Purpose

To approve the temporary
closure of Lidget Lane Household Waste
Recycling Centre for five days to allow essential ground works to
take place.
 
The site will be closed from
Monday, 3 July, and is expected to take no more than five days to
complete, meaning the site will re-open for the following
weekend.
 
The ground works will repair
the unstable ground beneath the concrete pads that house the waste
containers and plant machinery. This in turn will allow for a
safer, compliant and more efficient
working site.
 

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

23rd June 2023

Title:

Lidget Lane Household Waste
Recycling Centre temporary closure for essential maintenance
works

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

 Sam Barstow,
Assistant Director, Community Safety & Street Scene

Specific Delegation:
(If any)

Group delegations and priorities:
 
Regeneration and Environment Sub Scheme of
delegation, section 7-
 
7.       Other functions
 
Any function not otherwise
reserved to the full Council, the Cabinet, a committee of the
Cabinet, a member of the Cabinet, a joint committee discharging
executive functions or another local authority, relevant to the
Assistant Director’s portfolio.
 

Brief Description of
Decision:

To approve the temporary
closure of Lidget Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre for five
days to allow essential ground works to take place.
 
The site will be closed from
Monday 3rd July and is expected to take no more than 5
days to complete, meaning the site will re-open for the following
weekend.
 
The ground works will repair
the unstable ground beneath the concrete pads that house the waste
containers and plant machinery. This in turn will allow for a
safer, compliant and more efficient working site.
 
It is essential that clear and
effective communications will be put out across social media
outlets to make residents aware of the closure dates.  Site staff will also begin to inform residents at
site of the impending works in the weeks leading up to the start
date. In addition, all Council members will be made aware of the
decision and given information on alternative sites that can be
used should any residents ask.
 
Site staff who usually work at
Lidget Lane will be redeployed to the other three sites to help
mitigate the additional footfall because of residents local to
Lidget Lane being guided to the remaining sites
 

Reasons for the Decision:

The ground works are essential to ensure the
ongoing provision of Lidget Lane as a household waste recycling
centre for the residents of Rotherham. It is essential that the
works are complete before hand over the site in October to the new
HWRC Contractor.
 

Details of alternative options
considered and rejected:

There are no other alternatives, raising of
the pads and firming up of the ground below is vital to ensure
Lidget Lane remains open.

Conflicts of interest declared by any
Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to
the decision:

N/A

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

 
N/A

Reports or parts of reports
considered

Our asset management team upon inspection and
further site investigation by a 3rd party discovered the
ground beneath the pads on Lidget Lane was failing and the pads
were becoming unlevel. The team followed a tendering process and
are funding the works to be complete. There is no report to be
considered.

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision to approve
the temporary closure of Lidget Lane Household Waste Recycling
Centre for five days to allow essential ground works to take
place
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker   Sam Barstow
Dated: 23rd June 2023
 
Name: Sam
Barstow                            
Job Title: Assistant Director,
Community Safety & Street Scene