Decisions
04/02/2026 - To extend the council’s current commissioned home care framework
To approve an extension to the council’s
current commissioned home care framework for up to six months from
31 October 2026 to 30 April 2027.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing
Decision due date: Before 02/03/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sharon Amery
Notice of decision: 04/02/2026
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Anticipated restriction: Open
03/02/2026 - Adoption of the Dormington & Mordiford Neighbourhood Plan and the consequential updates to the countywide policies map ref: 11017 For Determination
To make the revised Dormington & Mordiford
neighbourhood development plan (NDP) as part of the statutory
development plan for Herefordshire and approve the consequential
updates to the countywide policies
maps.
To fulfil the legal duty to make /adopt the revised Dormington
& Mordiford neighbourhood development plan and update the
countywide policies map as part of the statutory development plan
for Herefordshire.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision published: 03/02/2026
Effective from: 10/02/2026
Decision:
That:
a) The Dormington & Mordiford Group neighbourhood development plan be made as part of the statutory development plan for Herefordshire; and
b) The required consequential changes are made to the countywide policies map.
Wards affected: Backbury;
Lead officer: Siobhan Riddle
03/02/2026 - Passenger Transport: Extension to the Dynamic Purchasing System (formerly known as Home to School and Public Transport: Extension to the Dynamic Purchasing System) ref: 11018 Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
To approve a extension to the Dynamic
Purchasing System (DPS) for Home to School and Public
Transport.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member transport and infrastructure
Decision published: 03/02/2026
Effective from: 10/02/2026
Decision:
That:
The Cabinet Member for Transport and Infrastructureagree to extend the current Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Home to School, SEND and commercial transport services from its current expiry of 10 June 2026 to 10 December 2027, with a view to developing a new procurement and contract under the new Procurement Act 2023 for transport services.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danielle Pyemont, David Land, Sarah Morris
30/01/2026 - Herefordshire Adult Social Care Prevention Strategy
The purpose of the report is to approve the
2026-2036 Herefordshire Adult Social Care Prevention
Strategy
Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing
Decision due date: 04/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: David Collyer
Notice of decision: 30/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
28/01/2026 - Community Commissioning - Award of highway works, riverside footpath HER20 diversion, Hereford Rowing Club ref: 11021 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Officer Decisions - Economy and Enviroment
Decision published: 29/01/2026
Effective from: 28/01/2026
Decision:
To award a contract to M F Freeman Ltd. using
Lot 1 of the Council’s NEC 4 Minor Works Framework Agreement,
to the initial value of £49,540.33 to deliver the
following;-
•Construction of new section of 3m wide footway adjacent to
Hereford Rowing Club to Herefordshire Councils specification
•Break out of part of existing tarmac car park and reduce to
original field levels.
•Removal of existing hedge and fencing.
•Installation of new fencing and gates (already purchased by
Rowing Club)
•Installation of new street lighting ducting (lighting work to
be carried out independently by Balfour Beatty)
•Overlay of existing riverside footway between the new
diverted footway and the entrance to the Rugby Club.
•Trimming of tree growth from Rugby Club boundary to allow for
use of tarmac laying machinery to be used.
A plan of the works is included at Appendix 1 for
information.
To deliver the works to support the diversion and improvement of
the public footpath HER 20, following the legal diversion of the
route on 27th Feb 2024.
Lead officer: Fiona Miles
29/01/2026 - Reprocurement of Herefordshire Independent Adult Advocacy Services ref: 11014 Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
To approve the reprocurement of Herefordshire
Independant Adult Advocacy Services, bhy way of an open tender
process.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing
Decision published: 29/01/2026
Effective from: 05/02/2026
Decision:
That:
a) the commissioning of an independent advocacy service for adults through an open procurement process be approved.
b) The contract will be for an initial period of 5 years but with the option to extend for up to an additional 24 months.
c) the director for adult and communities be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the service including award of contract for the independent advocacy service for a period of up to five years and with a maximum value of £1.5m.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: John Burgess
29/01/2026 - Q3 Performance Report
To report to Cabinet the quarterly outturn of
key KPIs and progress against the Delivery Plan 2025/26.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/03/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jessica Karia
Notice of decision: 29/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
29/01/2026 - Public Realm Services Annual Plan –2026/27
To confirm the annual plan of public realm
works that will be delivered in line with capital and revenue
budgets and in accordance with the Council’s Highway Asset
Management Plan and Highway Maintenance Plan.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 28/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 12/12/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
29/01/2026 - Appointment of agents on short term Professional Services contract in respect of the Commercial and Investment property portfolio ref: 11020 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Commercial and Investment Manager
Decision published: 29/01/2026
Effective from: 29/01/2026
Decision:
To appoint JNA Property Ltd on a Low value
contract to undertake outstanding rent reviews and other lease
negotiations in respect of the Commercial and Investment property
portfolio.
