April 2024 Forward Plan

A104 Safer Roads Scheme - TRO implementation

The A104 Safer Roads Scheme has been designed and consulted on upon engagement with key stakeholders such as City of London, Epping Forest District Council, local access groups, local businesses, and residents.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Adoption of EV strategy

Full public consultation

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Adoption of Highway Structures Inspection and Enforcement Policy

N/A

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Approval to submit Strategic Outline Case for A127 Route Improvements to the Department for Transport

A127 Member Engagement Group

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

ATF Colchester Lexden Road

Public consultation in 2021

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

ATF2: Braintree Manor Street (TRO)

The Active Travel 2 Schemes have been designed with a steering group and following public consultation.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

ATF2: Braintree Panfield Lane (TRO)

The Active Travel 2 Schemes have been designed with a steering group and following public consultation.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

ATF2: Braintree station approach and South St signalised crossing

The Active Travel 2 Schemes have been designed with a steering group and following public consultation.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

ATF3 Colchester – East Hill TRO implementation

The Active Travel 3 Scheme has been designed and consulted on upon engagement with key stakeholders such as IPTU, Colchester City Council, local access groups, local businesses and residents.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

ATF3 Colchester- Award of Contract for East Hill Construction Works

The Active Travel 3 Scheme has been designed and consulted on upon engagement with key stakeholders such as IPTU, Colchester City Council, local access groups, local businesses, and residents.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Award of S106 funding

N/A

Department:

Children's Services and Early Years

Decision Maker:

Beverley Egan - Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Early Years

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Broadband delivery funding

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

CO0423 - ITSM ESMT

Senior Leaders and Senior Officers.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Colchester Vineyard Street Crossing Realignment

A scheme consultation to be carried out to advertise the proposal to realign the existing road crossing.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Community Transport Funding for financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25

n/a

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Contract extension for the Council’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system

Procurement, Legal, Finance.

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

Kevin Paul Bentley - Leader of the Council, Leader of the Conservative Group

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Cressing Primary School, - decision whether to expand the school from 1fe to 1.5fe with effect from September 2025.

Public consultation held from 16th October - 27th November.

Consultation sent direct to other relevant parties including local member and local MP.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Life Long Learning

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Device as a Service

S151, MO, Procurement

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Early Years and Childcare Funding Panel Recommendations to award a lease at Limebrook Way Development, Maldon, Essex

Consultations were carried out prior to building the new 2 FE primary school and nursery at Limebrook Way Development between 22/08/22 and 05.09/22 (https://consultations.essex.gov.uk/infrastructure-delivery/consultation-for-limebrook-way-new-primary-ey/)

Department:

Children's Services and Early Years

Decision Maker:

Beverley Egan - Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Early Years

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Early Years and Childcare Resource Panel Recommendations for the award of 25-year lease at Dry Street Nursery, Basildon, Essex, SS16 5NN

No consultation.

Department:

Children's Services and Early Years

Decision Maker:

Beverley Egan - Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Early Years

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Essex Air Quality Strategy

There has been some limited engagement with some districts and Council partners in the health arena.

There has been considerable internal engagement and the lead member has inputted into the draft documentation. The decision itself is seeking authority to undertake widespread consultation.

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Financial Regulations and Scheme of Delegation for Financial Management

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee (27 September 2021)

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Floating Support Service Contract Extension

Service Users to be consulted.

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Grant of Lease to Sigma Trust to take space at Tendring Education Centre (TEC), Clacton

Department:

Education Excellence, Skills and Training

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Life Long Learning

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Harlow Gilston Garden Town – Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan

HGGT Board
HGGT Developer Forum

Public consultation held Spring 2021 inc:
Local walking and cycling Groups
Harlow College
Harlow Youth Council
Charitable Sector

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Hawthorn Avenue Healthy School Street, Colchester

The Hawthorn Avenue Healthy School Street Scheme has been designed and consulted on upon engagement with key stakeholders such as IPTU, Colchester City Council, local access groups, local businesses, and residents.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Homes for Ukraine scheme – DWP Grant funding to support Homes for Ukraine guests

Director for Finance, Cabinet Member for Finance, Legal, Strengthening Communities team, Resettlement team

Department:

Finance, Resources and Corporate Affairs

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Increase school age range from 3 years to 4 years

Parents have been consulted.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Life Long Learning

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Integrated Community Equipment Service Equipment - Approval to undertake negotiation to secure best value bids

Nick Presmeg, Patrick Higgs, Steve Ede, Matthew Barnett

Department:

Adult Social Care and Health

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Land for development in Colchester

Individual Cabinet Member & EHDLLP Board

Department:

Planning a Growing Economy

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Land for development in Colchester

Individual Cabinet Member & EHDLLP Board

Department:

Planning a Growing Economy

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Land for housing development in Chelmsford - CHE018

Internal review

Department:

Planning a Growing Economy

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Land for housing development in Epping

A range of due diligence has been undertaken and a detailed planning application has been submitted to the planning authority for determination

Department:

Planning a Growing Economy

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

New ECC Highways Maintenance and Inspections Strategies, and subsequent revision to current Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Plan (HIAMP)

Legal; Monitoring Officer; Finance; Section 151.

