Decision details

Approval will be sought, in taking account of Network Rail’s plans for Transpennine Route Upgrade, for the council to carry out public consultation and make revised applications to West Yorkshire Combined Authority under the Transforming Cities Fund and the West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund for complementary transportation infrastructure schemes in the Station Gateway and at Trinity Street Huddersfield.

RESOLVED –

1)    That the re-scoped Transforming Cities Fund project and the re-scoped and re-profiled West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund project for public consultation be endorsed.

2)    That approval be given to the re-profiled West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund project being entered into the Kirklees Capital Plan.

3)    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director Growth & Regeneration to carry out public consultation and to develop and work up project options and designs.

4)    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director Growth & Regeneration to submit business cases to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for funding from the Transforming Cities Fund and the West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund.

5)    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director Growth & Regeneration to negotiate and agree the terms of any agreement with West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the purpose of providing development funding from Transforming Cities Fund and West Yorkshire-plus Transport Fund.