November 2024 Forward Plan

Funding Agreement for the expansion of The Plume Academy, Maldon.

Plume Academy undertook a public consultation in 2023.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 14/11/24

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:

30/11/24

Adoption of co-ordinated admission schemes for Essex infant, junior, primary and secondary schools for 2026-27

For the Cabinet Member to determine the admission arrangements.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

Amalgamation of Buttsbury Infant and Junior schools, Billericay

A consultation on the proposal to close Buttsbury Infant School alongside the consultation to enlarge Buttsbury Junior School from 496 places to 856 places and to change the age range of pupils attending of the school from 7 to 11 to 4 to 11 years of age, from 1 January 2025, was held between 3 May and 14 June 2024 for parents of children at the schools, local residents and members of staff.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

ATF3 Colchester- 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:

30/11/24

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 Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Broadband delivery funding

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

Community Transport Funding for the financial year 2025/26

No stakeholders.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Conditional sale of land at Knowles Farm Maldon

No consultation planned.

Department:

Transformation

Decision Maker:

Derrick Jonathan Louis - Cabinet Member for Transformation

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Continuation of electric scooter hire trial scheme and procurement of new contract

The borough, district and city councils who are currently operating the e-scooter trials.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Continuation of the Recovery to Home Service

Care Homes, ICBs, Community Health Providers, ECL, service users.

Department:

Health, Social Care and Integration

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

Determination of admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools for 2026-27

Consultation with schools, parents in the relevant areas and church diocese where relevant.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Determination of school term dates for community and voluntary controlled schools for 2026-27

Consultation with schools, schools’ professional associations and neighbouring local authorities.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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 Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Energy purchasing – Procurement of new Gas Contract from 1 October 2025

Tom Walker, Executive Director, People, Policy, Economy and Public Health
Ben Finlayson, Director Property, Investment and Delivery

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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 Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Extension to the Household Support Fund: Funding to Support Families and Vulnerable Adults

Lead member and service heads including CLT.

Department:

Deputy Leader and the Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity

Decision Maker:

Louise McKinlay - Deputy Leader, Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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 Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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 Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Land for development in Colchester

Individual Cabinet Member & EHDLLP Board

Department:

Planning a Growing Economy

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Land for development in Colchester

Individual Cabinet Member & EHDLLP Board

Department:

Planning a Growing Economy

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Land for housing development in Chelmsford - CHE018

Internal review

Department:

Planning a Growing Economy

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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 Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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 Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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 Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Provider of Last Resort

N/A

Department:

Health & Adult Social Care

Decision Maker:

John Andrew Spence CBE - Cabinet Member for Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

Remodelling and refurbishment of the Thames Building at William Read Primary School to create a SEND school learning provision.

Formal planning consultation at appropriate time.

Consultation with parents of children who are likely to attend the new school at the appropriate time

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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 Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

Sport England Place Partnership Funding 2025-2028

Consultation with key ECC services including social care, sustainable transport, education, public health and communities, and planning and development. Outside of ECC, consultation with district local authorities, ICB Alliances, Essex criminal justice agencies, and voluntary and community organisations.

Department:

Deputy Leader and the Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity

Decision Maker:

Louise McKinlay - Deputy Leader, Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

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:

30/11/24

Thistley Green Contract Extension

Executive Director for Adult Social Care, Cabinet Member for Health and Social Care, Section 151 Officer, Monitoring Officer.

Department:

Health, Social Care and Integration

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

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 Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health

Implementation Date:

30/11/24

Integrated Residential Nursing (IRN) Framework 2025

Internal engagement with ASC operational teams

External engagement with ICBs

Market engagement including dialogue with the Essex Care Association and IRN Reference Group

Department:

Health, Adult Social Care and ICS Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 17/12/24

Procurement of a new managed network service

This decision does not require a consultation with the public as it is a core requirement to support the day to day operation of the Authority.

Department:

Transformation

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

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 : 21/01/25

Education Travel Contract Extensions and Awards 2025

No stakeholder involvement.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 21/01/25

Essex Procurement Partnership

Consultation has taken place with senior officers and operational procurement staff across the proposed members of the Essex Procurement Partnership. These Authorities being Braintree Districts Council, Epping Forest District Council, Castle Point Borough Council, Tendring District Council and Essex County Council.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 21/01/25

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 : 21/01/25

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 : 21/01/25

Chelmsford Park and Rides

The public, Chelmsford City Council, local parish and town councils

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/02/25

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 : 25/02/25

Connect to Work

The project has consulted with a range of partners and other ECC services and has undertaken pre-engagement webinars with VCS organisations and employment support prime providers.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

25/02/25

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 : 25/03/25

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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