Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
That the Board approves:
1. Progression of Jossey Lane to Highfields Connectivity to full approval and award of £1.2m grant to City of Doncaster Council, subject to the conditions set out in Assurance Summary A.
2. Progression of Harrop Mews, Phase 2 – Charnwood Street to full approval and award of £0.36m grant to Ben Bailey Homes Ltd, subject to the conditions set out in Assurance Summary B.
3. Progression of Rockingham Fold – Symonds Avenue to full approval and an award of £0.42m grant to Ben Bailey Homes Ltd, subject to the conditions set out in Assurance Summary C.
4. Progression of S1 Artspace Capital Project to full approval and an award of £1m grant to S1 Artspace/Projects (T/A ‘S1 Artspace’), subject to the conditions set out in Assurance Summary D.
5. Progression of Heart of The City Block Leahs Yard to full approval and an award of £3m grant to Sheffield City Council, subject to the conditions set out in Assurance Summary E.
6. Delegate authority to the Head of Paid Service in consultation with Mayor Ros Jones - in her position as the Portfolio Lead for Housing & Infrastructure - for consideration of the following:
a. Progression of Waverley Parcel 4C to OBC in-principle approval for £1.55m grant to Harworth Estates (Waverley Prince) Ltd as detailed in section 2.6.
7. Delegate authority to the Head of Paid Service in consultation with Mayor Oliver Coppard - in his position as the Portfolio Lead for Economic Growth for consideration of the following:
a. Progression of SY JESSICA – Investment Zone to OBC in-principle approval for £3m grant to Sheffield City Region Urban Development Fund (Limited Partnership) as detailed in section 2.7.
8. Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Growth Business and Skills, in consultation with the Portfolio Leads for Skills and Employment and Economic Growth, Section 73 and Monitoring Officer for:
a. Acceptance of £7.7m grant from The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for the “UK Shared Prosperity Fund” programme extension across financial year 2025/26 and approve the distribution of the grant to the South Yorkshire Local Authorities, to enter into legal agreements for the schemes. This is in addition to the £14.8m already approved at MCA Board on the 10th December 2024, bringing the total value of delegated authority for UKSPF 25/26 to £22.5m. and,
b. to develop and submit applications to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for up to £2m to deliver the extended Rural England Prosperity Fund programme across financial year 2025/26.
9. Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Growth Business and Skills, in consultation with the Mayor, Section 73 and Monitoring Officer for: a. Acceptance of £0.6m grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies for the “Policy and Insights Innovation Fund”, if awarded.
10.Progression of change request for one project detailed in section 4 and,
11.Delegate authority to the Head of Paid Service in consultation with the Section 73 and Monitoring Officer to enter into legal agreements for the points above.
Report author: Gareth Sutton
Publication date: 28/01/2025
Date of decision: 28/01/2025
Decided at meeting: 28/01/2025 - Mayoral Combined Authority Board
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