Agenda item

*RESOLVED –

1.    That the Staveley Town Investment Plan submitted to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 11 December, 2020 be noted and endorsed.

2.    That the proposed allocation of resources to fund a masterplan review for Staveley Town Centre be noted and endorsed.

3.    That the role which Chesterfield Borough Council will play throughout the 5 year Town Deal programme as the accountable body for the Towns Fund allocated to Staveley be noted.

REASON FOR DECISIONS

To ensure that Cabinet is aware of the work underway within the Town Deal programme and the role that Chesterfield Borough Council will play as the accountable body for future funding within that programme.

The Interim Director (Projects), Michael Rich, presented a report to update Members on the Staveley Town Investment Plan that had been submitted to Government as part of the national Town Funds programme.

Staveley was chosen to develop proposals for a Town Deal as part of Government’s £3.6bn Towns Fund. A prospectus was issued in November, 2019 which set out the aims of the programme and required eligible towns to establish a Town Deal Board to lead the process of developing a vision, strategy and investment plan for each town.

The Town Deal Board was convened in January 2020 with Ivan Fomin, Managing Director of MSE Hillier, appointed as independent chair and Councillor Tricia Gilby as vice-chair. Further guidance was issued in June, 2020 which provided greater detail on the Town Deal process and set out revised timelines for towns to submit their Town Investment Plans.

To inform the development of the Staveley Town Investment Plan, engagement activities took place during late summer and autumn 2020. These activities included a community survey, focus groups and material generated through the national ‘my town’ website. A copy of the engagement plan was attached at Appendix 1 of the officer’s report. Thinking Place consultants used the results of the engagement activities to generate a new vision for Staveley.

The Town Investment Plan set out how the vision for Staveley would be delivered over the long term and made the case to Government for funding to be allocated to specific Towns Fund projects. A copy of the Town Investment Plan was attached at Appendix 2 of the officer’s report.

The final stage of the process would involve the development of a full business case for each of the projects included within the Town Investment Plan. As the accountable body for the funds allocated to Staveley, Chesterfield Borough Council would be responsible for running the business case assurance process.

The Chair thanked Ivan Fomin, Lindsay Wetton, Lynda Sharp, Michael Rich and the consultants for their work in developing the Plan.

*RESOLVED –

1.    That the Staveley Town Investment Plan submitted to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on 11 December, 2020 be noted and endorsed.

2.    That the proposed allocation of resources to fund a masterplan review for Staveley Town Centre be noted and endorsed.

3.    That the role which Chesterfield Borough Council will play throughout the 5 year Town Deal programme as the accountable body for the Towns Fund allocated to Staveley be noted.

REASON FOR DECISIONS

To ensure that Cabinet is aware of the work underway within the Town Deal programme and the role that Chesterfield Borough Council will play as the accountable body for future funding within that programme.