Decision details

Consideration of the final spend for 2022/23 for the  Local Growth Fund, Getting Building Fund and Growing Places programmes and the amount of funds re-profiled into the East Sussex County Council Capital Programme; and seeking approval for the confirmed scheme spend profiles for the Local Growth Fund, Getting Building Fund and Growing Places programmes for the 2023/24 financial year.

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

DECISIONS

27.2     The Leader and Lead Member RESOLVED to:

(1) Note the final 2022/23 spend for the Local Growth Fund programme and the amount of funds re-profiled into the East Sussex County Council Capital Programme;

(2) Note the final 2022/23 spend for the Getting Building Fund programme and the amount of funds re-profiled into the East Sussex County Council Capital Programme;

(3) Note the final 2022/23 spend for the Growing Places Fund programme and the amount of funds re-profiled into the East Sussex County Council Capital Programme;

(4) Agree the confirmed scheme spend profiles for the Local Growth Fund programme for the 2023/24 financial year;

(5) Note that no spend took place for the Getting Building Fund programme for the 2023/24 financial year; and

(6) Agree the confirmed scheme spend profiles for the Growing Places Fund programme for the 2023/24 financial year.

REASONS

27.3     Taking into consideration the ongoing challenges to the delivery of capital infrastructure programmes, East Sussex County Council have continued to be successful in securing over £127m of funding across the Local Growth Fund, Getting Building Fund and Growing Places Fund projects by the end of the 2022/23 financial year.