Issue - meetings
Pride in Place Impact Fund
Meeting: 13/01/2026 - Cabinet (Item 9)
9 Pride in Place Impact Fund 
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Minutes:
Background:
The report sought approval of the Pride in Place Impact Fund delivery programme and requested delegated authority to the Director of Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Economic and Social Regeneration and Inward Investment, to deliver the Pride in Place Impact Fund programme.
Medway Council had been allocated £1.5 million capital grant funding from the Pride in Place Impact Fund. The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government had set out three main priorities for the fund which included improvements to community spaces, public spaces, and high streets and town centres. Funding had to be fully committed by 31 March 2027, which allowed 14 months for delivery from January.
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Decision:
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04/2026 |
The Cabinet approved delivery of the £1.5m Pride in Place Impact Fund capital grant programme to March 2027, in line with Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government timescales. |
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05/2026 |
The Cabinet delegated authority to the Director of Place in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Economic and Social Regeneration and Inward Investment, to deliver the Pride in Place Impact Fund programme. |
Reasons:
Approval of the Pride in Place Impact Fund programme will enable delivery, benefitting Medway’s residents, communities and businesses, in line with the Council’s overarching regeneration priorities.
Any uncommitted spend by March 2027 will need to be returned to MHCLG, and the council would lose the PIPIF opportunity to invest in improvements to our high streets, town centres, community and public spaces.