Agenda item

The Executive RESOLVED that

(i)            The project to support the roll out of electric vehicle charging and smart travel infrastructure across the Deepcut Mindenhurst development be supported;

(ii)          an EoI for a bid to the EM3 LEP for £4,200,000 to fund the works be supported; and

(iii)         authority be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and People to submit a final bid once availability of funding is confirmed.

The Executive RECOMMENDED to Full Council that a contribution of £10,000 ‘in kind’ match funding for the roll out of electric vehicle charging and smart travel infrastructure across the Deepcut Mindenhurst developmentbe agreed.

The Executive considered a report detailing a project to support the roll out of electric vehicle charging and smart travel infrastructure across the Deepcut Mindenhurst development. Skanska, as the master developer of the development was required to facilitate the delivery of ‘electric vehicle and smart travel’ infrastructure.

The total value of the scheme would be approximately £5,600,000, with £4,200,000 being sought from the EM3 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) in this bid. There was currently no LEP funding available for this work, but the LEP had indicated some support for the project and that new funding was expected to become available next year. A contribution of £10,000 ‘in kind’ match was being sought from the Council. It was also advised that the Council would be the accountable body for the LEP funding award.

RESOLVED that

(i)        the project to support the roll out of electric vehicle charging and smart travel infrastructure across the Deepcut Mindenhurst development be supported;

(ii)      an EoI for a bid to the EM3 LEP for £4,200,000 to fund the works be supported;

(iii)     authority be delegated to the Executive Head of Regulatory in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and People to submit a final bid once availability of funding is confirmed; and

(iv)     a contribution of £10,000 ‘in kind’ match funding for the roll out of electric vehicle charging and smart travel infrastructure across the Deepcut Mindenhurst developmentbe agreed.