Decision details

Further to Minute No. 141 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member - Technical Services held on 23 February 2011, the Cabinet considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director on the current progress with the Thornton to Switch Island scheme, including the responses from Government to the Council's Best and Final Funding Bid and the planning application.  The report sought approval to accept the Government's funding offer, to initiate the next stags of the project, including land acquisition and the revised project management arrangements and set out the current scheme programme and cost profile.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED:   That

(1)       the Department for Transport's acceptance of the Council's Best and Final Funding Bid for the scheme be noted;

(2)            approval be given to the acceptance of the terms and conditions of the proposed Government funding for the scheme and the cost of the scheme be increased in the capital Programme by £14.5m to be funded by the Department for Transport grant;

(3)       the Government Office response to the planning application for the scheme confirming that they do not require a Public Inquiry to be held to consider the planning issues be noted;

(4)       the progress in the preparation of the necessary statutory Orders for the scheme be noted;

(5)            approval be given for the activities that were put on hold in June 2010 to be recommenced, including land acquisition;

(6)            approval be given to the start of work on the next stage of the scheme;

(7)            approval be given to the revised Project Management arrangements and Project Board for the scheme;

(8)       the revised programme for the scheme be noted; and

(9)       the revised spend profile for the scheme be noted.