Decision details

At the Chairman’s invitation Councillor Lizzy Bowen presented the report, copies of which had been previously circulated. The money offered to WNC for this project had been one of the largest in the UK. The committee was advised that the council would need to provide £400,000 for the project the rest would come from the Towns Fund.

The project would include an extension to the building and garden path creating an educational garden route. The Council had provided a robust business case in order to secure this funding. The committee was informed that the museum itself had been required to find some of its own funding, which they had done.

RESOLVED: That Cabinet;

a)    Approved the business case for the Extension of 78 Derngate project, in order to draw down on £400,000 of Towns Funding.

b)   Delegated authority to the Head of Major Projects and Regeneration to finalise the Grant Funding Agreement with 78 Derngate Trust.