a) To allocate the sum of £35,727.54 to the five successful applicants detailed in this decision.
b) To reduce the allocation of a grant which was allocated through a previous decision on 5th September 2025 from £6,950.00 to £6,250.00
c) To allocate the sum of £5,422.62, to the delegated planning consultant Retail Design Solutions for services undertaken to support the applicants
d) To reimburse the sum of £841.00 for the planning application costs incurred in the grant process to one of the grant recipients.

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.

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.