Decision details

Grant acceptance – Connected Places Catapult area-based retrofit scheme feasibility

Decision Maker: Director of Economy

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To accept a grant of £50,000 from Connected
Places Catapult as part of a collaboration with
Carbon Co-op to deliver a feasibility study on the
opportunity to create an area-based “able to pay”
retrofit programme for Oldham borough.

Decision:

RESOLVED - That:
Option 2 (recommended option): Accept the
grant funding. Under this option, the Council will
progress with the collaboration with Connected
Places Catapult, and the feasibility study /
operational model output for an area-based
retrofit scheme in Oldham will be included in the
procurement of an Oldham Green New Deal
Delivery Partner in 2024-25.

Reasons for the decision:

Option 1: Do not accept the grant funding. Under
this option, the Council will not progress with the
collaboration with Connected Places Catapult,
and the feasibility study / operational model
output for an area-based retrofit scheme in
Oldham will not be included in the procurement
of an Oldham Green New Deal Delivery Partner
in 2024-25.
Option 2 (recommended option): Accept the
grant funding. Under this option, the Council will
progress with the collaboration with Connected
Places Catapult, and the feasibility study /
operational model output for an area-based
retrofit scheme in Oldham will be included in the
procurement of an Oldham Green New Deal
Delivery Partner in 2024-25.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1: Do not accept the grant funding. Under
this option, the Council will not progress with the
collaboration with Connected Places Catapult,
and the feasibility study / operational model
output for an area-based retrofit scheme in
Oldham will not be included in the procurement
of an Oldham Green New Deal Delivery Partner
in 2024-25.

Other reasons / organisations consulted

None.

Contact: Andrew Hunt, Strategy Partnerships and Policy Manager Email: andrew.hunt@oldham.gov.uk Email: andrew.hunt@oldham.gov.uk.

Publication date: 18/10/2023

Date of decision: 25/09/2023

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