Decisions

Decisions

19/06/2025 - Local Transport Plan 5

To seek approval for formal adoption of the Local Transport Plan 5

Decision Maker: Council

Decision due date: 05/12/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Ffion Horton

Notice of decision: 19/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


17/06/2025 - To extend the Hereford Levelling Up Funding (LUF) Programme award for Professional Services Support. ref: 10734    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment

Decision published: 19/06/2025

Effective from: 17/06/2025

Decision:

To allocate £476,075 of the approved Levelling Up Funding to the awarded contract to provide professional services support for the design and delivery of the LUF programme. This value includes an amount for contingency and risk.

Lead officer: Melissa Walker


19/06/2025 - Local Walking and Cycling Plan adoption

To seek Cabinet approval for the adoption of the Local Walking and Cycling Plan

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 18/12/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Ffion Horton

Notice of decision: 19/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


04/06/2025 - To confirm Tree Preservation Order 697 The Bannut, Bromyard Road, Bringsty ref: 10733    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Officer Decisions - Economy and Enviroment

Decision published: 19/06/2025

Effective from: 04/06/2025

Decision:

To confirm a TPO

Lead officer: Ruth Jackson


16/06/2025 - Decision to approve an Early Works Instruction in respect of Peterchurch Primary School project for early procurement and site mobilisation works ref: 10731    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Service Director - Education, Skills and Learning

Decision published: 19/06/2025

Effective from: 16/06/2025

Decision:

Decision to approve an Early Works Instruction under the Pre-Services
Construction Agreement in respect of the Peterchurch Primary School
project for enabling works to be instructed.

The Early Works Instruction 2 will instruct early procurement and site
mobilisation works at a cost of £168,083.27 due to a long lead in time and
to ensure there is not a delay to programme, this is within the budgets set
aside for these elements of the project.

Lead officer: Annie Ahearne


20/05/2025 - Decision to award contract and approve the expenditure of up to £172,065 for the damp works at Kington Primary School, Herefordshire. ref: 10730    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Service Director - Education, Skills and Learning

Decision published: 19/06/2025

Effective from: 20/05/2025

Decision:

Award a contract to S C Joseph Ltd for the damp works at Kington Primary School, Herefordshire, following a successful tender on the Council’s procurement portal.

Approve the expenditure of up to £152,946.3 for the works, which includes a contingency of up to £13,904.21.

Approve the expenditure of up to £19,118.29 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


18/06/2025 - West Midlands Safe Centre

To approve the establishment of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) and agrees for Herefordshire to join the SPV and be part of a formal partnership with other local authorities in the West Midlands in terms as set out in the report.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 25/09/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Tina Russell

Notice of decision: 18/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
Appendix 1 is exempt as it is the business case for the Safe Centre.


17/06/2025 - Purchase of accommodation and commissioning of outreach services

To approve capital expenditure to source a building from which a single provider, commissioned through a competitive tender exercise, will deliver a registered overnight and outreach short breaks service within Herefordshire. This will increase local sufficiency in line with Herefordshire's Improvement Plan for Children and Families, and Placement Sufficiency Strategy for Children and Young People.

Decision Maker: Corporate Director - Children & Young People

Decision due date: 01/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Sandra Griffiths

Notice of decision: 17/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


16/06/2025 - Contract Award for Herefordshire Resurfacing Works - Works Orders WO2 Programme Amendments ref: 10729    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment

Decision published: 16/06/2025

Effective from: 16/06/2025

Decision:

To amend the works programme and agree Compensation Events, via the Works Order 2 to Tarmac Trading, using the Council’s NEC 4 Framework Agreement, to authorise an uplift of £61,220.24 to cover outstanding compensation events in relation to additional works agreed on the B4348 to the Tram Inn scheme.

Lead officer: Jenny Arnold


16/06/2025 - Executive Responses to Notices of Motion ref: 10714    Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)

To approve executive responses to outstanding notices of motion agreed at meetings of the full Council.

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council (Section 9E)

Decision published: 16/06/2025

Effective from: 21/06/2025

Decision:

a)    The executive responses to notices of motion contained in appendix a are approved.

