Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Communities and Environment on the prospect of a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) led bid to restore key features at Temple Newsam Estate thus enabling people to better engage with how the site has developed over many hundreds of years; as well as securing the heritage features for future generations.

The Director of Communities and Environment submitted a report outlining the prospect of a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) led bid to restore key features at Temple Newsam Estate, which was aimed at  enabling visitors to better engage with how the site had developed over many hundreds of years, as well as securing the heritage features for future generations.

Members welcome the proposals detailed within the submitted report.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the following be approved:-

(i)  The submission of a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) ‘Heritage Grants’ programme;

(ii)  The injection of £100k into Capital Scheme No. 32890, together with associated ‘authority to spend’ in order to support the bid submission;

(b)  That it be noted that the Chief Officer (Parks and Countryside) is responsible for the implementation of such matters, with the initial deadline of August 2018 to consider round 1 submissions also being noted;

(c)  That agreement be given to a future report being brought to Executive Board outlining detailed arrangements and match funding proposals, should the bid be successful.