Decision details

Open Digital Planning Expression of Interest

Decision Maker: Director of Place (Julian Jackson), Director of Resources (Ashley Hughes)

Decision status: Executive Decision

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To authorise the submission of an Expression of Interest to the Open Digital Planning fund administered by MHCLG to potentially access £50,000 of grant funding in accordance with the Councils Financial Regulations.

Decision:

That it be DETERMINED to:

1.       Submit an expression of interest to the Digital Planning Improvement Fund 2024/25 for the maximum funding value available, £50,000, by no later than 31 January 2025 and accept the grant funding conditions.

2.       Subject to being successful, authorise the acceptance of the grant funding from MHCLG and utilisation of that in accordance with the grant funding conditions.

3.       Subject to being successful, authorise the carry forward of the funding, awarded in 2024/25, to be spent in the next financial year 2025/26 and beyond if deemed necessary, as required by the grant funding conditions.

Reasons for the decision:

To comply with the Council’s Financial Regulations relating to the acceptance of grants.

Publication date: 29/01/2025

Date of decision: 28/01/2025

Effective from: 05/02/2025

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