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11.

Apologies for Absence

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Apologies for absence received from Councillor Denise Craghill. Councillor Helen Haydon, Councillor Alex Ross-Shaw, Councillor Cathy Scott, Councillor Jane Scullion, Tamsin Hart-Jones, Sam Keighley and Helen Lennon.

12.

Declaration of Disposable Pecuniary Interests

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There were no declarations of disclosable pecuniary interests.

13.

Exempt Information - Possible exemption of the Press and Public

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There was no exempt information requiring the exclusion of the press and public.

14.

Minutes of the Meeting held on 7 July 2022 pdf icon PDF 140 KB

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Minutes:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 7 July 2022 be approved.

15.

Evidence Report pdf icon PDF 133 KB

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Minutes:

The Committee considered a report and verbal update on the relevant monitoring indicators and performance to support the work of the Place, Regeneration and Housing Committee and was asked to note the latest updates to these indicators, and consider any decision within the context of the indicators

 

At the Place, Regeneration and Housing Committee meeting on 20 April 2022, it was agreed that the Research and Intelligence team would provide ongoing updates on the relevant indicators from the State of the Region report.

 

State of the Region 2022, due to be published in September 2022, will examine the full range of equality, diversity, and inclusion implications, building on the Women and Girls report published in 2021. The main report will be supplemented by a series of interactive dashboards, which will allow users to drill down into the available data for each indicator.

 

The report will assess performance against around 40 indicators linked to the seven corporate objectives of the Combined Authority. The key indicators for this committee are:

 

·       Healthy life expectancy – healthy life expectancy at birth in West Yorkshire is below the national average

·       Net additional dwellings – 2020/21 saw the lowest growth in net additional dwellings since 2014/15

·       Housing affordability – house prices are more affordable in all areas of West Yorkshire, relative to the England average

·       Rented housing costs – median rents for two-bed dwellings in Leeds are higher than the England average

·       Gigabit capable internet coverage1 - West Yorkshire outperforms the average with regard to gigabit capable internet coverage

·       Take-up of superfast (or above) broadband services – Take up levels are greater in West Yorkshire than the UK average

·       Mobile coverage (4G and 5G) – West Yorkshire’s 4G coverage is above the national average

·       Building energy efficiency2 - West Yorkshire homes with an energy performance certificate are less likely to have an efficiency rating of C or above compared to the national average

·       Households in fuel poverty – Households in West Yorkshire are more likely to be exposed to fuel poverty than the England average

 

It was requested that Healthy life expectancy in West Yorkshire data be shared with members.

 

Members expressed concerns about the escalating cost of living crisis and what can be done to raise the sense of urgency in a very clear way as this needs to be on the radar as a crisis.

 

To have the opportunity to understand the strengths and weakness and respond to the situation on the ground more detail is required to correctly understand the different elements. Officers said that more detail can be provided if members felt this would be helpful.

 

The Chair said this was a serious situation and asked that the Place, Regeneration and Housing Committee be informed of the outcome of the Combined Authority meeting and what realistically can be done as people are struggling and that for many households there is no money left after bills have been paid.

 

The Chair also asked that comments and discussion from the Place, Regeneration  ...  view the full minutes text for item 15.

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Project Approvals pdf icon PDF 291 KB

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Decision:

BHF Cow Green

 

Resolved:

 

(i) That the BHF Cow Green scheme proceeds through decision point 3 (outline business case) and work commences on activity 4 (full business case).

 

(ii) An indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of £2,100,000 is given. The indicative total scheme value is £17,000,000.

 

(iii) Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in this report. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.

 

BHF South Huddersfield

 

Resolved:

 

(i)  That the BHF South Huddersfield scheme proceeds through decision point 3 (Outline business case) and work commences on activity 4 (full business case).

 

(ii) An indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of £869,000 is given. The indicative total scheme value is £15,000,000.

 

(iii) Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in this report. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.

 

BHF Leeds Village

 

Resolved:

 

(i) The BHF Leeds Village scheme proceeds through decision point 3 (Outline business case) and work commences on activity 4 (full business case).

 

(ii) An indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of £7,667,000 is given. The indicative total scheme value is £154,000,000.

 

(iii) Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway and approval route outlined in this report. This will be subject to the scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.

Minutes:

The committee considered a report and verbal update on proposals for the progression of, and funding for three West Yorkshire Combined Authority supported projects that have been considered at stages 1, 2 and 3 of the Combined Authority’s assurance process.

 

This report presented proposals for the progression of schemes through the

Combined Authority’s assurance process in line with the Combined Authority’s

Assurance Framework. These schemes have an indicative funding value of

£186,00,000 when fully approved, of which £10,636,000 may be funded by the Combined Authority. No expenditure recommendation was sought as part of this report for the development and delivery of these schemes. Further details on the schemes summarised below can be found as part of this report.

 

The assurance process is a three-stage approach with the requirement that all projects subject to minor exceptions as detailed in the Assurance Framework, will as a minimum, need to formally pass decision point 2 (strategic outline case) and 4 (full business case), with the requirement to meet the intervening activities deemed on a project-by-project basis.

 

A private sector member asked what information had been considered as

 

1.    Who are the Parties (which is also relevant for identifying potential conflicts of interest).

2.    Scheme location and layout plans

3.    Cost Plan

4.    Land Value

5.    Procurement route

6.    Planning risks

7.    Funding

 

It was confirmed to the Committee that the officers do consider this nformation prior to bring projects forward for consideration

 

Resolved:

 

That the Place, Regeneration and Housing Committee approves that

 

BHF Cow Green

 

(i) The BHF Cow Green scheme proceeds through decision point 3 (outline

business case) and work commences on activity 4 (full business case).

 

(ii) An indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of

£2,100,000 is given. The indicative total scheme value is £17,000,000.

 

(iii) Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway

and approval route outlined in this report. This will be subject to the

scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.

 

 

BHF South Huddersfield

 

(i) The BHF South Huddersfield scheme proceeds through decision point 3

(Outline business case) and work commences on activity 4 (full business

case).

 

(ii) An indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of

£869,000 is given. The indicative total scheme value is £15,000,000.

 

(iii) Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway

and approval route outlined in this report. This will be subject to the

scheme remaining within the tolerances outlined in this report.

 

BHF Leeds Village

 

(i) The BHF Leeds Village scheme proceeds through decision point 3

(Outline business case) and work commences on activity 4 (full business

case).

 

(ii) An indicative approval to the Combined Authority’s contribution of

£7,667,000 is given. The indicative total scheme value is £154,000,000.

 

(iii) Future approvals are made in accordance with the assurance pathway

and approval route outlined in this report. This will be subject to the

16a

BHF Cow Green - Calderdale

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16b

BHF Leeds City Village

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