Decision details

High Street Public Realm Improvements Update

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Executive was reminded that in October 2017 the Council had submitted a bid to the Enterprise M3 Local Economic Partnership for £3.5m as a contribution towards the improvement of the public realm in High Street, Knoll Walk and Princess Way. It was reported that the bid had been successful.

 

Members were also reminded that, in July 2017, the Executive had approved a recommendation to contribute £900k from developers’ contributions and income from Community Infrastructure Levy towards this project, should the  bid be successful.

 

The funding would enable the Council to move towards the next phase of the development, which would include procuring the detailed design including selection of materials & street furniture and public art, securing S278 agreements to enable the Council to carry out the works to further engaging with the public and Town Centre retailers, and procuring the main construction contractor.

 

The Executive expressed its thanks to Mrs Jane Ireland for all her work in securing this successful bid.

 

RESOLVED that

 

(i)          up to £900k from current and future CIL and section 106 contributions be used on the High Street Public Realm Improvements; and

 

(ii)        authority be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory in consultation with the Leader, to take forward the delivery of the High Street Public Realm Improvement Project.

 

RECOMMENDED to Council that a Capital scheme be approved for £4.4m for the High Street public realm.

 

 

Report author: Paul Ramshaw

Publication date: 13/12/2017

Date of decision: 05/12/2017

Decided at meeting: 05/12/2017 - Executive

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