Upon submission of Wiltshire Council’s
Outline Business Case for the Maltings and Central Car Park
regeneration in January 2020, The Swindon and Wiltshire Local
Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP) has agreed to provide a total of
£6.1 million Local Growth Funding towards the project. This
project, led by Wiltshire Council, was agreed at its cabinet
meeting of October 2019 and ratified at Full Council of November
2019. This report seeks authority from cabinet to enter into an
agreement with the Environment Agency to deliver the first phase of
the River Corridor Improvements as part of this scheme, using a
portion of the overall Local Growth Funding allocation from the
SWLEP.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 24/02/2020
Decision due: 24 Mar 2020 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cllr Richard Clewer, Leader of the Council richard.clewer@wiltshire.gov.uk, Cllr Simon Jacobs simon.jacobs@wiltshire.gov.uk, Cllr Philip Whitehead philip.whitehead@wiltshire.gov.uk
Lead director: Samantha Howell (Director - Highways & Transport), James Barrah (Director - Assets)
Department: Assets
Contact: Richard Walters, Head of Service - Major Projects Email: richard.walters@wiltshire.gov.uk Tel: 01722 434495, Scott Anderson, Programme Specialist Email: scott.anderson@wiltshire.gov.uk Tel: 01722 434689.
Consultation process
Consultation on the River Corridor
Improvements Scheme has been included in consultation on the
Maltings Masterplan (endorsed by Strategic Planning Committee in
June 2019) and the Salisbury Central Area Framework (consultation
January – February 2020).
Consultees
In public and with statutory consultees
(including Natural England, Historic England)