Decisions
06/02/2025 - Property Services Estate Capital Building Improvement Programme 2025/28
To agree the proposed programme of works as
set out in appendices incorporating a series of planned project
works to enable Council to deliver on its obligations to
maintain buildings fit for purpose.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 19/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michael Griffin, Anthony Oliver
Notice of decision: 06/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
04/02/2025 - Executive Response to recommendations made by Environment and Scrutiny Committee for recommendations regarding Tree and Hedgerow Management
Executive Response to recommendations made by
Environment and Scrutiny Committee for recommendations regarding
Tree and Hedgerow Management
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 31/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Elizabeth Duberley
Notice of decision: 04/02/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
31/01/2025 - Education Strategy
To endorse the Education Strategy
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Liz Farr
Notice of decision: 31/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
31/01/2025 - Wye Valley National Landscapes - acceptance of grant funding
This report seeks approval to accept a number
of confirmed and indicative funding awards, allocations and bids
from National Grid, DEFRA, Welsh Government and Natural Resources
Wales for the future management and duties of the Wye Valley
National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
This report also seeks approval to delegate the review of the AONB
Management Plan and the renewal of a Memorandum of Understanding
between the 4 constituent local authorities, on account of the
complex nature of the cross-border designation.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 07/03/2025
Wards affected: Backbury; Birch; Dinedor Hill; Kerne Bridge; Llangarron; Old Gore; Ross East; Ross North; Ross West;
Lead officer: Ben Boswell
Notice of decision: 31/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
31/01/2025 - Herefordshire's co-ordinated school admissions arrangements 2026/2027
To approve Herefordshire Council’s
proposed admissions arrangements for the academic year
2026/2027
The proposed arrangements comply with the current School Admissions
Code which came into force on 1 September 2021. The recommendation
applies to admission arrangements determined in 2024 for admission
in school year 2026/2027 for those schools in Herefordshire for
whom the council is the admissions authority.
In 2022 some minor clarification changes were made to the
arrangements previously published on the council’s website to
bring the admissions arrangements in line with the updated code.
These updates did not require consultation as they were required by
the code itself.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 14/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Louise Tanner
Notice of decision: 13/12/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
30/01/2025 - Housing Development Company
To explore the development of a council owned
housing development company. There is a critical need for
additional housing in the county. Following the outcome of a recent
best practice study of how other Local Authorities across England
have addressed this issue, the Connected Communities Scrutiny
Committee have recommended that the council explore the development
of a council owned housing development company, which is supported
by the Cross Party Housing Working Group.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Roger Allonby
Notice of decision: 30/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
30/01/2025 - Holiday Activities & Food Programme 2025/26
To approve and spend Holiday Activities and
Food (HAF) grant funding from the Department for
Education.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 07/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Emily Lowe, Nikki Stroud
Notice of decision: 30/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
30/01/2025 - Marches Forward Partnership Proposition
To consider and approve the Marches Forward
Partnership Prospectus
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Roger Allonby
Notice of decision: 30/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
30/01/2025 - Play Area Investment
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £1 million for Play Area Investment is proposed to be
spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 03/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 30/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/01/2025 - Herefordshire Flood Risk Mitigation
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £2.055 million for Herefordshire Flood Risk Mitigation is
proposed to be spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do
so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member transport and infrastructure
Decision due date: 03/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 27/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/01/2025 - Road Safety Schemes
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £3.0 million for Road Safety Schemes is proposed to be
spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 03/03/2025
Wards affected: Bromyard Bringsty; Wormside;
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 27/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/01/2025 - Highways Infrastructure Investment - Additional Funding
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £5.0 million additional Highways Infrastructure
Investment is proposed to be spent and to seek the necessary
approvals to do so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 03/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 27/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
27/01/2025 - Resurfacing Herefordshire Highways - Additional Funding
The purpose of this report is to set out how
the £5.0 million additional investment in Resurfacing
Herefordshire Highways is proposed to be spent and to seek the
necessary approvals to do so.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services
Decision due date: 03/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
Notice of decision: 27/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/01/2025 - Shire Hall Phase 2 Refurbishment Work
Approval to spend allocated capital budget to
deliver phase 2 of the planned Shire Hall refurbishment
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 19/03/2025
Wards affected: Central;
Lead officer: Johnathan Pritchard
Notice of decision: 21/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/01/2025 - Q3 2024/25 Budget Report
To report the forecast position for 2024/25 at
Quarter 3 (December 2024).
