Purpose

On 20 December 2024, Cabinet accepted the
Community Regeneration Partnership funding and commenced delivery.
Prior to this, the programme was accepted into the Policy Framework
by Full Council on 8 June 2024 and the principle of entering the
Partnership approved by Cabinet on 26 July 2024. Subsequently, the
funding has been received and a Memorandum of Understanding entered
with MHCLG which includes TDC as the Accountable Body. The funding
period lasts until 31 March 2026.
The results of said BPEA survey will be presented in a report with
recommendations for practical measures necessary to control present
and future environmental deterioration, informing our conservation
architects team’s design work.

Content

To appoint Tobit Curteis Associates LLP to
deliver a Building Performance Environmental Assessment of Martello
Tower E for the Ten_11 Martello Tower E project which is being
delivered as part of the Community Regeneration Partnership funding
programme.
The services have a total cost of £2,704.00 plus VAT.
To procure a Building Performance Environmental Assessment (BPEA)
as required for the project delivery.

Alternative options considered

The appointment duration concludes prior to
the timescales of Local Government Reorganisation.
The wider project will include works to improve the building
condition in the short term, prevent further decay, and manage the
ongoing maintenance burden of this council-owned asset.