February 2025 Forward Plan

Army & Navy Sustainable Transport Package - Procurement Route & Authority for CPO

Public Consultation during design optioneering (2021)
Public Consultation during Planning Application process (2024)

Department:

Deputy Leader and the Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/02/25

Cabinet approval to place 2025/26 contractual task orders with Ringway Jacobs for values of £2m and over

Legal - Monitoring Officer Finance - Section 151

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

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:

Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/02/25

Entering a Memorandum of Understanding to the Warm Homes Grant funding programme.

Cllr Whitbread, Cllr McKinlay,

Department:

Climate Czar & Environment, Waste Reduction and Recycling

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/02/25

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 : 25/02/25

New Operating Model for Mental Health Social Care

HR, Finance, Legal, EPUT locality directors, EPUT exec, ECC EDD, Service managers, ALT, ASC Business Planning, Equalities/inclusivity team.

Department:

Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/02/25

Working Age and Older Adults Care and Support Provision Uplifts

ECC Adult Social Care operations; Care providers; The Essex Care Association.

Department:

Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

Agreement for English National Concessionary Travel Scheme reimbursement payments to Bus Operators for 2025/26

To approve the negotiated agreement on the level of payments to be made to bus operators for accepting ENCTS bus passes for 2025/26.

Commercial Bus Operators have been consulted.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Amalgamation of Montgomery Infant and Junior schools, Colchester

Consulted: Parents/ carers of children at the schools; Members of staff (schools in consultation); Elected representatives.

The amalgamation process would involve the formal closure of the infant school on 31 March 2025 and extending the lower age range of the junior school from 7-11 years to 3-11 years to become a primary school from 1 April 2025.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Approval to accept Department for Education HAF funding 2025-26

It is a requirement from the Department for Education that every Local Authority delivers a HAF programme, providing free places for young people who are eligible for income related free school meals. This will be the 5th year of delivery and through consultation with locally trusted organisations, parents and the young people we have developed an excellent model, that not only provides free spaces at over 200 holiday clubs, but provides support, networks, signposting and resilience building for young people and families most in need of this support.

Department:

Deputy Leader and the Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

Award of S106 funding

Approval of decision to award S106 funding to create new early years and childcare places in Witham North ward, Braintree district.

Department:

Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Broadband delivery funding

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Christopher Whitbread - The Chancellor of Essex

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

Conditional sale of land at Knowles Farm Maldon

No consultation planned.

Department:

Transformation

Decision Maker:

Derrick Jonathan Louis - Cabinet Member for Transformation

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

Dovercourt Public Realm Procurement Route.

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

Department:

Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

Funding Agreement for Tendring Community Regeneration Partnership

Tendring District Council; ECC Members; ECC Legal; ECC Finance Business Partner; ECC Capital Investment and Delivery; ECC Highways; ECC Passenger Transport Team; Place Services; ACL (Business Operations)

Public not consulted on funding agreement, but consultation activities relevant to the individual projects are outlined in the ECIA ECC Infrastructure Delivery Board; ECC Finance Oversight Board.

Department:

Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

Improvements to bus Services in Tendring and Harlow

The new or improved services to be provided as a result of an iterative process involving bus operators, ECC and in line with previous decisions relating to the enactment of the Essex Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP), particularly those relating to the Clacton Connect and Harlow Falcon projects No further consultation is proposed.

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Land for development in Colchester

Individual Cabinet Member & EHDLLP Board

Department:

Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Land for development in Colchester

Individual Cabinet Member & EHDLLP Board

Department:

Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Land for housing development in Chelmsford - CHE018

Internal review

Department:

Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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:

Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Decision Maker:

Lee Scott - Cabinet Member for Housing, Planning and Regeneration

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Procurement for Cressing Temple Barns roof repair works

Historic England, Natural England

Department:

The Arts, Heritage and Culture

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Provider of Last Resort

N/A

Department:

Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Integration

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Sport England Place Partnership Funding 2025-2028

Internal: Consultation with key ECC services including social care, sustainable transport, education, public health and communities, and planning and development.

External: 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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

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:

28/02/25

Thistley Green Contract Extension

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

Department:

Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport

Decision Maker:

Tom Cunningham - Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Updated Decision for the Relocation and Expansion of Harlowbury Primary School for academic year 2026/27

Original consultation happened in 2019, and covered all key and wider stakeholders.

Department:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

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

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

Variation of Community Asset Transfer policy

Cabinet Member for Finance

Department:

Transformation

Decision Maker:

Derrick Jonathan Louis - Cabinet Member for Transformation

Implementation Date:

28/02/25

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 : 25/03/25

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 : 25/03/25

Extension and Variation of LIVE Service – Day Opportunities and Inclusive Employment

ECC directors and department stakeholders, the provider.

Department:

Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/03/25

To agree to the procurement of the contract for the Floating Support Service

There will be at least one market engagement event which prospective bidders will be invited to attend and share their views.

Department:

Children's Services, Adult Social Care, Public Health and Integration

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/03/25

Update on the Levelling Up Essex Programme

No stakeholder involvement.

Department:

Deputy Leader and the Communities, Economic Growth and Prosperity

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 25/03/25

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:

Education Excellence, Life Long Learning and Employability

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 15/04/25

Procurement of Property and Facilities Management Services

Member Reference Group

Department:

Transformation

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 15/04/25

2024/25 Provisional Outturn Report

N/A

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 03/06/25

2025/26 Financial Overview as at the First Quarter Stage

No stakeholder involvement.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 22/07/25

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 : 09/09/25

2025/26 Financial Overview as at the Half Year Stage

No stakeholder involvement.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 07/10/25

2025/26 Financial Overview as at the Third Quarter Stage

No stakeholder involvement.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 16/12/25

2025/26 Provisional Outturn Report

No consultation.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 16/12/25

The Budget Report 2026-27

No consultation for this decision.

Department:

The Chancellor of Essex

Decision Maker:

Cabinet

Implementation Date:

Cabinet : 16/12/25

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