Decision details

The Community Regeneration Partnership Ten_08 Shopfront Improvement Grant, March 2026 (1)

Decision Maker: Deputy Leader of the Council and Economic Growth, Regeneration & Tourism Portfolio Holder

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

a)   To allocate the sum of £600.00 to the delegated planning consultant Retail Design Solutions for services undertaken to support the applicants.

 

b) To reimburse the sum of £1,738.00 for the planning application costs incurred in the grant process to four of the grant recipients, as set out in the reason for the decision.

Reasons for the decision:

To pay the Shopfront Improvements grants that have been approved from funds allocated to them from Ten_08 of the Community Regeneration Partnership for approval by the Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Regeneration.

Alternative options considered:

Not to pay the grants as soon as possible, which may lead to them not being complete by the 31st March 2026 deadline.
Not to continue with the grant scheme and return the money to MHCLG or transfer the funds to another project within the CRP projects.

Publication date: 10/03/2026

Date of decision: 05/03/2026

Effective from: 18/03/2026

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