Issue - meetings

Mr Rayner was not in attendance for this item.

Nick Johannsen (Director, Kent Downs AONB Unit) was in attendance for this item.

1.         Miss Carey introduced the report and confirmed that the proposed decision involved KCC receiving grant funding from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on behalf of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

2.         Mr Johannsen outlined the expected scope and scale of the grant. He confirmed that the grant would support businesses and communities in working landscapes within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It was stated that the scheme is planned to last for three years and is expected to value in excess of £1m.

RESOLVED to endorse the proposed decision of the Cabinet Member for Environment to:

a)         accept a Grant from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) ‘Farming in Protected Landscapes’ funding; and

b)         delegate authority to Corporate Director of Growth, Environment and Transport to take relevant actions, including but not limited to, entering into contracts and other legal agreements, as necessary to implement decisions to spend the grant be endorsed.