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Update on the Low Carbon Housing Pilot Project

 

 

A report outlining the Low Carbon Housing Pilot Project response to the Council’s climate emergency declaration, and the competitive tender process undertaken to procure a specialist qualified and experienced architect-led team to design the scheme and secure full planning permission.

 

The report will include a private appendix, providing commercially sensitive tender information. The report will request authority to proceed to appoint the design team to design the new housing and to consult members and residents and secure detailed planning permission prior to further Cabinet approval to proceed to build the scheme.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure/Savings > £500,000;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: Liversedge and Gomersal;

Notice of proposed decision first published: 21/03/2022

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
Submitted third party financial information to include in the report was still under evaluation at the time of the intended Key Decision publication date and an administrative error led to the Notice, although prepared, not being published on the intended date.

The draft update report and proposals have been considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and the issue has been raised with the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee to ensure that this issue has been reported, noted and steps taken to address it.

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - View reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Information is exempt if and so long, as in all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information

Decision due: 5 Apr 2022 by Cabinet

Lead member: Councillor Cathy Scott, Leader of the Council cathy.scott@kirklees.gov.uk

Lead director: Naz Parkar

Department: Housing and Highways

Contact: Chris Kwasniewski 01484 221000 Email: chris.kwasniewski@kirklees.gov.uk.

Members/Officers Involved: Cllr Cathy Scott as deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing and Democracy, and previously with Cllrs Peter Mcbride, Cllr Will Simpson, and previously with former Cllr Rob Walker. Liversedge and Gomersal ward member will be consulted on the draft report Consultation has taken place with David Shepherd, Strategic Director and Service Director, Naz Parkar, and the Deputy Leader and Cabinet member for Housing and Democracy, Portfolio Holder for Regeneration, and Portfolio Holder for Culture and Greener Kirklees

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