Decision details

Kirklees Council has several pipeline transports related Major Scheme and Infrastructure Projects currently in development. Focus is now firmly on delivery on this wide-ranging programme. On site works are planned to commence in 2020 on some of the projects with a phased programme of works to deliver the whole package going through to at least 2025.

The report details the progress made to date on each scheme within the programme along with its current activity status within the West Yorkshire Combined Authorities Governance and Assurance Process.

The report seeks Council authority to deliver the following schemes

• A62 Leeds Road Smart Corridor Huddersfield (Corridor Improvement Package) CIP Phase 1
• Better Connected Stations (Huddersfield Bus to Rail Station)
• City Connect 3 – Cross Church Street

Specifically, this means seeking permission to

• Carry out the above-named schemes
• Receive and spend Grant Funding
• Procure and award contracts

1)    That in regards to A62 Leeds Road Smart Corridor – Huddersfield (Corridor Improvement Package) Phase 1; (i) approval be given to the Council applying for planning permission for the A62 Smart Corridor Scheme (ii) the Council be authorised to accept and enter into any agreement with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the funding of the A62 Smart Corridor Scheme (iii) approval be given to the acquisition, from the owner of the Great Northern Retail Park, of the parcels of land that are required in order to be able to deliver the A62 Smart Corridor Scheme and the disposal of the parcels of land to the owner of the Great Northern Retail Park in exchange (iv) approval be given to carrying out and implementing the A62 Smart Corridor Scheme subject to the Council’s application to the Local Planning Authority for planning permission being granted, the Council’s application to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for funding of £7.352m for the Scheme being successful and the necessary land being acquired from the owner of the Great Northern Retail Park (v) authority be delegated to the Strategic Director (Economy and Infrastructure) to negotiate and agree the terms of any agreements that may be necessary to carry out the A62 Smart Corridor Scheme, including the terms of the funding agreement as detailed in para 6.2 and the land acquisition and disposal as detailed at para 6.3 and (vi) authority be delegated to the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning) to enter into any transfer of land in relation to the exchange with the owner of Great Northern Retail Park, grant agreement with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the funding of the A62 Smart Corridor Scheme and any other relevant agreements and documents to which the Council is party.

2)    That in regards to Huddersfield Better Connected Stations; (i) Council be authorised to accept and enter into any agreement with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the funding of the Huddersfield Better Connected Stations Scheme (ii) approval be given to the inclusion of the Huddersfield Better Connected Stations with a budget provision of £1.885m into the Kirklees Capital Plan (iii) approval be given to the carrying out and implementation of the Huddersfield Better Connected Stations Scheme (iv) authority be delegated to the Strategic Director (Economy and Infrastructure) to negotiate and agree the terms of any agreements that may be necessary to carry out the Huddersfield Better Connected Stations Scheme, including the funding agreement with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (para 6.7 refers) and (v) authority be delegated to the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning) to enter into the grant agreement with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the funding of the Huddersfield Better Connected Stations Scheme, and any other relevant agreements and documents to which the Council is party.

3)    That in regards to the Cross Church Street Scheme; (i) the Council be authorised to accept and enter into any agreement with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the funding of the Cross Church Street Scheme (ii) approval be given to the Council carrying out and implementing the Cross Church Street Scheme as long as the Council’s application to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for £1,290,925 funding is successful (iii) authority be delegated to the Strategic Director (Economy and Infrastructure) to negotiate and agree the terms of any agreements that may be necessary to carry out the Cross Church Street Scheme including the funding agreement with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (para. 6.11 refers) and (iv) authority be delegated to the Service Director (Legal, Governance and Commissioning) to enter into the grant agreement with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for the funding of the Cross Church Scheme and any other relevant agreements and documents to which the Council is party.