Decision Maker: Director of Finance
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
i)
That the
Mayfield College relocation project be added to the Capital Plan
and to progress through feasibility and design up to Full Business
Case (FBC) with an initial allocation of £70,000 from the
ringfenced SEND capital funds;
ii)
That the
Brixham Harbour Public Realm Project commences with delivery via
SWISCo as the prime contractor, and full Levelling Up Partnership
(LUP) funding of £750,000 be allocated;
iii)
That the
Brixham Central carpark progress through the next stage of design
up to planning consent and Outline Business Case (OBC) utilising
the full allocation of LUP funding of £250,000.
Subject to approval from the Ministry of Housing and
Local Government (MHCLG), an additional allocation of
£200,000 would also be transferred from the Levelling Up
Funds Round 3 (LUF3) to support this tranche of design;
and
iv)
That the
Brixham Port Infrastructure Project progress through to the next
stage of design up to Planning consent and Outline Business Case
(OBC) utilising an additional allocation of £370,483 from the
LUF 3 funds.
Reasons for the decision:
All projects were reviewed at
the Capital and Growth Board meeting held on Wednesday 5 March
2025, and deemed to be strategically advantageous and
satisfactorily compliant in terms of their feasibility and levels
of risk to enable them to progress.
Alternative options considered:
Approval of this decision
enables the projects to progress within a controlled process,
minimising the risk of not fully utilising the grant funding
available.
Implementation:
This decision will be
implemented immediately.
Information:
Updates to the Capital
Investment Plan following satisfactory review of business cases at
the Capital and Growth Board meeting held on 5 March 2025, for the
following projects:
·
Mayfield
College relocation (Project Initiation Document);
·
Brixham
Harbour Public Realm (Full Business Case);
·
Brixham
Central carpark (Strategic Outline Case); and
·
Brixham Port
Infrastructure Project (Strategic Outline Case)
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
Publication date: 12/03/2025
Date of decision: 05/03/2025