer: Jonathan James
To provide an update on the pipeline of housing development sites previously approved by Cabinet for transfer to Goram Homes and seek approval for the allocation of several new sites to the Goram Homes development pipeline.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet
1. Noted the update on the current status of each site previously approved for allocation to the Goram Homes pipeline, as set out in Appendix A1.
2. Approvde the allocation of additional sites to the Goram Homes development pipeline as set out in Appendix A2.
3. Noted that the disposal of sites referred to in Appendix A1 and A2 as Baltic Wharf, Car Park adjacent to SS Great Britain, A & B Bond, The Grove, Prince St car park and Western Harbour will be subject to agreement by the Harbour Authority.
Lead officer: Martyn Pursey
To seek approval to accept and spend the maintenance and Integrated Transport Block (ITB) funding allocations from West of England Combined Authority (WECA) as part of the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), and internal funding to deliver the maintenance and ITB projects as necessary.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Noted the proposed indicative funding allocations of £8.272m of WECA CRSTS maintenance and ITB and £1m internal funding, totalling £9.272m for 2023-2024.
2. Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport to take all steps required to accept and spend up to £9.272m of WECA CRSTS maintenance, ITB, and local funding as outlined in this report. Legacy area committee schemes, where delivery has been delayed by various factors and budget originally set in previous year, are subject to sign off by the Mayor in line with the terms of reference of Area Committee operation.
3. Noted that the underspend from the financial year 2022-23 will be considered for carry forward as part of the overall capital outturn report.
4. Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, to take all steps necessary to procure and award any contracts (including any contracts over the key decision threshold) necessary to deliver the works identified in Appendix A.1 as maintenance or minor works and any reaming works from last year; making use of existing term contracts and/or approved frameworks where appropriate, up to the budget ceiling identified in Appendix A.1.
5. Authorise the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Transport, to make reasonable changes to the programme of works to ensure delivery of the programme, in accordance with the Council’s scheme of financial delegations
Lead officer: Adam Crowther
To seek approval to accept and spend Bristol’s allocation of the Homelessness Prevention Grant for 2023-24 and 2024-25 and Accommodation for Ex-Offenders (AFEO) scheme 2023-25.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Noted the Homelessness Prevention Grant allocations of £3,076,538 for 23/24 and £3,211,501 for 24/25.
2. Noted the submission of a bid for funding to the Accommodation for Ex-Offenders scheme (AFEO) and the subsequent award of £538,120 for 2023-25.
3. Authorised the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration in consultation with Cabinet Member Housing Delivery and Homes to enter into a grant agreement/Memorandum of Understanding to accept and spend the AFEO funding of £538,120.
4. Authorised the Executive Director – Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing Delivery and Homes to take all steps required to spend the Homelessness Prevention Grant allocations for 23/24 and 24/25 and AFEO 23-25 funding as outlined in the report, including procuring and awarding contracts (which may be over £500k) in line with the procurement routes and maximum budget envelopes set out in this report.
5. Authorised the Executive Director – Growth and Regeneration to invoke any subsequent extensions/variations specifically defined in the contract(s) being awarded, up to the maximum budget envelope outlined in this report.
6. Authorised the Executive Director – Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing Delivery and Homes to take all steps required to amend the planned expenditure for the grants within the overall budget envelope set out in the report.
Lead officer: Paul Sylvester
To provide an update on the progress of the Portway Park & Ride Rail Station project and seek approval to bid for, accept and spend additional funding from the West of England Combined Authority (WECA).
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Approved a request for an additional £1.2m from WECA to fund additional NR costs and £0.2m for BCC costs.
2. Approved the request for up to £0.2m of revenue operating costs from WECA over three years.
3. Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member Transport, to take all steps required to submit the requests for additional funding and if approved, negotiate and enter into any required grant agreements with WECA to enable this funding to be drawn down and spent on the project as outlined in this report.
4. Noted the completion of the Portway Park & Ride Rail Station, which will open to passengers by summer 2023.
Lead officer: Adam Crowther
To seek approval to accept and spend a WECA Skills Connect grant to fund an extension of the One Front Door job matching service.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Authorised the Executive Director, Children and Education, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Education and Equalities, to take all steps required to accept and spend the WECA Grant of £695,500 as outlined in this report.
2. Noted that the Employment, Skills and Learning Team will develop and manage the programme and fulfil all funding monitoring and reporting requirements.
Lead officer: Jane Taylor
To seek approcal of the Sufficiency Strategy for Children in Care and Care Leavers 2023-2025.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Approved the Sufficiency Strategy for Children in Care and Care Leavers 2023-2024 for publication.
