Officer and Portfolio Holder Decisions

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Decisions published

09/07/2025 - To approve entry into a contract valued at £481,735, with Alliance Leisure through the UK Leisure Framework to undertake RIBA Stage 4 work for the development of the Manor Leisure Centre redevelopment project. ref: 983    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Leader & Portfolio Holder for Finance

Decision published: 09/07/2025

Effective from: 17/07/2025

Decision:

To approve entry into a contract with Alliance Leisure at a value of £481,735for completion of the RIBA Stage 4 work in relation to the proposed development of Manor Leisure Centre.

 

Decision:

To enter a contract with Alliance Leisure to carry out RIBA Stage 4 final pre-construction works for the Manor Leisure Centre project at a value of £481,735.

Lead officer: Carol Pilson, Phil Hughes


09/07/2025 - To approve entry into a contract valued at £349,694, with Alliance Leisure through the UK Leisure Framework to undertake RIBA Stage 3 work for the development of the Manor Leisure Centre redevelopment project. ref: 982    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Leader & Portfolio Holder for Finance

Decision published: 09/07/2025

Effective from: 17/07/2025

Decision:

To approve entry into a contract with Alliance Leisure at a value of £349,694 for completion of the RIBA Stage 3 work in relation to the proposed development of Manor Leisure Centre.

 

Decision:

To enter a contract with Alliance Leisure to carry out RIBA Stage 3 pre-construction works for the Manor Leisure Centre project at a value of £349,694.

Lead officer: Phil Hughes, Carol Pilson


09/07/2025 - To approve entry into a contract valued at £175,430, with Alliance Leisure through the UK Leisure Framework to undertake RIBA Stage 1 and 2 assessments for the development of the Manor Leisure Centre redevelopment project. ref: 981    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Leader & Portfolio Holder for Finance

Decision published: 09/07/2025

Effective from: 17/07/2025

Decision:

To approve entry into a contract with Alliance Leisure at a value of £175,430 for completion of the RIBA Stage 1 and 2 assessments in relation to the proposed development of Manor Leisure Centre.

 

 

Decision:

To enter a contract with Alliance Leisure to carry out RIBA stages 1 and 2 pre-construction works for the Manor Leisure Centre project at a value of £175,430.

Lead officer: Phil Hughes, Carol Pilson


02/07/2025 - Food Waste Caddies and Internal Kitchen Caddies ref: 980    Recommendations Approved

To purchase external food waste caddies and internal kitchen caddies as required to supply Fenland's 49,000 domestic properties.

 

Making use of the remaining capital funding provide by Defra (c.£213,000), with a shortfall topped up with unutilised capital funds from similar areas (c.£37,000) for this purchase of food waste containers via an existing framework (ESPO).

Decision Maker: Section 151 Officer

Decision published: 02/07/2025

Effective from: 10/07/2025

Decision:

To purchase the required food waste containers utilising the capital funding outlined.

Wards affected: All Wards;

Lead officer: Mark Mathews


02/07/2025 - Purchase of a One-Bedroom Flat at 10 Hussars Court, March ref: 979    Recommendations Approved

Following Cabinet approval on 15 November 2024 which authorised approval to purchase 10 x 1-bedroom properties utilising £1.2 million from reserves.

Decision Maker: Section 151 Officer

Decision published: 02/07/2025

Effective from: 10/07/2025

Decision:

To purchase 10 Hussars Court, March in accordance with Cabinet approvals at a purchase price of £100,000.

Wards affected: March South;

Lead officer: Dan Horn


25/06/2025 - Withdraw the Fenland Flood Risk Sequential Test Methodology as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications. ref: 978    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder for Planning and Flooding, IDBs and Building Control

Decision published: 27/06/2025

Effective from: 25/06/2025

Decision:

The Fenland Flood Risk Sequential Test Methodology was approved by Planning Committee in February 2018. This document is not a Supplementary Planning Document – meaning that it currently has very limited weight in decision making. This decision seeks to withdraw the Fenland Flood Risk Sequential Test Methodology as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications defaulting to more up to date national guidance.

 

Portfolio Holder’s Decision:

Agree to withdraw the Fenland Flood Risk Sequential Test Methodology as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications.

 

Lead officer: Carol Pilson


23/06/2025 - Fenland Inspire! Chatteris Leisure Conditions Survey work ref: 977    Recommendations Approved

Decision Maker: Section 151 Officer

Decision published: 27/06/2025

Effective from: 23/06/2025

Decision:

Following an appropriate procurement exercise having been carried out, to award a contract valued at £44950 to Nene Properties for the purpose of undertaking the works listed below at Chatteris Leisure Centre.

 

Reception area carpet - Industrial scrub and clean 

 

Dance studio floor - Cover with Gerflor Taraflex Multi-use in light cherry or maple colour. This just needs laying on top of the existing floor. 

 

Male & Female Changing rooms - Replace all flooring and x2 electric showers (x1 in each room). Look to remove existing tiles and replace walls with Altro Whiterock PVC panels in white. 

 

Water tank in plant room – Replace like for like

 

Painting - Gym and Studio sky lights. This is just water damage to the internal sill area around the sky light instead of any of the wider wall areas following previous issue with the skylights that have since been replaced.

 

Roof - Clean the roof solar panels and sky lights dirt build up externally .

 

Lead officer: Carol Pilson, Peter Catchpole