Issue - meetings

Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning and Director of Service Delivery

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Julie Carr

(Key decision):

(1) To allocate an additional £800k funding to the £4.1m already approved to deliver the new waste vehicle depot facility.

(2) To allocate up to £200k from the £4.1m already approved to enable early demolition of the derelict, unsafe and unlettable buildings at 9/10 Avis Way.

The Cabinet considered the report of the Director of Regeneration of Planning and Director of Service Delivery seeking approval to a request for additional funding to construct the previously approved new waste depot and vehicle servicing facility at Avis Way, Newhaven.

Resolved (Key decision):

(1) To allocate an additional £800k funding to the £4.1m already approved to deliver the new waste vehicle depot facility.

(2) To allocate up to £200k from the £4.1m already approved to enable early demolition of the derelict, unsafe and unlettable buildings at 9/10 Avis Way.

Reasons for decisions:

(1) To enable the new waste vehicle depot and vehicle servicing facility in Newhaven to be built, so that we can vacate the outdated Robinson Road facility.

(2) To enable short term letting of the cleared site and free the site for construction to commence once finally approved.

(Note: Visiting member, Councillor Joe Miller left the meeting following the conclusion of this item)