Lead officer: Gail Rogers
To seek approval for the recommissioning of
Healthwatch for services commencing 1st October 2024 to 30st
September 2027.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Noted that the 2022/23 LRCV grant has been received and totals £290,662 and includes local Healthwatch funding of £119,525.
2. Authorised the Executive Director Adults and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member Public Health and Communities and the Director of Communities & Public Health to take all steps required to accept and spend the allocated funding component of the Local Reform and Community Voices grant in accordance with the grant requirements (including procuring and awarding contracts) to deliver Healthwatch services from 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2027 with provision to extend the contract by a further two years until 30 September 2029 .
3. Noted that the risk of either a reduction or loss of grant in future years will be reflected in the proposed contract.
4. Authorised the Executive Director Adults and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member Public Health and Communities and the Director of Communities & Public Health to invoke any subsequent extensions/variations specifically defined in the contract(s) being awarded.
Lead officer: Penny Germon
To update on the development of a single adult social care purchasing framework and seek approval to extend current contracts pending procurement of the framework.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
The Cabinet:
1. Noted the proposal to develop a single adult social care purchasing framework which will be brought back to Cabinet for approval as outlined in this report and Appendix A.
2. Authorised the Executive Director Adults and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Integrated Systems to extend the current care and support contracts at Extra Care Housing Care schemes via a direct award until 31 March 2024 at a cost of c£6.7m and apply any inflationary uplifts as agreed in the contract.
3. Authorised the Executive Director Adults and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Integrated Systems to extend the current contracts for Advocacy services via a contract variation until 31 March 2024 at a cost of £176,646 for three months, and apply any inflationary uplifts as agreed in the contract.
4. Authorised the Executive Director Adults and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Integrated Systems to extend the current contract for care and support with HMP Bristol via a variation at a cost of £65,508 for four months, and apply any inflationary uplifts as agreed in the contract.
5. Authorised the Executive Director Adults and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Integrated Systems to extend the current contract for Night-time care and support in line with the contract terms and conditions, at a cost of £466,495 for four months, and apply any inflationary uplifts as agreed in the contract.
Lead officer: Richard Hills
To approve the 2023/2024 Business Plans for
the Bristol Holding Group of companies
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
In relation to Goram Homes Limited:
1. Approves the 2023/2024 Business Plan of Goram Homes Limited (company number 11597204)
In relation to Bristol Waste Company Limited:
2. Approves the 2023/2024 Business Plan of the Bristol Waste Company Limited (company number 09472624)
In relation to Bristol Holding Limited:
3. Approves the 2023/2024 Business Plan of Bristol Holding Limited (company number 09485669)
Lead officer: Helen Davis
To present Cabinet with the latest finance
exception report, i.e. to advise Cabinet of any latest material
financial changes and identify any additional financial approvals
that are required.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Approved to accept the DHLUC, Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF) allocation of c.£4.18m capital grant funding and to revise Capital Programme budgets accordingly. Details are as set out in Appendix A2.
2. Approved to accept Drug Strategy Housing Support Fund revised allocation of £1.419m grant funding and to adjust Revenue budgets accordingly. Details are as set out in Appendix A3.
3. Approved to accept the Get Councils Building HE Grant and to revise Capital programme budgets accordingly for utilisation of the £100,000 grant. See Appendix A5.
4. Approved to accept the additional Adult Social Care grant funding allocation of £462,219 and to adjust revenue budgets accordingly. Details are as set out in Appendix A6.
5. Noted the General Fund risk adjusted forecast overspend of £15.0m, and residual gap of £8.2m following latest approved supplementary estimates noting the position will continue to be closely monitored and mitigations explored; however, it is likely that a further Supplementary Estimate may be required prior to the end of the financial year and should this be required appropriate approvals will need to be sought from Cabinet / Council.
6. Noted the forecast overspend of £6.4m within the HRA (with actual end of year position being funded by a transfer to or from the HRA general reserve).
7. Noted the forecast in-year deficit of £17.4m accumulating to a total £42.0m carried forward deficit in the DSG for 2023/24, and that the Council and the Schools Forum are developing a mitigation plan which will seek to address the High Needs overspend.
8. Noted the forecast £25.4m underspend (excluding corporate contingencies), £16.1m within the General Fund and £9.3m within the HRA against the latest approved Capital Programme’s Budget.
9. Noted the utilisation of capital financing budget surplus to fund the Digital Transformation Programme spend 2022/23, and Transformation resources earmarked within the flexible use of capital receipt strategy and thereafter the wider revenue budget.
