Decision details

KEY DECISION

That the Executive:

a)     Approved Core UKSPF interventions and allocations set out in Section 4 and Appendix A of the report, and delegated authority to the Executive Member for Growth & Regeneration in consultation with the Executive Member for Housing, Communities & Levelling Up and the Executive Director of Place & Economy to agree further details of delivery and related initiatives, including any contracts, funding agreements and/or variations to allocations

b)     Delegated authority to the Executive Member for Growth & Regeneration in consultation with the Executive Member for Rural Communities & Localism, and Executive Director of Place & Economy to submit the Rural England Prosperity Fund addendum.

c)      Delegated authority to the  Executive Member for  Growth & Regeneration in consultation with the Executive Members for Rural Communities & Localism; and Housing, Communities & Levelling-Up in consultation with the Executive Director of Place and Economy to consider and agree the Rural Addendum with priority interventions for submission by 30^th November 2022.

Reasons for Recommendations:

·           To enable projects to commence delivery and enable Year 1 spend by 31^st March 2023

·           To facilitate preparation work to commence on Year 2 and Year 3 interventions and related initiatives

·           To ensure that the Rural addendum, with priority interventions, is submitted before the deadline of 30^th November to enable North Northamptonshire to secure its allocated funding

Alternative Options Considered: