Agenda item

Report by the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport

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

DECISIONS

8.2       The Leader and Lead Member RESOLVED to:

1) Note the final spend in 2024/25 for the Local Growth Fund and Growing Places Fund programmes;

2) Note the project updates that took place across the Local Growth Fund, Growing Places Fund and Getting Building Fund programmes in 2024/25; and

3) Agree the forecast scheme spend profiles for the Local Growth Fund programme as detailed at Appendix 3 of the report and Growing Places Fund programme as detailed at Appendix 6 of the report for the 2025/26 financial year.

REASONS

8.3       As part of the closure of South East Local Enterprise Partnership, the County Council has become the Accountable Body for the legacy capital programmes in East Sussex. A new governance structure, the East Sussex Local Growth Assurance Framework (ESLGAF) has been created to manage these new responsibilities. A smooth transfer has taken place with the remaining projects continuing towards completion and the completed projects delivering outputs and outcomes for the benefit of the East Sussex economy.