Capital approval for Pulteney radial gate Business Case and Design
October 9, 2026 Director of Capital & Housing Delivery (Officer) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
Director of Capital & Housing Delivery approved the Pulteney radial gate Business Case and Design on 09/10/2026. A capital budget of £1.8m was fully approved. This decision enables investigations, surveys, options appraisal, logistics assessment, stakeholder engagement, planning and permitting appraisal to complete an Outline Business Case.
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Purpose
To enable the Pulteney Gate project to carry out a range of investigations, surveys, options appraisal, logistics assessment, stakeholder engagement, planning and permitting appraisal. This is to complete an Outline Business Case (OBC) to inform recommendations and decision-making during 2027/28.
Decision
To fully approve capital budget of £1.8m, as allocated in the council budget, February 2026
Alternative options considered
A hydropower scheme and other options to replace the radial gate need to be explored in full, in the context of the planned transfer of operation & maintenance of the radial gate by the Environment Agency.
Details
| Outcome | Approved |
| Decision date | 9 Oct 2026 |