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
31/01/2025 - Decision to fund up to £663,296.50 of Section 106 monies for “Education” (Primary) for the provision of extension and internal alterations at Ashfield Park Primary School, Redhill Road, Hereford, HR2 5AU. ref: 10515 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Service Director - Education, Skills and Learning
Decision published: 06/02/2025
Effective from: 31/01/2025
Decision:
Decision to fund up to £663,296.50 of
Section 106 monies for “Education” (Primary) for the
provision of extension and internal alterations at Ashfield Park
Primary School, Redhill Road, Hereford, HR2 5AU.
Lead officer: Melissa Walker
23/01/2025 - Award of contract for pre surface dressing patching works of various sites associated with the Additional Department for Transport Highways Maintenance Funding – Works Order 9 ref: 10514 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment
Decision published: 05/02/2025
Effective from: 23/01/2025
Decision:
To award a contract (Works Order 9) to Tarmac
Trading Ltd using the Council’s Highways and Public Realm
Schemes Framework, to the initial value of £325,036.03.
for surface dressing preparation works on C roads across the
county, as set out in Appendix 1. To authorise a contingency of
£32,503.60
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
06/01/2025 - Award of contract for pre surface dressing patching works of various sites associated with the Additional Department for Transport Highways Maintenance Funding ref: 10513 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment
Decision published: 05/02/2025
Effective from: 06/01/2025
Decision:
To award a contract (Works Order 8) to Tarmac
Trading Ltd using the Council’s Highways and Public Realm
Schemes Framework, to the initial value of £65,260.41 for
surface dressing preparation works on C roads across the county, as
set out in Appendix 1. To authorise a contingency of
£6,526.04.
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
07/01/2025 - Award of highway works associated with Public Rights of Way structures – PRoW Works Order 1 ref: 10512 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment
Decision published: 05/02/2025
Effective from: 07/01/2025
Decision:
To award a contract to MF Freeman Ltd using
Lot 2 of the Council’s NEC 4 Framework Agreement, to the
initial value of £194,666.25 to remove 10 existing timber
footbridge structures on the Public Rights of Way network and
replace them with new steel beamed, timber footbridges and to carry
out works at a further site on the Public Rights of Way network to
install a new section of steps and handrails, as set out in
Appendix 1. In addition, to authorise a contingency of
£5,333.75.
Lead officer: Ed Bradford
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
12/11/2024 - Decision to award contract and approve the expenditure of up to £48,042.17 for Roofing and Guttering Improvements at Kington Lady Hawkins Leisure Centre ref: 10511 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Head of Chief Executive's Office
Decision published: 04/02/2025
Effective from: 12/11/2024
Decision:
Award a contract to SC Joseph Limited for
Roofing and Guttering
Improvement Works at Lady Hawkins Leisure Centre, Kington,
following a successful tender on the Council’s procurement
portal.
Approve the expenditure of up to £45,953.38 for the works,
which includes a contingency of up to £4,177.58.
Approve the expenditure of up to £2,088.79 for internal and
external
professional fees.
Responsibility for monitoring the programme to be carried out by
the Capital Project Manager within the spend budget.
Lead officer: Bijoy Ali
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
12/12/2024 - To approve the appointment of design consultants via a compliant tender process to produce a masterplan for land to the east of Ross on Wye following the instructions from the Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth ref: 10510 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Service Director Economy and Growth
Decision published: 30/01/2025
Effective from: 12/12/2024
Decision:
To meet the revised mandatory Government
housing targets Ross has been identified as a location that could
provide additional housing numbers. This masterplan work will
identify the long term growth potential of Ross on Wye and ensure
that any infrastructure and other services requirements to deliver
this growth and growth beyond the current plan period are
captured.
The is work will be funded from the revenue monies the council has
allocated to support increased Housing Delivery.
Lead officer: Bijoy Ali
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
24/01/2025 - Grant of consent for the renewal of the sub-letting in respect of units 2 & 3 (GF) and Units 2, 3, 4 & 5 (FF) at Old Market, Hereford ref: 10509 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Commercial and Investment Manager
Decision published: 30/01/2025
Effective from: 24/01/2025
Decision:
The Tenant has provided evidence that the
sub-letting has been negotiated between the parties and has
provided full Heads of Terms. The head lease between the Landlord
and its Tenant requires that consent for the Tenant’s
sub-lettings is not to be unreasonably withheld.
Lead officer: Michelle Chadd
22/01/2025 - Enter into wayleave agreement with Airband for the installation and maintenance of electronic communication apparatus on land adjacent to 17 Croft Close, Bartestree, Hereford. ref: 10508 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Senior Estate Manager
Decision published: 30/01/2025
Effective from: 22/01/2025
Decision:
- An infrastructure upgrade is required to
provide superfast fibre broadband to some private residences in the
area.
- Airband approached Herefordshire Council for permission to
install a telegraph pole on Council owned land to facilitate
Airband’s fibre broadband roll out.
- Herefordshire Council’s Legal Services reviewed
Airband’s standard wayleave agreement and amendments were
agreed to Herefordshire Council Legal Service’s
satisfaction.
Lead officer: Michelle Chadd
16/01/2025 - Enter into wayleave agreement with NGED for installation of low voltage cable near Leominster Leisure Centre. ref: 10507 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Senior Estate Manager
Decision published: 30/01/2025
Effective from: 16/01/2025
Decision:
- An infrastructure upgrade is required to
allow the installation of EV charging points at this
location.
- NGED have requested that a wayleave agreement be entered into to
ensure that they have rights to access the cables in the
future.
