Decision details

Green Deal Communities Grant

Reference: D41250

Decision Maker: Director of Environment and Housing

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To inject the Green Deal Communities grant of £4,943,200 into the capital programme.

 

Decision:

The Director of Environment and Housing agreed

  • To inject £4,943,000 of funding from the DECC Green Deal Communities Programme into the capital programme, including £2,660,000 within Leeds and the remaining £2,283,000 to be spent within participating Authorities in the Leeds City Region, as submitted in the proposal to DECC.

To engage the Wrap Up Leeds ECO framework to utilise the money for phase 1 of the grant within Leeds.

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000;

Wards Affected: Beeston and Holbeck; Burmantofts and Richmond Hill; Headingley; Hyde Park and Woodhouse; Kippax and Methley; Otley and Yeadon; Roundhay; Weetwood;

Portfolio Holder: Executive Member for the Environment

Other reasons / organisations consulted

None.  Executive board has already made two decisions: one to delegate authority to apply for the grant to the Director of Environment and Housing and another to increase the value of the grant sought.  Therefore, consultation has already taken place.

Consultees

None

Contact: George Munson, Energy and Climate Change Manager 0113 3951767 Email: george.munson@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 04/06/2014

Date of decision: 12/06/2014

Effective from: 20/06/2014

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