Decision details

The Wyke Beck valley river catchment has a long history of flooding and drainage issues. Leeds City Council (LCC) in partnership with the Environment Agency (EA) have developed a plan to address these issues in order to meet strategic priorities for Leeds City Region in particular managing flood risk and sustaining green infrastructure.  A catchment wide approach has been taken, as sought in the Leeds City Region Flood Review.  The three independent but complementary schemes are all situated within Local Nature Reserves associated with Wyke Beck and provide multiple benefits.

Resolved: In respect of Wyke Beck Valley Flood Alleviation (Decision Point 4 Full Business Case)

That following a recommendation from the Investment Committee, WYCA approves:

(a)       That the Wyke Beck Valley Flood Alleviation Project proceeds through Decision Point 4 and work commences on Activity 5 (Full Business Case with Finalised Costs).

(b)       That an indicative approval to WYCA’s contribution of £2.600m (which will be funded through from the Local Growth Deal 3 fund) is given with Full Approval to spend being granted once the scheme has progressed through the Assurance Process to Decision Point 5 (FBC with Finalised Costs).

(c)        That future approvals are made in accordance with the Approval Pathway and Approval Route set out in this report, including at Decision Point 5 through a delegation to WYCA’s Managing Director following a recommendation by WYCA’s Programme Appraisal Team. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in the submitted report.