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The Brook Theatre has been awarded grant funding from the Future High Street Fund (FHSF) (£300,000) and the Levelling Up Fund (LUF)(£6.5m) to undertake refurbishment works. The Re:Fit works programme is also being undertaken, which focuses on upgrading elements relating to the operations of the Brook Theatre. Initial building surveys (Phase 1) have been undertaken to facilitate these upgrades and have recommended further surveys (Phase 2) are carried out throughout the building. This report seeks to add £250,000 to the Revenue Budget to undertake the Phase 2 surveys.

Background:

This report set out that the Brook Theatre had been awarded grant funding from the Future High Street Fund (FHSF) (£300,000) and the Levelling Up Fund (LUF)(£6.5m) to undertake refurbishment works.

The report explained that the Re:Fit works programme was also being undertaken, which focused on upgrading elements relating to the operations of the Brook Theatre. Initial building surveys had been undertaken to facilitate these upgrades and had recommended that further surveys were carried out throughout the building.

The report requested the addition of £250,000 to the Revenue Budget to undertake the Phase 2 surveys.

The Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Services, Councillor Doe, supported by the Leader of the Council, Councillor Jarrett, proposed the recommendations set out in the report.

Decision:

The Council agreed the addition of £250,000 to the Council’s Revenue Budget, funded from reserves, to enable the Phase 2 Intrusive Surveys to be carried out at the Brook.

Background:

The report set out that the works had been awarded grant funding from the Future High Street Fund (FHSF) (£300,000) and the Levelling Up Fund (LUF)(£6.5m). A Re:Fit works programme was also being undertaken, which focused on upgrading elements relating to the operations of the Brook Theatre. Initial building surveys (Phase 1) had been undertaken to facilitate these upgrades and had recommended further surveys (Phase 2) to be carried out throughout the building.

This report requested that the Cabinet recommend to Full Council an addition of £250,000 to the Capital Programme to undertake the Phase 2 surveys as part of the refurbishment works.

Reasons:

Although there is no immediate health and safety risk to occupants of the building, the structural survey recommends that phase two is undertaken within 6-12 months. Therefore, the addition of £250,000 to the Capital programme in November will enable a clearer picture of the condition of the building and identify appropriate long term measures that need to be implemented.