The Accrington
Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI), promoted by Hyndburn Borough
Council (HBC), is a public realm improvement scheme proposed for
the town square and adjacent sections of Blackburn Road and Peel
Street. The THI also makes provisions for the regeneration of some
of Accrington's key historic buildings to provide a defined town
square dedicated to the memorial and celebration of the Accrington
Pals regiment.
This report requests approval to
i) Award the tender to the winning contractor
ii) Approve acceptance of staged payments from HBC and
iii) Approve addition of the income addition into the 2017/18 and
2018/19 capital programme
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure > £1,500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Divisions affected: Accrington South;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/04/2017
Anticipated restriction: Part I -
Decision due: 15 Jun 2017 by Cabinet
Decision due: 15 Jun 2017 by Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport
Contact: Nick Stafford Email: nick.stafford@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 530651, Rina Housbey Email: rina.housbey@lancashire.gov.uk Tel: 01772 533763.