Rent reviews and lease renewals are either currently outstanding or
will become due prior to the award of a new longer-term contract
for Estate Professional Services to be procured later in 2026. It
had been hoped the most recent provider of these services to the
Council would be able to agree an extension of their original
contract to deal with the identified cases whilst the longer-term
procurement process was running, but due to changes to their own
business model, this has not been possible.
Delaying the implementation of these for inclusion within the
longer-term contract will delay the receipt of enhanced income to
the council and result in some tenants falling into rent
arrears.
The quote provided by JNA has been benchmarked favourably against
prices quoted by other providers within relevant frameworks and for
a similar portfolio of work procured in 2025 following competitive
tendering.
JNA Property have held previous contracts to provide these services
to the council and so have recent detailed knowledge of several of
the properties, the locations and relevant markets.
The appointment of JNA Property is therefore more likely to achieve
a speedier resolution than another provider so minimizing the delay
in the council receiving enhanced rents and additional backdated
rent debt being accrued by tenants
Lead officer: Michelle Chadd
05/01/2026 - Provision of a cloud-based solution for electronic Personal Education Plans (ePEP), attainment and attendance tracking for children and young people who are Looked After ref: 11019 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Service Director - Education, Skills and Learning
Decision published: 29/01/2026
Effective from: 05/01/2026
Decision:
Award a contract to Welfare Call for the
provision of a cloud-based solution for electronic Personal
Education Plans (ePEP), an Analytics Tool and attendance tracking
for up to 350 children who are Looked After (CLA) every year. The
contract value is £83,506.80 for a two-year contract period
from 01 January 2026 to 31 December 2027, with the option to extend
for up to 12 months from 01 January 2028 at an additional
£41,753.40 for the year (total potential value of up to
£125,260.20 for three years).
Lead officer: Sam Westwood
27/01/2026 - Herefordshire Homeless Prevention and Rough Sleeping Strategy 2026 - 2031
This is a five year statutory strategy to
replace the 2020-2025 strategy. It sets out our approach to the
prevention of homelessness and rough sleeping in the county.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member adults, health and wellbeing
Decision due date: 26/03/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Robert Barnett
Notice of decision: 27/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/01/2026 - Local Transport Grant 2025/26 spend
This report is to record the spend of the
Local Transport Grant allocation in 2025/26
Decision Maker: Service Director – Environment , Highways, & Waste
Decision due date: 27/02/2026
Lead officer: Ffion Horton
Notice of decision: 27/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
22/01/2026 - Update on the Phase 2 Phosphate Mitigation Schemes
To provide Cabinet with an update regarding
the Phosphate Mitigation Wetland schemes
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/03/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Roger Allonby, Gemma Dando, Scott Tompkins, Susan White
Notice of decision: 22/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/01/2026 - Holiday activities and food programme (HAF) 2026 - 29
To seek approval for Herefordshire Council to
accept the ring-fenced grant from the Department for Education
(DfE) and to use this funding to co-ordinate the delivery of free
holiday clubs for children and young people in receipt of
benefits-related free school meals, as well as those who meet the
eligibility criteria for a discretionary place.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 23/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nikki Stroud
Notice of decision: 20/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/01/2026 - Crisis and Resilience Fund 2026-29
To seek cabinet approval for Herefordshire
Council to take receipt of the Crisis and Resilience Fund (CRF)
grant as a programme funded by the Department of Work and Pensions
(DWP) between 2026-2029. The CRF replaces the Household Support
Fund (HSF) and the Discretionary Housing Payments (DHP) and will
enable Herefordshire to work collaboratively with partners and
communities at county and local levels to build long-term
resilience, cohesion, and reduce the need for crisis
support.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/03/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nikki Stroud
Notice of decision: 20/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/01/2026 - Children's Improvement Plan Phase 3
The purpose of this report is to present
cabinet with the outcome of the Inspection of Local Authority
Children Services (ILACS) that took place 10-21 November 2025 and
was published 12th January 2026.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 05/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Tina Russell
Notice of decision: 12/01/2026
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/01/2026 - Letting on Unit 6 Maylord Orchards
To seek approval to sign an agreement for
lease and lease for Unit 6 Maylord Orchards to a national
retailer.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 23/02/2026
Wards affected: Central;
Lead officer: Ben Oakes
Notice of decision: 12/01/2026
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
The agreement for lease is ready to sign and the Council risks losing this deal if not signed as soon as possible.
