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RESOLVED: that
Cabinet:
a)   
Noted and accepted the ATF4 funding to deliver the
Connecting the Active Quarter – Access for All scheme,
Northampton
b)   
Delegated authority to the Executive Director of
Place, Economy and the Environment in consultation with the
Portfolio Holder for Environment, Transport, Highways and Waste to
take all operational decisions necessary to implement the active
travel scheme at Delapre Abbey as
outlined in 1.6 above.
 
REASONS RESOLVED:
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To ensure the ATF4 grant award is spent within the
award timescales and for the permitted purposes.
 
ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS:
6.1 A key requirement for ATF4
was that the funding be used to construct schemes that were at
detailed design stage and ‘shovel ready’ with a
requirement that funding must be committed by March 2024 (either
construction by this date or contract in place with construction
following as soon as possible).
 
The Council had previously been
successful in securing funding for feasibility design for the
Connecting the Active Quarter - Access for All scheme, and so
design work was well advanced.
 
There were no alternative
schemes that were considered to be at a sufficient level of design
to meet the funding criteria.
 
The cost estimates for the
Connecting the Active Quarter – Access for All scheme closely
aligned with the indicative allocation from Active Travel
England.
 
An Equality Screening
Assessment has been completed. No negative impacts on protected
groups were identified, so there is no requirement to complete a
full Equality Impacts Assessment.