Issue - meetings

Cllr D Wright

Key Decision identified as Delivering Stronger Communities in the Notice of Key Decisions published on 20 May 2020.

Councillor D Wright, Cabinet Member for Economy, Housing, Transport & Infrastructure presented the report of the Director: Housing, Employment & Infrastructure.

The report sought endorsement of a Strong Leader Decision in relation to the Stronger Communities programme. The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) had identified an anticipated underspend against the Local Growth Fund in November 2019 and launched a call for eligible projects. The Council’s Stronger Communities proposal was approved for this funding by the LEP Board on 24 March 2020. The grant would be used to fund the purchase of land in the Station Quarter of Telford, bringing a brownfield site back into use.

RESOLVED – that;

a)    The decisions taken as part of the Strong Leader Decision as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report (which is exempt from publication under paragraph 3, part 1, schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972) be endorsed;

b)   The decision to acquire the strategic site in the Telford Town Centre as set out in paragraph 4.7 of the report be endorsed;

c)    The delivery of the Stronger Communities package to deliver borough wide regeneration, job creation and new homes to directly meet housing need be endorsed.