 

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Matthew Evans


11/06/2025 - Decision to maintain the current 40mph speed limit at Walford in Herefordshire ref: 10728    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Head of Highways and Traffic

Decision published: 13/06/2025

Effective from: 11/06/2025

Decision:

Following the investigation into a speed limit reduction, it is recommended that the current speed limit is not reduced to 30mph

Lead officer: Callum Bush


04/06/2025 - Decision to maintain the current National speed limit at Elton and Pipe Aston in Herefordshire ref: 10727    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Head of Highways and Traffic

Decision published: 13/06/2025

Effective from: 04/06/2025

Decision:

Following the investigation into a speed limit reduction, it is recommended that the current speed limit is not reduced to 30mph

Lead officer: Callum Bush


11/06/2025 - Decision to maintain the current 40mph speed limit at Blakemere in Herefordshire ref: 10726    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Head of Highways and Traffic

Decision published: 13/06/2025

Effective from: 11/06/2025

Decision:

Following the investigation into a speed limit reduction, it is recommended that the current speed limit is not reduced to 30mph

Lead officer: Callum Bush


11/06/2025 - Decision to maintain the current 40mph speed limit at Bartestree in Herefordshire ref: 10725    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Head of Highways and Traffic

Decision published: 13/06/2025

Effective from: 11/06/2025

Decision:

Following the investigation into a speed limit reduction, it is recommended that the current speed limit is not reduced to 30mph

Lead officer: Callum Bush


11/06/2025 - Decision to maintain the current 40mph speed limit at Kinsham in Herefordshire ref: 10724    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Head of Highways and Traffic

Decision published: 13/06/2025

Effective from: 11/06/2025

Decision:

Following the investigation into a speed limit reduction, it is recommended that the current speed limit is not reduced to 30mph

Lead officer: Callum Bush


11/06/2025 - Decision to maintain the current National speed limit along C1103 Moreton Hill in Herefordshire ref: 10723    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Head of Highways and Traffic

Decision published: 13/06/2025

Effective from: 11/06/2025

Decision:

Following the investigation into a speed limit reduction, it is recommended that the current speed limit is not reduced

Lead officer: Callum Bush


11/06/2025 - Decision to proceed with new waiting restrictions on C1099 Station Road and U73048 Dovecote Lane, Credenhill ref: 10722    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Head of Highways and Traffic

Decision published: 13/06/2025

Effective from: 11/06/2025

Decision:

Traffic Regulation Order be implemented under Sections 1, 2, 3 and Part
IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as proposed in
the Notice of Proposal, the effect of which will be to introduce No Waiting
at Any Time (Double Yellow Line) restrictions on C1099 Station Road and
U73048 Dovecote Lane

Lead officer: Callum Bush


13/06/2025 - Herefordshire Suicide Prevention Strategy

To approve, for publication, a new Suicide Prevention Strategy (2024-2029) for Herefordshire

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 25/09/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Lindsay MacHardy, Kristan Pritchard

Notice of decision: 13/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


13/06/2025 - Housing related support for children in care and care leavers aged 16-25

To seek approval to commission, by means of a competitive tender process in line with the council’s contract procedure rules, a housing related support service for 16–25-year-old children in care and care leavers

Decision Maker: Cabinet member children and young people

Decision due date: 04/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Wendy Dyer

Notice of decision: 09/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


16/05/2025 - To grant a license to Herefordshire Wildlife Trust granting permission to access various stretches of the waterway via Council owned land for the purposes of carrying out maintenance. ref: 10720    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Commercial and Investment Manager

Decision published: 12/06/2025

Effective from: 16/05/2025

Decision:

1. Herefordshire Wildlife Trust (HWT) require the license as part of their bid to the EA to demonstrate they have the ability to deliver the River City Project.
2. HWT will carry out maintenance and upgrading works on Herefordshire Council owned land where appropriate.
3. The license will allow HWT to improve the area which will benefit the rivers and wetlands across the city.
4. The works will open up areas of riverside walks, which are currently overgrown and neglected, for the benefit of the public and the flora and fauna that lives in and around them. The project will also increase the public awareness of the natural environment through the use of information boards and waymarkers.

Lead officer: Michelle Chadd


02/06/2025 - Disposal of land and buildings at the former Colwall Church of England Primary School, Colwall Green, Colwall ref: 10719    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Commercial and Investment Manager

Decision published: 12/06/2025

Effective from: 02/06/2025

Decision:

Owing to severe water ingress problems in the school buildings a replacement school was built during 2017, and the school relocated in January 2018.

