August 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:

31/08/24

Adoption of Highway Structures Inspection and Enforcement Policy

Legal - Monitoring Officer Finance - Section 151

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

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

ATF Colchester Lexden Road

Public consultation in 2021

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

Award of S106 funding

The decision maker for this decision is now John Spence after portfolio changes in FP/136/05/24

Department:

Health, Social Care and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

Broadband delivery funding

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

Collective Purchasing Solar PV procurement.

Monitoring Officer & S151 Officer will be consulted.

Department:

Climate Czar & Environment, Waste Reduction and Recycling

Decision Maker:

Peter Schwier - Climate Czar & Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste Reduction

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

Device as a Service

S151, MO, Procurement

Department:

Transformation

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

Energy Switching partner for the ‘Essex Energy Switch’ – procurement exercise.

Monitoring Officer & S151 Officer will be consulted.

Department:

Climate Czar & Environment, Waste Reduction and Recycling

Decision Maker:

Peter Schwier - Climate Czar & Cabinet Member for Environment, Waste Reduction

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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, Social Care and

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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, Social Care and

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

Great Waltham CE Primary - decision whether to expand the school from 180 places to 210 places with effect from September 2025

No formal consultation required due to the size of the proposed increase

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

Greater Essex Music Hub Funding

Thurrock and Southend have been consulted, and internal senior officers and directors have also been consulted with.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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, Social Care and

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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, Social Care and

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

Network contract extension.

Essex County Council and DUCL (Daisy Updata Communications Limited).

Department:

Transformation

Decision Maker:

Derrick Jonathan Louis - Cabinet Member for Transformation

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

New ECC Highways Climate Adaptation Strategy, 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, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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, Social Care and

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

Provider of Last Resort

N/A

Department:

Health & Adult Social Care

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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

No public consultation planned.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

Re-procurement of Vehicle Framework for the Car Provision Scheme

Procurement Team

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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.

The decision maker for this decision is now John Spence after portfolio changes in FP/136/05/24

Department:

Health, Social Care and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

Social Care Platform Programme – Drawdown of funding from reserves

Cllr Spence Cllr McKinlay consulted.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

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:

31/08/24

The Plume School, Maldon - decision whether to expand the school by 300 places with effect from September 2025

Public consultation undertaken

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

Workforce and Testing Support Scheme

Nick Presmeg
Patrick Higgs
Moira McGrath
Nicole Wood
Melanie Evans
Steve Ede
Laura Davis-Hughes
Helen Chittock.

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

31/08/24

Dovercourt Public Realm Procurement Route.

A public consultation was undertaken at Harwich Library for this scheme in December 2023.

Department:

Planning a Growing Economy

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Planning a Growing Economy

Implementation Date:

30/09/24

Individual Packages of Education Support - Framework Re-procurement

ELS. Financial Services

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/09/24

Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service - Contract Variation.

Executive Director of Adult Social Care - Nick Presmeg
Moira McGrath - Director of Commissioning
Head of Finance - Laura Davis-Hughes
Melanie Evans - Director of Procurement
Steve Ede - Head of Procurement
Mary Sims - Senior Finance Business Partner
Paul Turner - Director of Legal & Assurance
Contract Partners: Thurrock Council, EPUT, MSE and ESNEFT.

Department:

Health, Social Care and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/09/24

Mental Health Supported Employment Services (Individual Placement and Support).

The service is a research and evidence based service monitored via a Fidelity Model. People with lived experience will work alongside us to draft a question for the tender and to help evaluate the tender.

Department:

Health, Social Care and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/09/24

Procurement of the Essex Community Rehabilitation Service.

Potential providers through a market engagement event as well as the recovery community of Essex via the Essex Recovery Foundation to inform the service specification.

Department:

Health, Social Care and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/09/24

Procurement of the Psychosocial Alcohol Interventions and Recovery Service (PAIRS)

Potential providers through a market engagement event as well as the recovery community of Essex via the Essex Recovery Foundation to inform the service specification.

Department:

Health, Social Care and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/09/24

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

Award of Contract: A127/A130 Fairglen Interchange

Public, Local, District and Borough Councils, Landowners, Statutory Undertakers and stakeholders.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 08/10/24

Community Dementia Support Services – Approval to approach the market to procure services.

Cllr John Spence, Nick Presmeg, Moira McGrath, Simon Evans, service user feedback, survey and direct conversations with members of the public.

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 08/10/24

Electricity supply contract - contract extension from 1 October 2025

In consultation with Tom Walker, Executive Director People, Policy, Economy and Public Health, Ben Finlayson, Director, Property, Investment and Delivery S151 MO

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 08/10/24

Strength and Balance service

There is a plan to organize an open market engagement event to bring together both existing and potential providers. The aim is to inform them and gather valuable input to help shape the service specification and procurement process. The plan is not to interrupt current services to see them continue and so public consultation is not planned

Department:

Health, Social Care and Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 08/10/24

Consideration of Outsourcing of in-house Country Park cafés

Market engagement via Prior Information Notice in November 2023 to January 2024.

Department:

The Arts, Heritage and Culture

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 12/11/24

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

ENCTS reimbursement payments to bus service operators 2025/26.

This is a statutory duty so no formal public consultation is required. The decision will help se the parameters for negotiations with bus operators over the final scheme shape.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 12/11/24

Expansion of Glenwood School, to increase capacity by 40 pupil places.

Consultation has taken place with local residents and other interested parties. Responses will be included as an appendix.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 12/11/24

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 : 17/12/24

2024/25 Financial Overview as at the Third Quarter Stage

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 21/01/25

Budget Report 2025-26

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 21/01/25

2024/25 Provisional Outturn Report

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 03/06/25

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