Purpose

This report will present the refreshed concept
designs for Station Gateway (Phase 1) public realm and bus station
improvements. The report will seek approval to go out to public and
stakeholder consultation and seek approval to combine two funding
streams (Crawley Growth Programme and Towns Fund) already allocated
within the Council’s capital programme.

Content

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet:

a)        
approves the refreshed concept design for the
Station Gateway Phase 1 project found at Appendix A of
report
PES/443; comprising a public realm and bus station
improvement scheme focusing on Friary Way, Haslett Avenue West and
The Martlets.
 
b)        
approves the refreshed concept design to go out to
public and stakeholder consultation, prior to the submission of a
planning application and procurement of a construction
contractor.
 
c)        
delegates authority to approve the final designs for
Station Gateway Phase 1 to the Head of Major Projects and
Commercial Services, in consultation with the Head of Economy &
Planning and Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development,
following the period of stakeholder consultation and undertaking
minor modifications as required.
 
d)        
delegates to the Head of Major Projects and
Commercial Services the submission of a planning application to the
Local Planning Authority on behalf of Crawley Borough
Council
 
e)        
delegates authority to the Head of Major Projects
and Commercial Services to undertake a procurement tendering
exercise to appoint a construction contractor in accordance with
the Council’s Procurement Code.
 
f)         
delegates authority to the Leader of the Council, in
consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member and Head of Major
Projects and Commercial Services, to approve the award of the
construction contact following an appropriate procurement
process.
 
g)        
delegates the negotiation, approval and completion
of all relevant documentation, including legal paperwork, to the
Head of Economy and Planning, Head of Governance, People and
Performance and the Head of Corporate Finance
(Generic Delegations 2 & 3 will be used to
enact this recommendation).

h)        
that the Full Council be asked to approve the
amalgamation of the two funding streams (£5.4m from the
Crawley Growth programme and £2m from the Towns Fund) already
allocated within the Council’s capital programme to enable
delivery of the project as set out in section 7.2 of
report
PES/443.

 
Reasons for the
Recommendations
 
To enable the successful
delivery of the Station Gateway Phase 1 scheme which will deliver
significant public realm and bus station improvements whilst
future-proofing future town centre regeneration schemes.