No use has been made of the old school buildings since this
date and they are no longer required by Herefordshire Council as an educational establishment.

Part of the site and buildings is already owned of the Diocese of Hereford and the consideration is to compensate for the public value in the land that is being transferred.

Lead officer: Michelle Chadd


02/06/2025 - To transfer to the Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance the freehold building footprint and land at Colwall Church of England Primary School, Mill Lane, Colwall ref: 10718    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Commercial and Investment Manager

Decision published: 12/06/2025

Effective from: 02/06/2025

Decision:

Paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 3 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 requires the council to transfer the freehold building footplate and developed hard play areas to the Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance.

Lead officer: Michelle Chadd


21/05/2025 - Decision to award contract and approve the expenditure of up to £114,453 for the roof and surfacing upgrade works at Blackmarston Primary School, Herefordshire. ref: 10717    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Service Director - Education, Skills and Learning

Decision published: 12/06/2025

Effective from: 21/05/2025

Decision:

Award a contract to S C Joseph Ltd for the roof and surfacing upgrade works at Blackmarston Primary School, Herefordshire, following a successful tender on the Council’s procurement portal.

Approve the expenditure of up to £101,735.70 for the works, which includes a contingency of up to £9,248.70.

Approve the expenditure of up to £12,717 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


27/05/2025 - Award of highway works associated with Highway Infrastructure Investment – Works Order 23 ref: 10716    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment

Decision published: 11/06/2025

Effective from: 27/05/2025

Decision:

To award a contract (Works Order 23) to Tarmac Trading Ltd using the Council’s NEC 4 Framework Agreement, up to the value of £226,498.48, for carriageway and remedial works with an additional contingency of up to a value of £22,649.84 (10%)

Lead officer: Jenny Arnold


11/06/2025 - Award of contract for pre surface dressing patching works of various sites – Works Order 22 ref: 10715    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Corporate Director – Economy & Environment

Decision published: 11/06/2025

Effective from: 11/06/2025

Decision:

To award a contract (Works Order 22) to Tarmac Trading Ltd using the Council’s Highways and Public Realm Schemes Framework, to the initial value of £287,301.65 for surface dressing preparation works on C and U roads across the county, as set out in Appendix 1.

Lead officer: Jenny Arnold


11/06/2025 - Reprocurement of Herefordshire Independent Adult Advocacy Services

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 due date: 28/11/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: John Burgess

Notice of decision: 11/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


06/06/2025 - Section 228 Highway Act 1980 – Adoption of highway at Malvern Oak Close, Cradley ref: 10713    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Officer Decisions - Economy and Enviroment

Decision published: 10/06/2025

Effective from: 06/06/2025

Decision:

To adopt the highway at Malvern Oak Close, Cradley, as identified on drawing no S38/2025-1 under Section 228 of the Highways Act 1980. Notices to be posted on site to facilitate the adoption of the above sections of footway as highways maintainable at public expense. In the event of objections being received, further Governance will be sought.

To secure adopted publicly maintained highway works constructed to the proper standards for the benefit of the community.

Lead officer: Fiona Miles


05/06/2025 - Ross Enterprise Park Phase 1; Construction Phase

To approve the expenditure of up to £7.229m of allocated capital funding to progress delivery of Ross Enterprise Park (phase 1) into the next phase of construction, and to undertake procurement for a main contractor and other essential suppliers to deliver those works.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets

Decision due date: 18/07/2025

Wards affected: Old Gore; Penyard; Ross East; Ross West;

Lead officer: David Jones

Notice of decision: 05/06/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


30/05/2025 - Procurement Strategy for the Hereford Western Bypass -Phase 1

To agree the procurement route to enable the Hereford Western Bypass to move to it's construction stage.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 17/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Steve Smith, Scott Tompkins

Notice of decision: 30/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Part exempt  - view reasons


29/05/2025 - City and Market Town Public Realm Investment

To approve the 2025/26 £1.2m City and Market Town Public Realm Investment.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member roads and regulatory services

Decision due date: 11/07/2025

Wards affected: Bromyard Bringsty; Bromyard West; Kington; Ledbury North; Ledbury South; Ledbury West; Leominster East; Leominster North and Rural; Leominster South; Leominster West; Ross East; Ross North; Ross West;

