Forthcoming Decisions

To approve a Cumberland Council street lighting policy report.

To approve a Cumberland Road Safety Partnership policy report.

To approve a Cumberland Highways Bridges and Structures Management Strategy

To approve a Cumberland Permit Scheme.

To approve a Traffic Regulation Order for changes to parking restrictions in and around Whitehaven.

To approve a Traffic Regulation Order for changes to speed limits in South Cumberland.

Agree and adopt an Active Wellbeing Strategic Framework for Cumberland and; consider options for and agree the future operating model and facility investment strategy for Cumberland leisure service and; appraise and agree the outline business case for delivery of the agreed operating model and investment strategy.

Permission to procure the contract and delegate the award decision to the Director of Resources.

Request for permission to procure and delegation of award to Director of Business Transformation & Change to procure OD, Training and Wellbeing Framework

Authorisation to award a grant for the delivery of Natural Flood Management (NFM) works in Bitter Beck & Tom Rudd Beck, as part of the Cumbria Innovative Flood Resilience Programme

This is a joint decision between the  Director of Place, Sustainable Growth & Transport Cumberland Council and Director of Thriving Places Westmorland and Furness Council.

Portfolio Holders are Sustainable, Resilient and Connected Places Portfolio Holder, Cumberland Council and Cabinet Member for Climate and Biodiversity, Westmorland and Furness Council

Permission to procure a range of consultants to provide NEC Project Manager and NEC Supervisor services. In addition delegated authority to the Director of Business Transformation and Change for the subsequent award of the contract.

Permission to procure the retender of the Corporate Vehicle Hire Car contract and to delegate the permission to award to the Director of Resources.

Permission to procure a Contractor via Single Stage Tender for the delivery of the Arts & Enterprise Centre, Millom – part of the Reactivating Heritage Buildings project within the Millom Town Deal. In addition delegated authority to the Director of Business Transformation and Change for the subsequent award of the contract.

To agree to the procurement of a Day Opportunities Framework. To delegate the decision to agree providers to join the Framework to the Executive Director – Adult Social Care and Housing.

To consider the Regulation Draft Local Plan and approve its referral to Place Overview and Scrutiny for consideration and approval. 

A decision needs to be taken on the form of the school funding formula for 2025-26 for Cumberland Council. The Department for Education has confirmed that the local authority must consult all schools and schools forum on an annual basis on changes to the school funding formula as local authorities continue to have flexibility to decide whether to implement the national funding formula or a local agreed funding formula for schools and continue to have flexibility to transfer funding from the schools block to high needs block.

The WIAA sets out the arrangements for the Host (Cumberland Council) and the Recipient (Westmorland & Furness Council) to agree an annual budget for Waste Disposal. This decision is to note and accept the recommendations; and approve the Annual Budgets for the Contract Year 2024-25 in agreeing how the overall Waste Disposal budget for the hosted service is to be “shared” between the Host and the Recipient.

To consider and approve the Delivery Mechanism Outline Business Case in order that it can be formally submitted to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

To approve procurement of a 2-stage Design and Build contractor for Millom and Haverigg Flood Alleviation project, with delegation of authority to the Director of Business Transformation and Change to award Stage 2 (Construction) subject to deliverability within the project budget and funding conditions.

In July the Executive will be presented with options for changes to the Council’s current Home to School Transport Policy, the Executive will be asked to consider and choose an option and agree for the consultation to begin. Following the end of the consultation period, in January the Executive will be asked to make a final decision on the implementation of the Council’s current Home to School Policy.

Executive are asked to approve the final draft of the Copeland Local Plan 2021-2039, which incorporates all of the Main Modifications identified by the Planning Inspector during the Public Examination as being required before the Council can adopt the Local Plan as a ‘sound’ Plan.

Permission to procure Main Contractor to deliver the construction phase of the Cleator Moor Community Hub and Town Square Public Realm project as part of the Cleator Moor Town Deal. Contract to be approved via Portfolio Holder Report.

To consider the annual Youth Justice Plan for Cumberland and refer it to Council for approval.

To award NEC3 Option A construction contract for construction of leisure centre in Millom.

To approve the award for a 2 stage design and build contract for Cargo Cycleway.