Agenda and minutes

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Contact: Jodie Harris  Email: jodie.harris@kirklees.gov.uk

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1.

Membership of the Panel

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies were received from Councillor Yusra Hussain and Councillor Andrew Cooper.

2.

Minutes of the Previous Meeting pdf icon PDF 447 KB

To approve the Minutes of the meeting of the Panel held 17 November 2022.

 

Minutes:

The Panel considered the Minutes of the meeting of the Panel held on 17th November 2022.

 

RESOLVED: That the Minutes of the meeting held on 17th November 2022 be approved as a correct record.

3.

Interests pdf icon PDF 83 KB

Councillors will be asked to advise if there are any items on the Agenda in which they have a disclosable pecuniary interest, which would prevent them from participating in any discussion or vote on an item, or any other interests.

Minutes:

4.

Admission of the Public

Most debates take place in public. This only changes when there is a need to consider certain issues, for instance, commercially sensitive information or details concerning an individual. You will be told at this point whether there are any items on the Agenda which are to be discussed in private.

Minutes:

5.

Deputations/Petitions

The Panel will receive any petitions and hear any deputations from members of the public.

 

A deputation is where up to five people can attend the meeting and make a presentation on a particular issue of concern, relevant to that body’s terms of reference. In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 10 (2) members of the public should provide at least 24 hours’ notice of presenting a deputation.

A member of the public can also hand in a petition at the meeting subject to the petition relating to something on which the body has powers and responsibilities.

 

Minutes:

6.

Public Question Time

To receive any public questions;

 

In accordance with;

-       Council Procedure Rule 11(3), questions regarding the merits of applications (or other matters) currently before the Council for determination of which the Council is under a duty to act quasi judicially shall not be answered.

-       Council Procedure Rule 11(5), the period for the asking and answering of public questions shall not exceed 15 minutes.

 

Minutes:

No questions were received from members of the public.

7.

Station to Stadium Enterprise Corridor Masterplan pdf icon PDF 545 KB

The Panel will consider a report which outlines the Station to Stadium Enterprise Corridor Masterplan and the next steps in its development.

 

Contacts:

 

Simon Taylor – Head of Town Centre Programmes

Chris Duffill – Head of Business and Skills

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Panel considered a report setting out an update in respect of the Station to Stadium Enterprise Corridor Masterplan, which was introduced by Councillor Graham Turner, Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Growth and Regeneration. It was explained that the Station to Stadium Enterprise Corridor Masterplan had recently been approved by Cabinet on 21st December 2022.

 

The report was then presented by Joanne Bartholomew, Service Director for Development with input from Simon Taylor, Head of Town Centre Programmes, Development and Chris Duffill, Head of Business and it was explained that:

 

·         The Station to Stadium Enterprise Corridor Masterplan set out the rationale, long term vision and principles of the plan as well as the next steps required to move towards delivery, including public consultation in early 2023.

·         The plan was fundamentally about growing and attracting good quality jobs and businesses in Huddersfield, for the benefit of the whole district.

·         The plan was also about creating an environment that stimulated the private sector investment.

·         A series of stakeholder meetings were undertaken, and their comments and aspirations were fed into the latest version of the masterplan.

·         The proposed vision for the Station to Stadium Enterprise Corridor was a thriving connected and enterprising district advancing wellbeing and prosperity through investment in health innovation, clean growth and green networks.

·         The plan worked towards 5 key principles:

o   Innovative and high value employment,

o   Connected and integrated,

o   Raised aspirations, skills and education

o   Attractive and vibrant environment,

o   Sustainable and clean growth.

·         The Masterplan provided a framework beneath which other stakeholder and landowners (present and future) would collaborate and be incentivised to work towards higher value end uses.

·         The next steps included:

o   The wider consultation on the plan with public engagement starting in 2023

o   Developing methods to maximise engagement

o   Any updates following the consultation

o   Development of propositions and commencing work to ensure the correct planning framework is in place.

 

Councillor Graham Turner further added that there would also be the district heating network and backup generator assistance to consider going forward which would be added to the documentation and reports.

 

The Panel noted the presentation and in the discussion that followed asked questions around the following themes and issues:

 

·         Partners; were officers discussing the plan with a group of partners or participating in individual conversations?

·         Participation; was there scope for wider member participation and how would the wider work be undertaken?

·         Engagement; would engagement commence in early 2023, and what were the plans for the approach?

·         Updates to the Masterplan; what follow up work would happen as the plan adapts to ensure it remained current?

·         Redevelopment; with a large amount of carbon release generated from the destruction of buildings, what were the considerations around this and opportunities for reclamation, retrofitting and repurposing?

·         Planning; would there be a guide for planners in reference to carbon expectations?

·         Climate; If any work was proposed as part of the planning to help with flooding in the area would this be tackled on an individual basis or  ...  view the full minutes text for item 7.