Decision details

Oldham Council has secured additional funding from the following source:
•Environment Agency – Grant in Aid
The purpose of this report is to confirm the value of the grant available to Oldham and to notify the Officer of the intention to bring this additional resource into the transport capital programme to commence delivery of the schemes.

RESOLVED - That:
Accept the grant offer and deliver the above scheme in an appropriate timescale.

Option 1: accept the grant offer and deliver the above scheme in an appropriate timescale.
Option 2: do not accept the grant offer and therefore do not deliver the above scheme.

Option 2: do not accept the grant offer and therefore do not deliver the above scheme.

Consultation between Oldham Council, Unity Partnership, AECOM, United Utilities and the Environment Agency has taken place throughout development of this business case.
The relevant landowner was also contacted and involved in the discussions regarding scheme development at the business case stage. They will be engaged during the detailed design stage in a more formal manner.
Ward Councillors (Royton North and Crompton) have been engaged via emails in the past and more recently regarding this location. Once the grant is formally accepted the Project Manager will meet with them to explain the scheme and the process from here.