Issue - items at meetings - Coast to Capital Growth Deal - Implications for Greater Brighton

Report of the Executive Director for Environment, Development & Housing (copy attached).

RESOLVED – That the Committee note the success in securing Local Growth Funding for projects that fall within the Greater Brighton city region.

27.1    The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, of Environment, Development and Housing providing an update on the outcomes of the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Growth Deal which had been announced on 7 July and identified the projects that fell within the Greater Brighton City Region and which were funded by the Local Growth Fund (LGF).

27.2    It was noted that The LEP’s Growth Deal announcement marked the culmination of the first phase of the Greater Brighton initiative which had focused upon the Greater Brighton City Deal bid and supporting the LEP with the development of their strategic economic plan and growth deal bid. This had seen a total of £83.4m funding allocated to the city region. This included:

·         £31.4m funding allocated to Greater Brighton through the City Deal process

·         £52.4m funding allocated through the first round of the Coast to Capital Growth Deal process

27.3    Councillor Morgan referred to the West Street Junction Shelter, this scheme could be potentially generate revenue and he enquired whether/when transitional funding would be available for this project. The Head of City Regeneration explained that if a business case could be made to support any scheme it could be considered. Currently, the transport packages to be put forward were being agreed through the LEP, the process of putting these forward would commence over the coming months. Projects would require 20% match-funding but the level of funding provided would differ between projects.

27.4    Councillor Deane explained that when she had attended a LEP meeting in Hailsham earlier in the year, it had been apparent that the region was competing for funding with other areas of the country. A number of the projects for the area were cutting edge or were embryonic long term projects for the future.

27.5    Councillor Hawtree commended the Proposed flood defences for Newhaven and Shoreham respectively which represented an excellent application which would provide improvements over a wide area.

27.6    RESOLVED – That the Committee note the success in securing Local Growth Funding for projects that fall within the Greater Brighton city region.