Approval from the above stakeholders will be sought prior to submitting the Cabinet Member Action Report.

Department:

Highways Maintenance and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Procurement of Fund and Asset Management, Lettings and Facilities Management and Multi-disciplinary Technical Services to support Essex Renewal Fund

MO, S151, Cllr Wagland, Cllr Whitbread

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

Kevin Paul Bentley - Leader of the Council, Leader of the Conservative Group

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Procurement of new Extra Care Schemes at Rocheway, Rochford and Coppins Court

The market via soft market testing. The public were consulted as part of the planning process.

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Proposed increase of fee for applications for the removal of highway rights under Section 116 of the Highways Act 1980

Legal - Monitoring Officer

Finance - Section 151

Approval from the above stakeholders will be sought prior to submitting the report

Department:

Highways Maintenance and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Provider of Last Resort

N/A

Department:

Health & Adult Social Care

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Queen Street, Colchester, Banned Right Turn & Crossing Amendments

A scheme consultation to be carried out to advertise the proposed Banned Right Turn and Crossing amendments as part of the Colchester ATF2 Programme.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Sawyers Hall Lane Healthy School Street, Brentwood

The Sawyers Hall Lane Healthy School Street Scheme has been designed and consulted on upon engagement with key stakeholders such as IPTU, Brentwood District Council, local access groups, local businesses, and residents.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Semi-Independent Accommodation: Approval to award the contracts on the Framework Agreement.

Consultation took place with service users as referred to in Cabinet report FP/842/10/20.

Department:

Children's Services and Early Years

Decision Maker:

Beverley Egan - Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Early Years

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Social Care Platform Programme – Drawdown of funding from reserves

Cllr Barker Cllr Spence Cllr McKinlay

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

St Luke’s Nursery – Recommendation for lease award

N/A

Department:

Children's Services and Early Years

Decision Maker:

Beverley Egan - Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Early Years

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Station Approach, Braintree - Bus Only sign

A scheme consultation to be carried out with amended drawing following on from previous 2022 consultation carried out with an inaccurate scheme drawing. This is part of a wider package of measures advertised separately as part of the Braintree ATF2 Programme

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

To agree to the extension of the Housing Related Support Accommodation Based Service

Extensive consultation has taken place with the existing provider and further discussions are underway with District Housing Authority Colleagues. The Housing Growth Team at ECC have also been heavily involved in the discussions.

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

To approve the LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) Integration Plan.

Continuous engagement with relevant directors, exec directors and relevant cabinet members. SELEP, relevant businesses and Government have also been engaged.

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

Kevin Paul Bentley - Leader of the Council, Leader of the Conservative Group

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Infrastructure.

1. District, City, Borough partners

2. Three Integrated Care Systems partners

3. Voluntary and Community Sector – 249 organisations to date from grassroots to established non-profit organisations

4. The current providers of VCS Infrastructure in Essex

5. Neighbouring authorities who share ICS footprints – Southend City Council, Thurrock Council, Suffolk County Council and Hertfordshire County Council

6. Internal ECC stakeholders

Department:

Deputy Leader & Levelling Up and the Economy

Decision Maker:

Louise McKinlay - Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Levelling Up and the Economy

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Winstree Road Healthy School Street, Colchester

Public notice regarding installation of new crossing to Villa Road.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

Workforce and Testing Support Scheme

Nick Presmeg
Patrick Higgs
Moira McGrath
Nicole Wood
Melanie Evans
Steve Ede
Laura DavisHughes
Helen Chittock

Department:

Health & Adult Social Care

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS

Implementation Date:

30/04/24

2023/24 Provisional Outturn Report

N/A

Department:

Finance, Resources and Corporate Affairs

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 28/05/24

Establishment of a new special school at Wolsey Park in Rochford

Public.

Rochford District Council.

Rochford's County Councillors.

Department for Education.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 28/05/24

Provider Framework for Supported Living Care for Adults with Disabilities

Adults who use the services, Adult Social Care and organisations which provide care and support

Department:

Adults Social Care, Public Health and Wellbeing

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 28/05/24

Recommissioning of Domestic Abuse support

Stakeholders, including people with lived experience of domestic abuse, Children's and Adults Social Care, Health, Police, Education, Probation, Voluntary and Community sector organisations and Tier 2 Authorities.

