Decision details

RECEIPT OF GRANT FROM EXTERNAL FUNDERS - MANAGEMENT OF LEVELLING UP GRANT FUNDING: LEICESTER STATION IMPROVEMENTS

Decision Maker: City Mayor (Individual Decision)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To provide details of the Levelling-Up grant awarded to the Railway Station Improvement Project and to approve the addition to the capital programme, along with the associated match funding.

Decision:

Approve the addition of £22.6m to the capital programme to fund the Leicester Railway Station Improvement Project.  This will be funded from £17.6m of Levelling-Up grant from Government and £5m of match funding from the Council.

Reasons for the decision:

To enable the Council to accept Levelling up Funding of £17.6m and to authorise the Council’s match funding of £5m.

Alternative options:

None.

Publication date: 17/12/2021

Date of decision: 30/12/2021

Effective from: 08/01/2022

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