Purpose

The purpose of this report is to seek approval
for spend up to £800,000 of the Brownfield Land Release Fund
(BLRF) grant fund previously awarded by government for the Merton
Meadow sites in Hereford. The grant funding will be utilised to
masterplan the area including the detailed flood alleviation design
required to enable these key city centre sites to come forward for
development

Decision

That:
 
a) The Service Director for Economy and
Growth, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy and
Growth, to be given delegated authority to spend up to
£800,000 of the Brownfield Land Release Fund Grant to procure
and award a contract to complete the masterplanning and detailed design stage of the
proposed Merton Meadow development up to the end of RIBA stage 4
including seeking planning approval for the works.