Issue - decisions

22/00111 - Folkestone 'A Brighter Future' Levelling Up Fund Round 2 Bid

20/01/2023 - 22/00111 - Folkestone 'A Brighter Future' Levelling Up Fund Round 2 Bid

As Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, subject to a successful bid to Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) for Levelling Up Fund Round 2 (LUF2) for £19,791,819 to deliver the Folkestone ‘A Brighter Future’ scheme, I agree to:

 

I.             Delegate to the Corporate Director of Finance the authority to enter into a delivery partner agreement with Folkestone and Hythe District Council, to deliver the transport and public realm elements of the Folkestone ‘A Brighter Future’ scheme aimed at improving gateway to town centre, public realm, and town centre connections.

 

II.            Delegate to the Corporate Director of Growth, Environment & Transport the authority to enter into the appropriate land and development agreements, commission detailed design and relevant surveys and the award of the construction contract, and all other acts and consents and any subsidiary contracts required to allow the scheme to be implemented.

 

III.          Delegate to the Corporate Director of Growth, Environment & Transport, under the Officer Scheme of Delegations following prior consultation with the Cabinet Member, any further or other decisions as may be appropriate to deliver the Folkestone ‘A Brighter Future’ LUF scheme.