Lead officer: Michelle Chadd
29/01/2025 - Decision to fund up to £210,924.79 of Section 106 monies for “Education” (Primary & Secondary) for building improvement and ancillary works Kingstone Academy Trust, Kingstone, Hereford HR2 9HJ. ref: 10506 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Service Director - Education, Skills and Learning
Decision published: 30/01/2025
Effective from: 29/01/2025
Decision:
Decision to fund up to £210,924.79 of
Section 106 monies for “Education” (Primary &
Secondary) for building improvement and ancillary works Kingstone
Academy Trust, Kingstone, Hereford HR2 9HJ.
Lead officer: Melissa Walker
28/01/2025 - 242591 - LAND AT LOWER WOODEND, STOKE LACY, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR7 4HQ ref: 10504 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning and Regulatory Committee
Made at meeting: 28/01/2025 - Planning and Regulatory Committee
Decision published: 28/01/2025
Effective from: 28/01/2025
Decision:
Application approved in accordance with the case officer’s recommendation.
Wards affected: Three Crosses;
28/01/2025 - 242506 / 242507 - SHIREHALL, ST PETERS SQUARE, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE, HR1 2HX ref: 10503 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Planning and Regulatory Committee
Made at meeting: 28/01/2025 - Planning and Regulatory Committee
Decision published: 28/01/2025
Effective from: 28/01/2025
Decision:
Applications approved in accordance with the case officer’s recommendation.
Wards affected: Central;
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
23/01/2025 - 2025/26 Council Tax Reduction Scheme ref: 10498 Recommend Forward to Council
To recommend to Council the 2025/26 local
Council Tax
Reduction (CTR) scheme
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision published: 24/01/2025
Effective from: 23/01/2025
Decision:
That:
a) The Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2025/26, with the same parameters as the existing scheme, be recommended to Council for approval
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
23/01/2025 - 2025/26 Budget, Medium Term Financial and Treasury Management Strategy ref: 10500 Recommend Forward to Council
To recommend to Council the proposed 2025/26 revenue budget, Medium Term Financial Strategy and the Treasury Management Strategy.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision published: 24/01/2025
Effective from: 23/01/2025
Decision:
Recommendation(s) That Cabinet recommends to Council for approval:
a) the council tax base of 72,816.74 Band D equivalents in 2025/26;
b) an increase in core council tax for 2025/26 of 2.99%;
c) an additional precept in respect of adult social care costs of 2% applied to council tax in 2025/26 resulting in a total council tax increase of 4.99%, increasing the band D charge from £1,875.76 to £1,969.36 for Herefordshire Council in 2025/26;
d) the balanced 2025/26 revenue budget proposal totalling £231.5 million, subject to any amendments approved at the meeting, specifically the net spending limits for each directorate as at appendix C;
e) delegates to the section 151 officer the power to make necessary changes to the budget arising from any variations in central government funding allocations via general reserves;
f) the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) 2025/26 to 2028/29 at appendix A be approved;
g) the Treasury Management Strategy at appendix D be approved;
h) the responses to scrutiny committee recommendations to follow in a supplementary paper to be approved; and
Additional recommendation (i) was also agreed at the meeting:
i) the allocation of additional funding, above that assumed in this revenue budget and as confirmed in the Final Local Government Finance Settlement, firstly to make provision to support the development of the Local Plan and secondly, to be transferred to the Financial Resilience Reserve to mitigate the potential unfavourable outcome of the Fair Funding Review planned in 2025.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
23/01/2025 - 2025/26 Capital Investment Budget and Capital Strategy Update ref: 10499 Recommend Forward to Council
To recommend to Council for approval the revised capital investment budget and capital strategy for 2025/26 onwards
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision published: 24/01/2025
Effective from: 23/01/2025
Decision:
That:
Cabinet recommends the following to Council
a) To approve the revised capital programme for 2024/25 attached at appendix C;
b) Approve the capital strategy at appendix D; and
c) Approve the Flexible Use of Capital Receipts of up to £0.6million in 2024/25 and £0.6million in 2025/26, to support transformation to generate ongoing revenue savings and reduce service delivery costs in future years.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
23/01/2025 - Annual review of Earmarked Reserves – 2024/25 ref: 10494 Recommendations Approved
To note and review the earmarked reserves held
by the council.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision published: 24/01/2025
Effective from: 30/01/2025
Decision:
That:
a) The earmarked reserves and balances held by the council at 31 March 2024 are reviewed and confirmed as prudent to meet future financial commitments and risks; and
b) The Earmarked Reserves and General Balances Policy Statement 2025/26 is approved and forecast balances to 31 March 2026 are noted
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Rachael Sanders
18/12/2024 - Decision to award contract and approve the expenditure of up to £165,414.12 for the Roof works at Much Birch Primary School, Herefordshire. ref: 10497 Recommendations Approved
Decision Maker: Service Director - Education, Skills and Learning
Decision published: 23/01/2025
Effective from: 18/12/2024
Decision:
Award a contract to SWG Construction (Build
& Renovate) Ltd for the Roofworks at Much Birch Primary School,
Herefordshire, following a successful tender on the Council’s
procurement portal.
Approve the expenditure of up to £147,034.77 for the works,
which includes a contingency of up to £13,366.80.
Approve the expenditure of up to £18,379.35 for internal and
external
professional fees.
Responsibility for monitoring the programme to be carried out by
the
Capital Senior Project Manager within the spend budget.
Lead officer: Annie Ahearne
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
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
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
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