Decision Maker: Cabinet Member - Business, Employment and Enterprise
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
The purpose of the report is to seek approval
to award a Business Improvement Grant in Shaw District
Centre.
RESOLVED - to approve a Business Improvement
Grant award as follows:
•£6,250 to “Artisan” in respect of 22
Milnrow Road, Shaw
Option 1 Do nothing. If the Council chooses to
adopt this approach then the Council’s regeneration
aspirations for Shaw District Centre would be delayed. There is
potential that the appearance of these premises and Shaw District
Centre could decline.
Option 2.Approve the award of the Business Improvement Grant.
Business Improvement Grant applicants will enter into a contract
with the Council, to ensure that works are being undertaken
satisfactorily with claw back arrangements for non-compliance.
Funding takes place once the contract is completed and the works
completed to the satisfaction of the Council.
option 1 do nothing
Other reasons / organisations consulted
A local grant review panel consisting of at
least 3 of the ward members for Shaw and Crompton has been set up
to review grant applications. The panel provides recommendations as
to whether to approve, vary or reject the grant applications with
the actual decision to award the grant being made by the relevant
Cabinet member.
These applications were considered by the Shaw Grant Review Panel
via and email sent on 20th August 2019, in response to they have
all recommended approval.
Contact: Liz Whitehead, Principal Regeneration Officer 0161 770 4168 Email: liz.kershaw@oldham.gov.uk Email: liz.whitehead@oldham.gov.uk.
Publication date: 23/09/2019
Date of decision: 23/09/2019
Effective from: 01/10/2019
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