10. Noted the delivery model for the new Energy Bill Support Scheme Alternative Funding Grant (EBSS AF) of £1.9m Further details set out in Appendix A4.
Lead officer: Denise Murray
To seek approval of Bristol City Council's approach to the development of youth services within Bristol.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
1. Approved our approach to the development and grant funding of youth services within Bristol across the next 7 years.
2. Approved the creation of a Career Coaching function as part of Post 16 Participation Team from June 2023.
3. Authorised the Executive Director Children and Families to take all steps required:-
• to extend the current Targeted Youth Services contracts until 30th September 2023 at a cost of up to £440k for 4 months.
• Create the Career Coaching function at a cost of up to £200k per annum for 7 years.
• To agree grant terms and enter into grant agreements to award grants for youth services across the next 7 years at a total cost of £6m.
Lead officer: Gail Rogers
To seek approval of the Whitehouse Street Regeneration Framework and to extend the ‘Threshold’ approach in the Affordable Housing Practice Note 2022 (AHPN) to include coverage of the Whitehouse Street Regeneration Framework Area.
To authorise the use of funding to develop designs for the new active travel routes and public realm to inform future external funding bids and social infrastructure.
To seek approval to award the contract to partially deliver River Restoration project adjacent to Plots 1 and 3 in Bedminster Green.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 07/03/2023 - Cabinet
Decision published: 07/03/2023
Effective from: 15/03/2023
Decision:
That Cabinet:
Whitehouse Street Recommendations:
1. Approved the Whitehouse Street Regeneration Framework and noted that it will be a material planning consideration in the determination of planning applications.
2. Authorised the Director Economy of Place to extend the ‘Threshold’ approach in the Affordable Housing Practice Note 2022 to cover the Whitehouse Street Regeneration Framework Area until 31st December 2024.
3. Approved up to £600k SCIL funding to develop outline designs and business case for the highways and public realm and associated costings to inform future funding bids.
4. Authorised Executive Director for Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Mayor to procure and award the contract(s) (which may be over £500k) necessary to develop the outline designs and business case for the highways and public realm works.
5. Authorised the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Mayor to spend the approved funding as outlined in this report.
6. Authorised the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Section 151 Officer and Mayor, to explore, submit funding bids, accept any funding award and enter into funding agreements for business support packages.
7. Noted the consultation reports at Appendix B.
Bedminster Green Recommendations
8. Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, in consultation with the Mayor, to enter into all necessary contracts by way of direct award (for goods, works or services) to expedite delivery of the river restoration and flood alleviation works on Plots 1 and 3 in Bedminster Green, within the previous funding allocation as set out and approved in November 2021 Cabinet report.
Walwyn Gardens requires certain investment to
meet statutory health and safety standards. Furthermore other
elements of the comprehensive refurbishment are already over due as
a result of multiple option appraisals over the past several
years.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 06/03/2023
Effective from: 03/03/2023
Decision:
Award contract after compliant competitive
open tender for comprehensive refurbishment of Walwyn
Gardens.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
This decision is made in accordance with the
HRA Development Programme 22-27 approved by Cabinet in February
2022, to accelerate the provision of housing to meet the
council’s ambition to work with partners, local communities
and developers to deliver 1000 new affordable homes each year by
2024.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 06/03/2023
Effective from: 03/03/2023
Decision:
Approval to enter into contract with Ashcroft
Services to convert 2 redundant shop units into 7 new homes at 6-7
The Square, Knowle, Bristol
Lead officer: Louise Baker
This decision is made in accordance with the
HRA Development Programme 22-27 approved by Cabinet in February
2022 to accelerate the provision of housing to meet the
council’s ambition is to work with partners, local
communities and developers to deliver 1000 new affordable homes
each year by 2024.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 06/03/2023
Effective from: 03/03/2023
Decision:
Approval to award a contract to convert four
redundant shop units into eight one bed flats at 63-69 Kingsland
Rd, Lawrence Hill, Bristol.
Lead officer: Louise Baker
This decision is made in accordance with the
HRA Development Programme 22-27 approved by Cabinet in February
2022, to accelerate the provision of housing to meet the
council’s ambition to work with partners, local communities
and developers to deliver 1000 new affordable homes each year by
2024.
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision published: 06/03/2023
Effective from: 03/03/2023
Decision:
Approval to enter into contract with Ashcroft
Services to convert one redundant shop unit with residential, into
one five-bedroom house.
Lead officer: Louise Baker