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 21/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
21/01/2025 - Update to Risk Management Arrangements
To provide an update on the council’s
approach to risk management arrangements.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 21/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/01/2025 - Annual Governance Statement Progress Update
To provide an update on progress in respect of
actions identified to deliver continuous improvement in governance
arrangements.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
Notice of decision: 20/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/01/2025 - Dental services in Herefordshire
To provide information to the Health, Care and
Wellbeing Committee in order to support their work to:
- identify the responsibilities of the local authority in respect
of oral health, and the responsibilities of NHS England, in respect
of dentistry.
- examine Hereford’s oral health outcomes and the work being
undertaken to improve the oral health of the local
population.
- investigate the pressures and challenges faced by dental care
services and the work being undertaken to improve access to dental
care.
- examine the local population’s views and experiences of
accessing and using NHS dental services and
- identify potential recommendations to improve the oral health of
Herefordshire’s population and access to dental care.
Decision Maker: Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 27/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 17/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
17/01/2025 - SEND inspection update (formerly known as Education Update and Overview)
To update Cabinet
on the outcome of the SEND Inspection carried out by Ofsted and
CQC.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Liz Farr, Hilary Jones, Louise Tanner
Notice of decision: 17/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
15/01/2025 - 2025-26 budget – recommendations from Scrutiny Management Board
To notify Cabinet of the recommendations from
Scrutiny Management Board’s scrutiny of:
• 2025-26 Draft Revenue Budget
• 2025-26 Proposed Savings Plans
• 2025-26 Proposed Directorate Base Budgets
• 2025-29 Medium Term Financial Strategy
• 2025-26Treasury Management Strategy
• 2025-26 Draft directorate Fees and Charge
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 23/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 15/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee 21.01.25 Work Programme
To consider the work programme for
Herefordshire Council’s Children and Young People Scrutiny
Committee for the municipal year 2024/25.
Decision Maker: Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 21/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Cann
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee 20.01.25 Work Programme
To consider the work programme for
Herefordshire Council’s Environment and Sustainability
Scrutiny Committee for the municipal year 2024/25.
Decision Maker: Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 20/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Cann
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership - Yearly Review of Effectiveness Report 2023-24
To provide the committee with the safeguarding
children's partnership's annual review of effectiveness.
Decision Maker: Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 21/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Scrutiny Management Board 14.01.25 Work Programme
To consider the draft work programme for
Herefordshire Council’s scrutiny committees for the municipal
year 2024/25.
Decision Maker: Scrutiny Management Board
Decision due date: 14/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Simon Cann
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Anti-Fraud, Bribery & Corruption Annual Report
This report is to provide an overview on all
counter fraud activity across the Council’s services
throughout the previous calendar year and represent an up-to-date
account of the work undertaken, including progress and outcomes
aligned with our strategy and core objectives.
Decision Maker: Audit and Governance Committee
Decision due date: 28/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jonathan Nelson
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
13/01/2025 - Monitoring visit to Herefordshire children’s services: The protection of vulnerable children from extra-familial risk
To provide the committee with the summary
findings of the recent Ofsted monitoring visit.
