Purpose

This report summarises proposed amendments to
the Capital Programme considered by the Capital Strategy Group on 1
October 2024.

Content

Cramlington S106 Highway Improvements
 
RESOLVED
that:-
 
(a )     Cabinet note that an overall
funding contribution of £0.570 million for highways
improvements has been secured via a section 106 agreement from the
Cramlington South West Sector development;
 
(b )     Cabinet approve the spend of
£0.141 million for the Cramlington highway improvements in
2024-25. This spend will be funded from S106 funding;
and
 
(c )     Cabinet approve the amendment to
the Capital Programme to include £0.141 million in 2024-25
for the project.
 
Woodhorn Structural Works
 
RESOLVED
that:-
 
(a )     Cabinet approve the spend of
£1.297 million (£0.417 million in 2024-25 and
£0.880 million in 2025-26) to carry out structural
restoration works to the heapsteads at Woodhorn Museum. This spend
will be funded from the existing Woodhorn Structural Works budget
in the capital programme;
 
(b )     Cabinet approve the amendment to
the capital programme to reprofile the Woodhorn Structural Works
project in the capital programme to match the profiling detailed in
table 7.11; and
 
(c )     authority be delegated to the
Executive Director of Place and Regeneration to enter into a
contract with a construction contractor up to a value of
£1.297 million for the structural restoration works and
scaffold to the Heapsteads at Woodhorn Museum on the basis that the
contract sum is affordable within the budget allocated to the
scheme.
 
Great
Northumberland Forest – Additional Funding
 
RESOLVED
that:-
 
(a )     Cabinet note the additional
grant income of £0.655 million from the Department for
Education, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA);
 
(b )     Cabinet approve the spend of
£0.655 million in 2025-26 for planting grants to be awarded.
This spend will be externally funded from the DEFRA grant;
and
 
(c )     Cabinet approve the amendment to
the capital programme to include £0.655 million in
2025-26.
 
Stakeford Depot Rapid Charger Installation
 
RESOLVED
that:-
 
(a )     Cabinet approve the spend of
£0.120 million in 2024-25 to install three 50kW rapid
chargers at Stakeford depot. This spend will be funded from the
existing Climate Change Capital Fund budget in the capital
programme; and
 
(b )     Cabinet approve the amendment to
the capital programme to reallocate £0.120 million in 2024-25
from the Climate Change Capital Fund project to the Stakeford depot
Rapid Charger Installation project. 
 
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Replacement
 
RESOLVED
that:-
 
(a )     Cabinet approve the spend of
£0.112 million for the replacement of 10 public Electric
Vehicle (EV) Charging Points in 2024-25. This spend will be funded
from the existing Climate Change Capital Fund in the capital
programme; and
 
(b )     Cabinet approve the amendment to
the capital programme to reallocate £0.112 million in 2024-25
from the Climate Change Capital Fund project to the Electric
Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Replacement project. 
 
Amble
HUSK bungalows
 
RESOLVED
that:-
 
(a )     Cabinet approve the spend of
£2.668 million to redevelop 5 sites of Council owned garages
across Amble into bungalows. The spend will be funded from the
existing Amble HUSK bungalows project in the capital
programme;
 
(b )     Cabinet approve the amendment to
the capital programme to reprofile the Amble HUSK bungalows project
in the capital programme to match the profiling detailed in table
11.19; and
 
(c )     authority be delegated to the
Executive Director of Place and Regeneration to enter into a
contract for the work required up to £2.668
million.
 
Haltwhistle and Amble Public Toilets
 
RESOLVED
that:-
 
(a )     Cabinet approve the spend of
£0.152 million in 2024-25 to refurbish the toilets in
Haltwhistle and Amble. This spend will be funded £0.082
million from the Property Stewardship Fund and £0.070 million
from the Public Toilet Refurbishment budget in the capital
programme; and
 
(b )     Cabinet approve the amendment to
the capital programme to reallocate £0.082 million from the
Property Stewardship Fund project and £0.070 million from the
Public Toilet Refurbishment project to the Haltwhistle and Amble
Public Toilets project in 2024-25.