As part of the 2024-25 budget setting, Council on 26 February 24 approved the creation of a £1.246m revenue project investment fund and a £1m environmental improvement capital fund for investment into specific improvement activities that will have a visible impact across the Borough. This report considers the specific improvement activities that these funds will be used for in 2024-25.

Resolved – that,

1.  The Neighbourhoods Project Investment Funds can be used for the improvement activities, detailed in appendix 1 be agreed.

2. Delegate monitoring of delivery of these projects, and the determination of arrangements for doing so be delegated to the Policy and Resources Finance Sub Committee.

Following approval of the investment funds at Council on 26 February 2024, Policy & Resources Committee was asked to consider and agree the specific improvement activities that these funds will be used for.

The Policy & Resources Committee has previously considered a series of budget proposals as part of the 2024-25 budget setting process.