Decision details

As Cabinet Member for Transport & Environment, I give approval to take 7 Local Growth Fund schemes through the next stages of development and delivery including authority to progress statutory approvals and consultation where appropriate, and to enter into funding and construction contracts.  These schemes are:

• Tonbridge Town Centre Regeneration Scheme, in drg. No. 4300127/000/11,
• North Deal Transport Improvements, in drg. No. NDTI-1,
• Maidstone Sustainable access to Employment areas, as shown in drg. No. MSAEA-1,
• Sittingbourne Town Centre Regeneration, as shown in drg. No. STCR-1,
• A26 London Rd/Speldhurst Rd/Yew Tree Rd, Tunbridge Wells, in drg. No. KCC/LTP/YTR/001,
• West Kent Local Sustainable Transport Fund and
• Kent Thameside Local Sustainable Transport Fund.

Specifically I:

• give approval to progress the design of the schemes for development control and land charge disclosures;
• give approval to progress all statutory approvals or consents required for the schemes;
• give approval to carry out consultation on the schemes including Equalities Impact Appraisals;
• give approval to enter into Single Local Growth Fund funding agreement subject to the approval of the Corporate Director of Finance & Procurement, and
• give approval to enter into construction contracts as necessary for the delivery of the schemes subject to the approval of the Procurement Board to the recommended procurement strategy.