Decision details

Decision Maker: Concurrent Meeting of the Prosperous Communities and Corporate Policy and Resources Committees

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To provide a progress report on the work undertaken to date with Muse and other strategic partners in order to advance proposals for the redevelopment of identified sites which will support the overall growth and regeneration of Gainsborough.

To outline the strategy for the delivery of the proposed leisure scheme and complementary retail development within Gainsborough town centre.

To outline emerging proposals to support and accelerate the delivery of new housing in the town.

Decisions:

Members considered a report on the work taken to date with strategic partners in order to advance proposals for the redevelopment of identified sites, supporting the overall growth and regeneration of Gainsborough.

 

Also outlined was the strategy for the delivery of the proposed leisure scheme and complementary retail development within Gainsborough town centre.

 

As the recommendations required approval from both Prosperous Communities and Corporate Policy and Resources Committees, recorded votes were taken separately, with Prosperous Communities being first, following the resolutions being moved and seconded by both Committees.  The resolutions were taken en bloc:

 

Following an alphabetical roll call, with a total of 8 votes cast in favour and 0 against it was RESOLVED by Prosperous Communities Committee to:

 

1.    Note the progress which had been made in securing funds, market interest and wider support for the development of identified sites in Gainsborough as part of the overall growth and regeneration programme;

 

2.    Authorise officers to continue to negotiate a final development solution for the Phase 1 sites in accordance with the principles set out in section 3 of the report;

 

3.    Authorise officers to continue to develop business cases for the identified Phase 2 sites and to negotiate with strategic partners in order to secure viable development solutions.  Where this involves direct intervention and/or delivery by the Council, full details will be presented to both Committees for approval prior to commencement.

 

The Corporate Policy and Resources Committee approved the same recommendations, with 9 votes cast in favour and 0 against.

 

 

 

 

Report author: Jo Walker

Publication date: 14/03/2019

Date of decision: 28/02/2019

Decided at meeting: 28/02/2019 - Concurrent Meeting of the Prosperous Communities and Corporate Policy and Resources Committees

Effective from: 22/03/2019

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