Decision Maker: Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 21/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Danial Webb
Notice of decision: 13/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/01/2025 - Malvern Hills National Landscape Management Plan
To consider and adopt the new management plan
for the Malvern Hills National Landscape.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 14/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: James Bisset, Ben Boswell
Notice of decision: 10/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
10/01/2025 - Care Quality Commission (CQC) Assurance visit preparation
To scrutinise preparation for an anticipated
visit from the Care Quality Commission
Decision Maker: Health, Care and Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee
Decision due date: 27/01/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Emma Evans
Notice of decision: 10/01/2025
Anticipated restriction: Open
18/12/2024 - UKSPF Allocation 2025/2026
To accept and spend Herefordshire’s
UKSPF allocation for 2025/26, totalling £2,172,966, made up
of £401,198 capital and £1,771,768 revenue.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member economy and growth
Decision due date: Before 08/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Nadine Kinsey
Notice of decision: 18/12/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/12/2024 - Q3 Performance Report
To report to Cabinet the quarterly performance
updates for across the council.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Jessica Karia
Notice of decision: 12/12/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
12/12/2024 - River Restoration
To draw down funding from the Cabinet
Commission for the delivery of river restoration
projects.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 19/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Elizabeth Duberley
Notice of decision: 12/12/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
06/12/2024 - Executive response to recommendations made by the Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee regarding the Nutrient Management Board and to the Motion regarding Cabinet Commission on Phosphates
Executive response to recommendations made by
the Environment and Sustainability Scrutiny Committee regarding the
Nutrient Management Board and to the Motion regarding Cabinet
Commission on Phosphates
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 24/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Elizabeth Duberley
Notice of decision: 06/12/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
05/12/2024 - Delivery Plan 2025-26
To approve the council’s Delivery Plan
2025-26. Cabinet is required to produce a delivery plan which sets
out how the strategic priorities within the Herefordshire Council
Plan will be delivered and monitored.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 27/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Michelle Price, Helun Sandifort, Rosie Thomas-Easton
Notice of decision: 05/12/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
20/11/2024 - High Needs Budget 2025/26
To approve the Dedicated Schools Grant
(DSG)
high needs budget for 2024/25 as recommended
by Schools Forum.
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 28/03/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Clare Bellis-powley
Notice of decision: 20/11/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
08/11/2024 - Schools Budget 2025/26
To approve school forum’s recommended
budget
proposals for school budgets, central school
services and
early years within the Dedicated Schools Grant
(DSG) for
2025/26
Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people
Decision due date: 14/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Clare Bellis-powley
Notice of decision: 08/11/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
06/11/2024 - Warm Homes: Local Grant
We are seeking approval to apply for and spend
funding under the new Warm Homes: Local Grant funding
scheme
Decision Maker: Cabinet member environment
Decision due date: 28/02/2025
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Bernadette Muldowney
Notice of decision: 06/11/2024
Reason for urgency:
N/A
Anticipated restriction: Open
Explanation of anticipated restriction:
N/A
05/07/2024 - Student Accommodation Update and Recommendations (amendment to non key due to there being no further financial implications that exceed £500k)
To update Cabinet Member on the progress and
budget for the project
Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets
Decision due date: 18/02/2025
Wards affected: College; Widemarsh;
Lead officer: Joni Hughes, Susan White
Notice of decision: 05/07/2024
Anticipated restriction: Open
03/08/2023 - Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Ltd (HWGTA) Investment Partnership Model
To develop a business case outlining options
for a preferred investment model and;
to approve the preferred investment model option for the HWGTA Ltd
and Herefordshire Council partnership to enable the development of
a vocational centre of excellence on Skylon Park.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 15/05/2025
Wards affected: Dinedor Hill;
Lead officer: Joni Hughes, Gabriela Singh
Notice of decision: 03/08/2023
Anticipated restriction: Open
08/06/2023 - New care facility
To consider and agree the business case to
invest in and develop the council’s own care facility in
Herefordshire to meet future demand
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision due date: 24/04/2025
Lead officer: Hilary Hall, Hayley Doyle
Notice of decision: 08/06/2023