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - view reasons
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
The information in relates to a negotiation between the Council and the tenant and the terms agreed from that negotiation. The agreed terms should be exempt as it will impact future negotiations with other potential or current tenants. The information could be accessed by direct competitors of the scheme to under cut Council quoting rents.
12/12/2025 - 2026/27 Council Tax Reduction Scheme
To recommend to Council the 2026/27 local Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 05/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 12/12/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/12/2025 - 2026/27 Budget, Medium Term Financial and Treasury Management Strategy - Revenue
To recommend to Council the proposed 2026/27 revenue budget, Medium Term Financial Strategy and the Treasury Management Strategy
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 05/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 12/12/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/12/2025 - 2026/27 Capital Investment Budget and Capital Strategy Update
To recommend to Council for approval the revised capital investment budget and capital strategy for 2026/27 onwards.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 05/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 12/12/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
09/12/2025 - Annual review of Earmarked Reserves – 2025/26
To note and review the earmarked reserves held
by the council.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 05/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 09/12/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
05/12/2025 - Highway Maintenance Plan
To update the Highway Maintenance Plan, which
sets out the reasonable system of inspection and repair that
will
be deployed by the Council to ensure that it meets its duty to
maintain all publicly maintainable highways.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 27/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 05/12/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
04/12/2025 - Schools Budget 2026/27
To approve school forum’s recommended
budget
proposals for school budgets, central school
services and early years within the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG)
for 2026/27
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 13/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Stacey Carter
Notice of decision: 04/12/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
18/11/2025 - Local Authority school building maintenance works 2026 - 2028 (amended from 2030)
To approve the proposed expenditure of capital
grants for the school buildings maintenance works.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 25/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: William Merriman
Notice of decision: 18/11/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
14/11/2025 - To re-commission the home care service framework in Herefordshire
To approve the proposed approach to
re-commissioning the home care service framework in
Herefordshire.
The current home care framework ends on 31 October 2026. This
report details the intended approach to re-commission a new service
from 1 November 2026, for up to ten years. This is in line with the
council’s statutory duty to provide home care services for
those with an eligible assessed need, as set out in the Care Act
2014.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/03/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Sharon Amery
Notice of decision: 14/11/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
01/10/2025 - Adoption of Herefordshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy
To formally adopt the Herefordshire Local
Nature Recovery Strategy and accept associated government grant for
delivery.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 17/04/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Mandy Neill, Richard Vaughan
Notice of decision: 01/10/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/08/2025 - Allocating the Climate and Nature Reserve Phase 2
To Allocate the balance of the Climate and
Nature Reserve for the delivery of projects which will positively
impact the climate and natural environment of Herefordshire to the
benefit of all who reside in the county.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 27/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Richard Vaughan
Notice of decision: 12/08/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
01/08/2025 - The New Public Realm Service – Depot Facilities
This report seeks approval to procure and
undertake any necessary works to depot and other facilities as
required to deliver the New Public Realm Service from 1 June
2026.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member local engagement and community resilience
Decision due date: 19/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 01/08/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
19/06/2025 - Local Cycling, Walking and Wheeling Infrastructure Plan (formerly known as Local Walking Cycling Plan adoption)
To seek Cabinet approval for the adoption of
the Local Walking and Cycling Plan
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 26/03/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ffion Horton
Notice of decision: 19/06/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
22/05/2025 - Solar Car Ports at Plough Lane
To approve the scoping and construction of
solar car ports at Plough Lane
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 20/03/2026
Wards affected: Central;
Lead officer: Katie Ainsworth, Richard Vaughan, Rosanna Willmott
Notice of decision: 22/05/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
09/04/2025 - Capability and Ambition Fund 2025/26 allocation
The purpose of the report is to confirm what Herefordshire Council will deliver with the Capability and Ambition Fund grant
Decision Maker: Cabinet member transport and infrastructure
Decision due date: 16/02/2026
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ffion Horton, Scott Tompkins, Richard Vaughan
Notice of decision: 09/04/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open