Lead officer: Ed Bradford

Notice of decision: 29/05/2025

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: 10/07/2025

Wards affected: Central;

Lead officer: Katie Ainsworth, Richard Vaughan, Rosanna Willmott

Notice of decision: 22/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


22/05/2025 - Children and Young Persons' Improvement Plan - Phase 3

To present cabinet with the Phase 3 Children’s Services Improvement Plan for endorsement.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 17/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Maxine David, Tina Russell

Notice of decision: 22/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


12/05/2025 - Merton Meadows Flood Alleviation - delivery of construction works

To seek approval to spend the remaining £1.2 million of the £2 million Brownfield Land Release Fund grant awarded by the government for a flood alleviation scheme on the Merton Meadow sites in Hereford to enable them to be released for development. The grant funding will be utilised to deliver the physical flood alleviation works.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member economy and growth

Decision due date: 27/06/2025

Wards affected: Widemarsh;

Lead officer: Stephen Holland

Notice of decision: 12/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


01/05/2025 - Domestic Abuse Strategy for Herefordshire 2025 to 2028

To approve the new strategy for reducing the prevalence of and preventing domestic abuse throughout the county.

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision due date: 17/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Kayte Thompson-Dixon

Notice of decision: 01/05/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


16/04/2025 - Local Transport Grant allocation

To delegate authority to the Corporate Director, Economy and Environment to spend the Local Transport Grant, Local Transport Resource Fund and Integrated Transport Block funding from the Department for Transport

Decision Maker: Cabinet member transport and infrastructure

Decision due date: 27/06/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Scott Tompkins

Notice of decision: 16/04/2025

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
Authorities were informed about this funding in April 2025. The funding must be spent in-year, i.e. by the end of March 2026, otherwise the DfT will instigate their 'clawback' process.

Anticipated restriction: Open


15/04/2025 - Bromyard Employment Land and Leominster Business Hub Development

To seek approval to allocate and spend the Employment Land capital budget to bring forward detailed designs and accompanying business case for the development of business space on the former Bromyard Depot site, and to establish a business hub facility on the ground floor of the Buttercross Building in Leominster.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets

Decision due date: 20/06/2025

Wards affected: Bromyard West; Leominster East;

Lead officer: David Wright

Notice of decision: 15/04/2025

Reason for urgency:
N/A

Anticipated restriction: Open

Explanation of anticipated restriction:
N/A


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: 18/06/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Ffion Horton, Scott Tompkins, Richard Vaughan

Notice of decision: 09/04/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


12/03/2025 - Bus Service Improvement Plan capital funding

The purpose of this report is to set out how the £1.1 million of Bus Service Improvement Plan capital spend is proposed to be spent and to seek the necessary approvals to do so.

Decision Maker: Cabinet member transport and infrastructure

Decision due date: 20/06/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: David Land

Notice of decision: 12/03/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


28/02/2025 - Debt Enforcement Contract Award (amended to non key due to monetary amount)

To award the debt enforcement contract

Decision Maker: Cabinet member finance and corporate services

Decision due date: 20/06/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Rachael Sanders

Notice of decision: 28/02/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


10/02/2025 - Hereford Enterprise Zone Retained Business Rates – Herefordshire Growth Programme

To approve the expenditure of the retained business rates from the Hereford Enterprise Zone, to deliver a county wide business growth, skills and inward investment programme

Decision Maker: Cabinet member economy and growth

Decision due date: 07/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Roger Allonby

Notice of decision: 10/02/2025

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: 09/07/2025

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


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: 31/07/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Leigh Whitehouse

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: 20/06/2025

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Lead officer: Steve Hodges

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 transport and infrastructure

Decision due date: 14/07/2025

Wards affected: Bromyard Bringsty; Wormside;

Lead officer: Ed Bradford

Notice of decision: 27/01/2025

Anticipated restriction: Open


18/12/2024 - Retaining of the swimming pool at Peterchurch Primary School

To approve the retention of and structural improvements to the swimming pool at Peterchurch Primary School

Decision Maker: Cabinet member community services and assets

Decision due date: 20/08/2025

Wards affected: Golden Valley South;

Lead officer: Quentin Mee

Notice of decision: 18/12/2024

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: 25/09/2025

Lead officer: Hilary Hall, Hayley Doyle

Notice of decision: 08/06/2023