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Eastbourne Levelling Up Fund – Grant Agreement with Eastbourne Borough Council

Decision Maker: Lead Member for Transport and Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To seek Lead Member approval for East Sussex County Council, as the delivery partner, to enter into a grant funding agreement with Eastbourne Borough Council in relation to the £4,742,687 of Levelling Up funding allocated to the Borough Council for the delivery of the Victoria Place pedestrianisation of Terminus Road between Grand Parade and Seaside Road
To delegate authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport (CET), in consultation with the Section 151 Chief Finance Officer, to agree the terms of the grant funding agreement between Eastbourne Borough Council and ESCC.

Decisions:

59.1     The Lead Member considered a report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport.

 

DECISIONS

 

59.2     The Lead Member RESOLVED to:

 

(1) Approve East Sussex County Council, as the scheme delivery partner, entering into a grant funding agreement with Eastbourne Borough Council in relation to the £4.74m of Levelling Up funding allocated for the delivery of the Victoria Place pedestrianisation of Terminus Road: and

 

(2) Delegate authority to the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer and Assistant Chief Executive, to negotiate and agree the terms of the grant funding agreement between Eastbourne Borough Council and East Sussex County Council.

 

REASONS

 

59.3     In October 2021, Eastbourne Borough Council successfully secured £19.85m from the Government’s Levelling Up Fund for its ‘Linking Town Centre Regeneration with a ‘Strengthened Visitor Economy @Victoria Place and @Towner’ proposal.  This included £4.74m for the delivery of the Victoria Place pedestrianisation of Terminus Road. The scheme builds on the existing investment the County Council has made using Local Growth Fund and other funding sources in the Eastbourne Town Centre Movement & Access Package and represents an opportunity to sustainably upgrade this section of the town centre by creating more space, priority and accessibility for pedestrians, as well as providing a clear and inviting pedestrian route between the Town Centre to the Seafront.

 

59.4     The County Council, acting as the scheme delivery body, will be required to enter into a grant funding agreement with Eastbourne Borough Council to defray the Victoria Place funding allocation to the County Council to progress the consultation, detailed design and construction by the end of the LUF funding period of March 2024.

Report author: Rupert Clubb

Publication date: 18/03/2022

Date of decision: 14/03/2022

Decided at meeting: 14/03/2022 - Lead Member for Transport and Environment

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