Decision details

Approval to submit a bid to the Home Upgrade Grant: Phase 2

Decision Maker: Executive Member for Culture, Arts & Housing

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Approval to submit a bid to the Home Upgrade Grant: Phase 2’

Decision:

That submission of the Homes Upgrade Grant 2 bid by the 18th November deadline, be approved

That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Strategic Resources regarding the final draft of the bid document.

Reasons for the decision:

To ensure that North Yorkshire County Council acts as the accountable body for the consortium of Local Authorities that from April 2023 will become North Yorkshire Council, and that North Yorkshire Council is able to deliver a programme of housing energy efficiency upgrades throughout eligible properties to meet climate change, public health and housing policy objectives.

Alternative options considered:

1 Do not apply – rejected in order to meet policy objectives
2 Apply to January 2023 deadline – rejected on advice of BEIS

Publication date: 16/11/2022

Date of decision: 14/11/2022

Effective from: 24/11/2022

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