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DEVELOPMENT FUNDING FOR TRANSPORT PIPELINE - BIRKENHEAD CENTRAL GATEWAY

Meeting: 09/11/2022 - Policy and Resources Committee (Item 77)

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The Director of Regeneration and Place introduced the report which sought approval to amend the Capital Programme so that the £2,674,629 grant funding allocated to Wirral Council by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority be allocated to the development of the Birkenhead Central Gateway Programme. The report also noted the approved slippage of £1,092,129 from 2021/22 development funding grant award. The development funding would support key regeneration projects including Argyle Street, Dock Branch Park, Hind Street and Woodside.

 

The report had been considered by Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee at its meeting on 19 October 2022 and recommended for approval by Policy & Resources Committee. In accordance with the Council’s Constitution any amendment to the Capital Programme requested by a committee or officer in excess of £500,000 is reserved to Policy & Resources Committee.

 

Resolved – That the Capital Programme be amended so that the £2,674,629 grant funding allocated to Wirral Council by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority be allocated to the development of the Birkenhead Central Gateway Programme.


Meeting: 19/10/2022 - Economy Regeneration & Housing Committee (Item 28)

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The Lead Commissioner, Strategic Transport Infrastructurepresented the report of the Director of Regeneration and Place, which sought approval to accept grant funding of up to £1,582,500 from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) to support the development of the Birkenhead Central Gateway Programme.

 

The report also referred to the approved slippage of £1,092,129 from the 2021/22 development funding grant award. The development funding would support key regeneration projects including Argyle Street, Dock Branch Park, Hind Street and Woodside. Members were informed that the development of the transport projects would support the delivery of several key catalyst projects and neighbourhoods identified in Birkenhead 2040, the Levelling Up Fund (LUF) programme and the wider regeneration of the Left Bank. Development would ensure that the Council achieves development and delivery of transport and regeneration schemes within the Borough as part of a LCRCA wide programme of schemes and interventions.

 

The Committee queried the slippage and resource allocation and were informed that the slippage was caused by projects are still in delivery but where the allocated funding had not been defrayed prior to end of financial year. In regard to resource queries, Members were informed that the combined authority had secured additional funding to use towards staffing resource allocation.

 

Resolved – That,

 

(1 )  the Director of Regeneration and Place be authorised:

 

(a) accept grant funding of up to £2,674,629 to support the development of the Birkenhead Central Gateway Programme allocated to the Council by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; and

 

(b) commence the necessary pre-development work to achieve the outputs set out in Table 1 of the report.

 

(2) Policy and Resources Committee be recommended to approve that the Capital Programme be amended so that the £2,674,629 grant funding allocated to Wirral Council by Liverpool City Region Combined Authority be allocated to the development of the Birkenhead Central Gateway Programme.