Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee Update
Wirral Council’s Economy, Regeneration and Housing Committee met at Wallasey town hall on Monday October 14.
The full agenda for this committee meeting is available on the council website. The meeting is also webcast and can be viewed online.
Items on the agenda included:
Commissioning Plan for Homeless Accommodation / Support Services – full report available here and appendix here.
The Commissioning Plan for Homeless accommodation/support services seeks to prevent homelessness through the commissioning of a range of services that meet individual needs of people, and which enable long term independence.
The committee members agreed to approve the Commissioning Plan for Homeless accommodation/support services, as set out the appendix; and that the Director of Regeneration and Place be authorised to proceed with procurement exercises in relation to the service types currently carried out.
Freeport Seed Capital Funding – full report here
Peel Waters has developed an Outline Business Case which to be considered by the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Innovation Zone and Freeport Management Board for potential allocation of around £8m of Freeport Seed Capital funding.
If successful this would result in key works being delivered at the proposed MEA Park West site in Wirral Waters, completion of which would ultimately enable Peel to bring forward over 170,000 sq ft of new industrial employment floorspace at that site in future. Peel’s vision for MEA Park is to create a new waterside manufacturing, logistics, research and development and assembly campus attracting businesses from the Energy, Maritime and Modern Methods of Construction/ Modular sectors, and other key sectors.
The committee agreed to support in principle the progression of the Peel Waters Outline Business Case due to be considered by the LCR Innovation Zone and Freeport Management Board as the first stage in progressing towards securing Freeport Seed Capital funding.
Council Plan performance report quarter 1: People-focused regeneration – full report here
Dock Branch Line - Acquisition Update. This was an exempt item and discussed in absence of the public.
