Decision details
Heritage Partnership Agreement with English Heritage for works to the Civic Centre
PDF 63 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider the report of the Cabinet Member
for Resources seeking delegated authority to enter into a Heritage
Partnership Agreement (HPA) with English Heritage. The HPA will
remove the necessity to obtain Listed Building Consent for certain
works on the Grade II* Listed Civic Centre planned over the next
five years, thus saving the Council the fees associated with
preparing applications, and reducing time delays while applications
are considered and approved.
Decision:
To delegate authority to the Head of Planning, Transport and Sustainability, following consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services, to enter into a five-year Heritage Partnership Agreement (HPA) with English Heritage in respect of the Southampton Civic Centre building.
Reasons for the decision:
The Heritage Partnership Agreement will achieve considerable savings over the five-year period both in terms of fees that would normally be required to prepare and submit Listed Building Consent applications, and by reducing the time lag between project inception and commencement of the works.
Alternative options considered:
Not to enter an Heritage Partnership Agreement. This would result in a continued requirement for Listed Building Consent Applications for works to the Civic, with related expenditure, uncertainty and delays
Report author: Kevin White
Publication date: 15/04/2014
Date of decision: 15/04/2014
Decided at meeting: 15/04/2014 - Cabinet
Effective from: 26/04/2014
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