Decision details

RESOLVED that:

1.       The work presented in the report be noted and approved as the basis for the design and business case for the DH Lawrence Healthy Living Hub in Eastwood, with Option 3a being taken forward as the proposed scheme for the project for budgeting and design purposes.

2.       Subject to the results of the outstanding ground investigations proving favourable, a provisional additional capital budget of £300,000 be allocated towards the next steps in the development process, with delegated authority given to the Interim Chief Executive and the Interim Deputy Chief Executive and Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council, to arrange the budget and its associated financing and to ensure the provision of a satisfactory, procurement compliant solution for the award of the contract.

Reason

The Council’s Corporate Plan gives a commitment to tackling health inequalities in the Borough.