Decision details

2015/16 – Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal Programme: End of Year Review

Decision Maker: Executive Scrutiny Committee, Cabinet

Is Key decision?: No

Purpose:

The purpose of this report is to provide a summary of key performance of the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal Programme during and up to 2015/16 (Year 2). In headline terms, early progress has been encouraging and by Year 2 a total of 1,599 homes have been delivered against a target of 1,206.

This report provides an overview of how the City Deal Programme has performed during and up to 2015/16 (Year 2), highlighting progress against targets. This information is also used to report to Government progress towards agreed targets and notes progress up to March 2016.


Decisions:

Cabinet received a report providing a summary of key performance of the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal Programme during and up to 2015/16 (Year 2).

 

In presenting the report, the Leader highlighted some key achievements:

·  £9.161m Private Sector investment leveraged

·  9,665sq m commercial floor space made available

·  753 jobs created

·  1,599 new homes built, with 8,675 having received planning permission

 

Resolved: That the progress being made on delivering the Preston, South Ribble and Lancashire City Deal Programme as set out in the report be noted.

Divisions Affected: (All Divisions);

Contact: Eddie Sutton Email: eddie.sutton@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 535171.

Report author: Eddie Sutton

Date of decision: 14/07/2016

Decided at meeting: 14/07/2016 - Cabinet

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