Issue - meetings

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

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

DECISIONS

10.2     The Leader and Lead Member RESOLVED to approve the revised Local Growth funded Eastbourne and South Wealden Walking and Cycling Package comprising Eastbourne Cycle Parking Phase 2; Eastbourne town centre to seafront cycle route and Horsey cycle route phase 1b for progression to detailed design and construction in 2024/25 and 2025/26 through the County Council’s Capital Programme for Local Transport Improvements.

REASONS

10.3     Since the County Council secured £6.6m of Local Growth Fund monies from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership towards the development and delivery of the Eastbourne and South Wealden Walking and Cycling Package in 2015/16, significant progress has been made in progressing each of the schemes towards delivering walking and cycling improvements, aimed at supporting economic growth across Eastbourne and South Wealden.

10.4     Due to significant increases in costs across the construction sector because of high inflation, the cost to deliver the remaining schemes in the initial Local Enterprise Partnership approved package exceeded the £1.929m remaining funding.

10.5     A comprehensive cost estimate, prioritisation and business case review exercises as well as engagement with key stakeholders, as set out in paragraphs 2.5 to 2.17 of the report, have been undertaken to identify a revised package which is affordable within the remaining Local Growth Fund monies and deliverable by the current Local Growth Fund spend deadline of March 2026.