Decision details

Application for Grant in Aid Funding for Kirkland Flood Defence Embankment

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder Decisions

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Application through Environment Agency for grant funding on behalf of community group for £69,000. The works are to be delivered by Churchtown FLAG and administered through Kirkland PC.

Decision:

The Service Director People and Places submitted a report seeking retrospective approval to the Environment Agency (EA) Grant in Aid (GiA) funding for a flood embankment at Kirkland Bridge (the scheme) and for this scheme to be added to the 2018/19 Capital Programme.

 

Decision taken

 

The portfolio holder gave retrospective approval to the application for GiA funding for the flood defence works and agreed that the scheme be added to the 2018/19 Capital Programme.

 

Due to the innovative nature of EA working directly with community groups but there being no mechanism in place for EA to pay grant funds directly to non-flood risk authorities, the grant had to be paid directly to the council who will be the accountable body for the grant and payments will be paid directly to Kirkland Parish Council, as part of Churchtown Flood Action Group on completion of works and production of appropriate invoices.

Report author: Carl Green

Publication date: 20/12/2018

Date of decision: 20/12/2018

Decided at meeting: 20/12/2018 - Portfolio Holder Decisions

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