Department:

Children's Services and Early Years

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 28/05/24

The Helena Romanes School, Great Dunmow - a new learning village including primary provision.

N/A.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 28/05/24

Essex Bus Service Improvement Plan Review 2024/25

Bus operators and other involved parties.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

31/05/24

Funding Agreement with Beaulieu Park School for sixth form provision.

No ECC consultation required. The school will be undertaking their own consultation as part of their business case submission to the Department of Education.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Life Long Learning

Implementation Date:

31/05/24

Increased Investment into the Public Health Accelerator Bids (PHAB) Grants Programme

Lucy Wightman, Tom Walker, Finance Services, Legal Services, Cllr John Spence, Public Health Senior Management Team

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care and ICS

Implementation Date:

31/05/24

Procurement of Energy Efficiency Works - Retrofit and Renewables for non-domestic premises

Engagement with Essex-based contractors, Procurement colleagues across Essex and Anchor partners

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

31/05/24

Redevelopment of Pitsea Library within Pitsea Community Diagnostic Centre.

Relevant councillors and staff have been consulted via briefing papers and various communications during the initial preparations of the project.

Members of the public have already been informed of plans via engagement events.

No further consultation is planned.

If the decision is agreed, there will be a need to inform service users of the changes and temporary provisions being put in place.

Department:

The Arts, Heritage and Culture

Decision Maker:

Mark Durham - Cabinet Member for The Arts, Heritage and Culture

Implementation Date:

31/05/24

St Peter's C of E Primary School, Coggeshall - decision on potential expansion of the school from 1.5fe to 2fe with effect from September 2025.

Public consultation undertaken 5th February - 11th March 2024

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

Tony Ball - Cabinet Member for Education Excellence, Life Long Learning

Implementation Date:

31/05/24

Transformation Procurement Partner

No consultation.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

31/05/24

Better Care Fund Plan 2024/25

The Better Care Fund (BCF) was created to bring together funding pooled between the NHS and, in our case, Essex County Council (ECC), to spend together on services and support, providing a more integrated approach to health and social care services. The plan is developed in partnership with ICB partners.

Where ECC is the commissioner of services funded through the BCF, consultation will be undertaken on the individual projects as required.

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/06/24

ECL Business Plan and Budget 2024/25.

Consultation of relevant senior officers of ECC; Cllr Whitbread and Cllr Spence.

Department:

Leader

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/06/24

Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure capital funding bid

The public have been consulted on the Essex EV strategy which contained the submission of a bid for LEVI capital funding in the action plan. The strategy received strong approval (75% either agree or strongly agree) from this consultation.

ECC have also engaged with District and Borough Councils, parish councils and internal partners from Essex Highways, Essex Legal Services, ECC finance and ECC network assurance.

Public consultations of affected residents will be undertaken wherever a new traffic regulation order (TRO) or a change to an existing TRO is proposed as part of the project.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/06/24

Re-procurement of bus services for the Colchester Park and Ride

No public consultation planned.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 17/12/24

To agree to the direct award of the contract for the All-Age Recovery Co-ordination Service

The existing providers (Open Road and the Children’s Society) have confirmed that they wish to continue delivering the Service.

Given that PSR now applies, and the proposal is to direct award the new contract to the existing providers, based on the evidence of their performance, consultation is not applicable.

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/06/24

Waste Strategy for Essex Adoption.

The strategy has been developed jointly by the Essex Waste Partnership which is made up of ECC and the twelve City, Borough and District Councils. The plan has been drawn up jointly by the councils. A 10-week public consultation on the draft strategy took place between 13 September and 22 November 2023 providing an opportunity for the public, business, public bodies and other stakeholders to provide feedback.

The consultation findings and other feedback received have been used to develop the final strategy.

Department:

Climate Czar & Environment, Waste Reduction and Recycling

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/06/24

2024/25 Financial Overview as at the First Quarter Stage.

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 23/07/24

2024/25 Financial Overview as at the Half Year Stage

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 08/10/24

Decision to recommend that the decision to adopt Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) is taken to Full Council

LTP outcomes agreed at PLT.

Initial internal consultation has taken place, initial discussion with Districts has taken place, full public consultation on a draft Strategy in planned for early summer 2024, followed by full public consultation on the final Local Transport Plan in late 2024 or early 2025.

It is assumed that these consultations will require separate Cabinet Member decisions to consult.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 12/11/24

2024/25 Financial Overview as at the Third Quarter Stage

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 17/12/24

2024/25 Provisional Outturn Report

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 17/12/24

Budget Report 2025-26

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 17/12/24

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