Purpose

To set out and agree the next
steps for investment in previously agreed local/small centres
including those projects to be funded via additional funding (LUF2)
announced by DLUHC for Batley and Marsden.
 

Content

RESOLVED
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1)   
That approval be given to accepting external LUF2
funding of £12.0032m from the Government to support delivery
of the Batley Town Centre Levelling Up project, subject to the
terms and conditions of the grant funding agreement.

2)   
That, pursuant to (1) above, match funding (para 3.1
refers) is authorised to be allocated to the project and used for
development and delivery.

3)   
That approval be given to the acceptance of external
LUF2 funding of £5.605m to support delivery of the Marsden
Levelling Up project and for the Council to act as Accountable Body
for the LUFC2 grants, subject to the terms and conditions of any
grant funding agreement.

4)   
That authority be delegated to the Strategic
Director (Growth and Regeneration) and the Service Director (Legal,
Governance and Commissioning) to finalise and execute all necessary
legal agreements with the Council’s project delivery partners
and put in place the necessary governance and assurance
arrangements to ensure that the projects identified are
delivered.

5)   
That, pursuant to (1) and (2) above, the Service
Director (Development) be authorised to develop and deliver the
identified scheme for Batley.

6)   
That approval be given to utilise the identified
UKSPF funding to develop a masterplan for Marsden that draws on
recent place standard outcomes.

7)   
That the final sign off
of any masterplan for Marsden is delegated to the Strategic
Director (Growth and Regeneration) in conjunction with the Cabinet
Member for Regeneration.

8)   
 That the programme of
priority projects in the local centres programme (table 2 refers)
be noted that that approval be given to the continued development
and delivery of these, and any other agreed as part of the
Heckmondwike masterplan exercise, subject to the necessary funds
being in place.

9)   
That, subject to funding being in place, Officers be
authorised to develop and deliver any projects for Marsden that are
agreed as part of the Masterplan process as outlined in (7)
above.