Decisions
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28/08/2019 - RULE 15 Bath Riverside Land and Infrastructure Investment ref: 1291 Approved
Bath Western Riverside will provide up to 2284 new homes on former industrial land in the heart of the city. The scheme was committed in 2010 and has now built out 854 new homes including 25% affordable homes. The remaining land comprises forma gas works and live operational gas infrastructure which risks the delivery of the remaining 1000+ homes. The Council has a continuing role using external grant funding to secure delivery of this strategically important project in the heart of the Bath City Riverside Enterprise Zone.
Decision Maker: Council Leader
Decision published: 29/08/2019
Effective from: 28/08/2019
Decision:
The Cabinet Member and Leader agree to;
a. Increase the Provisional Capital programme item for Bath Western Riverside from £12.5M to £29.8M to incorporate additional external funding allocations from WECA and Homes England;
b. Delegate the approval to the Director of Economy and Growth in consultation with the S151 Finance officer to;
I. Enter funding agreements with Homes England and WECA to fund infrastructure and land investment in the future phase of Bath Riverside on the former gas lands and Council waste site.
II. Move provisional capital approved to full approval upon entry to Funding Agreements and commitment to proceed on infrastructure expenditure.
III. Recycle initial investment in enabling infrastructure to support the Council’s aims to deliver additionality to affordable housing provision and school delivery as part of the future project outcomes.
c. Approve the execution of actions under the Council’s Corporate Agreement with Crest entered in 2010 to exercise its pre-emption to acquire undeveloped land within the Bath Western Riverside project (the Site).
d. Delegate to the Director of Economy and Growth the power to appropriate for planning purposes the Site (pursuant to section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972) and to exercise the power, if required, under Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 (“Section 203”) to facilitate the carrying out of the development of the Site.
Lead officer: Simon Martin
22/08/2019 - RULE 15 New lease of a retail unit in Bath ref: 1290 Approved
To seek approval to the letting of a key anchor retail unit within Bath City Centre.
Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Resources.
Decision published: 22/08/2019
Effective from: 22/08/2019
Decision:
The Cabinet Member is asked to;
Approve the new lease of a retail unit within Bath City Centre subject to the provisions contained within the Heads of Terms attached in the exempt Appendix 1 to this report.
Wards affected: Kingsmead;
Lead officer: Richard Long
05/02/2019 - Parcel 1212, Leigh Lane, St Catherine, Bath, BA1 8AW ref: 1287 Approved
The Council has agreed a consent order in the
above case in relation to the above land, which states that the
Council will make a new decision on whether to make an order under
s102 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 in relation to the fence
situated on land at parcel 1212, Leigh Lane, St Catherine, Bath,
BA1 8AW.
The Officer scheme of delegation states that:
"The compilation of a Register of Delegated Powers is a statutory
requirement.
The Register is maintained by the Monitoring Officer and
detailed
amendments are added to it as they are made by the Leader of the
Council,
the Council, Committees and Sub-Committees, the Chief Executive and
other
Officers. Officers should take care to inform themselves of any
subsequent
changes to the Register before relying on this document".
This decision has no equalities implications. A separate equalities
assessment will form part of the planning assessment.
Decision Maker: Director Development and Public Protection
Decision published: 20/08/2019
Effective from: 05/02/2019
Decision:
As the Senior Officer with delegated responsibility for planning under Part 3, Section 4 of the Constitution, I authorise Chris Gomm, Principal Planning Officer to carry out a full review of the case and to decide, on behalf of the Council, whether to make an order under s102.
NOTE: That originally this decision was incorrectly recorded as having been made on 20 August 2019. The register was corrected on 8th November 2019 to reflect the fact that the decision was made on 5 February 2019.
Lead officer: Lisa Bartlett
15/08/2019 - EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC ref: 1284 Approved
Decision Maker: Licensing Sub-Committee
Made at meeting: 15/08/2019 - Licensing Sub-Committee
Decision published: 15/08/2019
Effective from: 15/08/2019