Decision details

The Council had applied for grant funding of £583,500 from the East Midlands Devolution fund to help carry out retrofit work on thirty-five bungalows at Scalby Close in Eastwood to make them more energy efficient.  These works will involve loft insulation, eaves insulation, roof line upgrades, roof covering replacement and thermal upgrade to gable end walls.  Works are expected to commence on site upon grant approval in November 2023 and anticipated to be completed by February 2024.

Members stated that there were a number of schemes within the Borough that were a cause for concern. However, the prospective grant award would rapidly improve the quality of homes and the lives of those who lived in them.

RESOLVED that, subject to the grant award being approved, the scheme to complete retrofit energy efficiency works at Scalby Close, Eastwood be approved.  The additional capital cost of £583,500 will be added to the Capital Programme 2023/24 and be fully funded by the capital grant.

Reason

The taking of such action is lawful under the general power of competence in Section 1 of the Localism Act 2011.