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Outline Business Case for the development of Decoy Farm

Meeting: 13/07/2021 - Joint Strategic Committee (Item 25)

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To consider a report from the Director for the Economy, a copy is attached as item 18.

Minutes:

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for the Economy, copies of which had been circulated to all Members and a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as Item 18.

 

The report sought approval of the Strategic Outline Business Case and Outline Business Case (OBC) for the development of Decoy Farm site for industrial development and to progress the project through to Full Business Case (FBC) in readiness for project delivery. 

 

Members expressed their support for the proposals having given consideration to the associated risks.

 

The recommendations set out in the report were proposed by Councillor Kevin Jenkins seconded by Councillor Daniel Humphreys and unanimously supported. 

 

Decision

 

The Joint Strategic Committee 

 

1.     approved the Outline Business Case for the Decoy Farm Development; 

 

2.     delegated authority to the Head of Major Projects and Investment to make the necessary consultancy appointments to prepare the Full Business Case, to submit a planning application for the development and to tender the construction of the development; 

 

3.     allocated £600,000 in the 2021/22 Capital Programme for the development of a Full Business Case, funded from the Strategic Property Investment Fund.

 

Call In: 

 

The call-in deadline for this decision will be 5.00pm on 23 July 2021.