Purpose

To approve a proposed selection of options to
be taken forwards to Outline Business Case (OBC) and RIBA Stage 2
Design.

Decision

Cabinet approved the
following recommendations:

·      
Approved spend of £1.2m for the workstreams set out in
section 7

·      
Delegated authority to the Executive Director of Regeneration,
Economy and Planning to approve expenditure of funds on the PDHU
project for the areas of work outlined in section 7 in accordance
with the Council’s Financial Regulations and subject to the
total expenditure of £1.2m not being exceeded.

·      
Noted that work on the interim OBC is continuing and that officers
will report back to Cabinet for approval of the interim OBC, the
shortlisted options and any additional funding which may be needed
to progress to OBC.
 
Reasons for Decision: Given the scale
of the project it is necessary to ensure all viable options are
assessed to a satisfactory level of detail and that residents are
engaged comprehensively before progressing to an Outline Business
Case. Approval of additional budget will allow for an enhanced
level of technical analysis completed on the current shortlisted
technologies and explore the feasibility of non-system wide
solutions.