Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Decision made
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
This report seeks Cabinet approval to develop
a community enterprise centre at Watermill Wharf, Canal Road,
Strood, to provide business accommodation and community
facilities.
267/2006 The Cabinet agreed that the proposed
Watermill Wharf development be progressed as part of the Strood
Riverside development.
268/2006 The Cabinet agreed that up to £300,000 be made
available from the existing capital programme allocation for the
Watermill Wharf development.
269/2006 The Cabinet agreed that authority be delegated to the
Director of Finance and Corporate Services and the Director of
Community Services, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for
Strategic Development and Economic Growth: a) to develop the scheme
within the funding limits identified at paragraphs 9.1 and 9.2 of
the report, reducing aspects of the project if any of the funding
does not materialise. b) to acquire the necessary interests in
Network Rail's land. c) to negotiate and grant a leasehold interest
in the Council's site or the combined site to Hubco upon the best
terms reasonably obtainable for use as a community enterprise hub,
if necessary, exercising any powers available under the General
Consent (Local Government Act 1972: General Disposal Consent
(England) 2003. d) to deal with any related issues, including
entering into any related agreements.
A decision to support development of the
Watermill Wharf Community Enterprise Hub in Medway will: provide a
mixed-use balance of facilities to the residential development
already planned for Strood Riverside; allow physical improvements
to be made to the public realm by developing the railway arches at
the entrance to Canal Road, significantly enhancing the
environmental appeal of the area; cause social improvements to be
made as community facilities are established to serve local
residents, provide employment and increase the vibrancy of Canal
Road in Strood; and support key strategies within the Council's
Regeneration Framework, Economic Development Statement, the Strood
Riverside Development Brief (now adopted as a supplementary
planning document), as well as wider strategies such as SEEDA's
Regional Economic Strategy 2006-16.
Publication date: 12/12/2006
Date of decision: 12/12/2006
Decided at meeting: 12/12/2006 - Cabinet
Effective from: 21/12/2006
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