Decisions

Under section 14 of the Education Act 1996, Local Authorities have a statutory duty to ensure that there are sufficient schools for primary and secondary education in their areas and for securing that special educational provision is made for pupils who have special educational needs (SEND).
This project will support St Mark's School to expand a specialist Resource Base for children with SEND and specifically children with Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD).
The project will improve capacity, reach and delivery of SEND education support services by increasing the number of commissioned places from 10 to 20 places at St Mark's Secondary School. It will support inclusion and co-ordination of SEND teaching and practice for secondary age children.
The project will enable the Council to deliver local placements and reduce the costs of out of county placements and travel.

To approve capital expenditure of £45,000 to enable St Mark’s School carry out a capital project which will increase the number of commissioned places for SEND MLD in Bath and North East Somerset.

The Council has received £557k grant for the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme for Cleveland Pools. The purpose of the scheme is to help make sites more energy efficient and install low carbon heating systems like heat pumps, heating controls, glazing and insulation. This project is for the installation of a Water Source Heat Pump to provide heat for the Cleveland Pools. It will be delivered as a separate workstream within a larger project for the development of Cleveland Pools and led by the Cleveland Pools Trust who will be paid the grant funding.

To fully approve capital amounting to £557k funded from Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme Grant for Cleveland Pools.

The Council is required to publish a Modern Slavery Statement signed off by the Council's Cabinet and Chief Executive.

The report introduces the revised Heritage Services Business Plan outlining the recovery of daytime visiting, retail, catering and corporate hospitality activities in 2021/22 and subsequent years.

BANES Council has entered into a Development Agreement with Legal and General Development Asset Holdings (L&G) (together the Parties) for the development of the Bath Quays North Site, Plots 1 to 7.

At the Council's Cabinet meeting on 6 February 2019 a decision was taken to delegate authority to officers to take all necessary acts to appropriate the BQN Site for planning purposes to facilitate the carrying out of the redevelopment of the Site

Prior to the Director considering a report on the appropriation of the Site for planning purposes, it is proposed that Steps 1 and 2 outlined below should be undertaken.

Approval is now being sought, on a phased basis, to proceed by following the Steps outlined below in relation to Plots 1 to 5 (Phase 1) of the Site.

Step 1:
BANES Council to issue public notices of the intention to consider appropriation of the Site for planning purposes using informal site notices and advertisements in a local newspaper. The notices will:

explain the background (Council's decision of 6 February 2019) and state that it was proposed that a report on the appropriation of the land for planning purposes would be considered by the relevant officer.

explain what the effects of appropriation would be in terms of s203 (overriding) and s204 (compensation).

invite anyone who considers that they have the benefit of a legal right which would be infringed by the development and who wishes to comment on the proposed appropriation to write to the Council by a specified date, including details of their right.
It is proposed the public notice be given in May 2021.

Step 2:
Following the issue of the public notices, L & G, as developer and on behalf of the Parties, will proceed to make contact with potentially affected parties to open negotiations with them for the release of rights where appropriate.

Step 3:
If, following the issue of notices and attempted negotiations there remain any unreleased rights or historic encumbrances associated with property title or all potentially affected rights or their beneficiaries cannot be identified the Director will consider whether to appropriate Plots 1-5 of the Site for planning purposes taking into account Steps 1 and 2 .

A period of up to six months from the time of public notices is to be allowed to enable the Parties to agree the release of rights by the affected parties prior to any decision to consider appropriation.

In connection with Phase 1, of the Bath Quays North Development:

• Approve the issue of a public notice/s outlined in Step 1. Notices comprising informal site notices and advertisements in a local newspaper.

• Approve Step 2, permitting L & G to proceed, on behalf of the Parties, to make contact with potentially affected parties to open negotiations with them for the release of rights where appropriate.

• Note Step 3, which may require a further officer delegated decision in due course.

The report provides options for the procurement of the Community Equipment Service and the Minor Adaptations Service