Issue - decisions

West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund (WY+TF) A629 Halifax Road - Phase 5 Scheme Approval and progression of Compulsory Purchase Order process ("CPO") Resolution

17/10/2018 - WYTF A629 Halifax Road - Scheme Approval and Compulsory Purchase Order Resolution progression

(1)  Approval was given for the Council to enter into a Grant Agreement with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for additional funding of £4,116,295 for the purposes of enabling the West Yorkshire Transport Fund A629 Halifax Road Phase 5 project to move to the Full Business Case stage;

(2)  Authority be delegated to the Strategic Director for the Economy and Infrastructure to negotiate and agree the terms of the Grant Agreement referred to in paragraph 6.1 of the report, with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority;

 

(3)  Authority be delegated to the Service Director Legal Governance & Commissioning to enter into and execute the Grant Agreement referred to in paragraph 6.1 of the report together with any documents and agreements that are ancillary to it;

(4)  Authority be given to serve formal requisitions for information for a CPO under Part XII Acquisition, Vesting and Transfer of Land etc., namely Sections 239, 240 and 246 of the Highways Act 1980;  

(5)  Authority be delegated to the Strategic Director for Economy and Infrastructure to implement the West Yorkshire Transport Fund A629 Halifax Road Phase 5 project improvement works in the event that (i) either all third party land that is required for the project has been acquired or any  CPO has been confirmed; and (ii) the Full Business Case has been approved by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and funding from the WYCA has been confirmed (iii) when the necessary Traffic Regulation Orders have been made.