Issue details

Huddersfield Southern Corridors Scheme Approval and Land Acquisition

The report will request that Cabinet considers acquisition of property to help deliver regeneration in the form of the Huddersfield Southern Corridors transport scheme.

 

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure>£500,000 and affects2 or more wards;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: Crosland Moor and Netherton; Greenhead; Newsome;

Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/02/2020

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - View reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Exempt information under Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) Order 2006 as the report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information), and Information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings. It was considered that the disclosure of the information would be contrary to confidential terms and that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information and providing greater openness and transparency in relation to public expenditure in the council's decision making.

Decision due: 26 May 2020 by Cabinet

Lead member: Portfolio Holder for Finance & Regeneration

Lead director: Service Director for Economy and Skills

Department: Economy and Infrastructure

Contact: Keith Bloomfield, Operations Manager WYTF Contact Name: Keith Bloomfield Email: keith.bloomfield@kirklees.gov.uk.

Consultees

Consultation process

 

Public consultation period 30.9.2019 – 25.10.2019 including consultation with local ward members

 

Consultees

 

Public Consultation & Ward Councillors

 

Members/Officers Involved: Contact Name: Keith Bloomfield Job Title: Programme Manager – Major Projects E-mail: keith.bloomfield@kirklees.gov.uk Contact Name: Adrian Bateman Job Title: Project Manager – Major Projects E-mail: Adrian.bateman@kirklees.gov.uk Contact Name: Jake.Rowlands@kirklees.gov.uk Job Title: Project Officer – Major Projects E-mail: jake.rowlands@kirklees.gov.uk Contact Name: Angela Blake Job Title: Service Director – Economy & Skills E-mail: angela.blake@kirklees.gov.uk The Portfolio Holders for Economy Cllr Karen Allison (Newsome) Cllr Susan Lee-Richards (Newsome) Cllr Andrew Cooper (Newsome) Cllr Carole Pattison (Greenhead) Cllr Sheikh Ullah (Greenhead) Cllr Mohan Sokhal (Greenhead) Cllr Manisha Roma Kaushik (Crosland Moor & Netherton) Cllr Mohammad Sarwar (Crosland Moor & Netherton) Cllr Erin Hill (Crosland Moor & Netherton)

Decisions

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