Decision details

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

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

a)To allocate the sum of £6,829.48 to the delegated planning consultant Retail Design Solutions for services undertaken to support the applicants.
b)To reimburse the sum of £265.00 for the planning application costs incurred in the grant process to one 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 & Leisure.

Alternative options considered:

Not to pay the grants as soon as possible, which may lead to them not being completed within a reasonable timeframe.
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: 22/05/2026

Date of decision: 22/05/2026

Effective from: 02/06/2026

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