Issue - meetings

Recommendations

1)    Note the draft Plan for Neighbourhoods, ten-year Regeneration Plan and four-year Investment Plan for Scarborough.

2)    delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Community Development and Corporate Director for Resources, in consultation with the Executive Member for Open to Business and Executive Member for Finance and Resources, to submit the final ten-year Regeneration Plan for Scarborough and the initial four-year Investment Plan to MHCLG by the 28th November 2025 following approval by the Scarborough Neighbourhood Board.

3)    Accept the initial £6.808m of funding from MHCLG to deliver the Plan for Neighbourhoods for Scarborough and initial four-year Investment Plan.

Considered – A report of the Corporate Director Community Development presenting the Scarborough Plan for Neighbourhoods draft ten-year Regeneration Plan and four-year Investment Plan, which the Council was required to submit to the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government by 28 November 2025, following approval by the Scarborough Neighbourhood Board.  Approval was also sought to accept £6.808m of funding from MHCLG to deliver the Plan for Neighbourhoods for Scarborough and initial four-year investment plan.

The Executive Member for Open to Business, Councillor Mark Crane, introduced the item and advised that Scarborough was the only town from North Yorkshire selected for this levelling-up funding.  The Scarborough Neighbourhood Board would meet next Friday to sign off the plans. 

Councillor Janet Jefferson welcomed the report, in particular the interventions in relation to improving community cohesion.  Councillor Liz Collings welcomed the community engagement which had taken place and which provided a clear picture of the problems which needed to be addressed.  The Executive Member confirmed that North Yorkshire Council was the accountable body for the funding whilst the Neighbourhood Board was responsible for making decisions.

Resolved (unanimously)

That the Executive

1)    Note the draft Plan for Neighbourhoods, ten-year Regeneration Plan and four-year Investment Plan for Scarborough.

2)    Delegate authority to the Corporate Director for Community Development and Corporate Director for Resources, in consultation with the Executive Member for Open to Business and Executive Member for Finance and Resources, to submit the final ten-year Regeneration Plan for Scarborough and the initial four-year Investment Plan to MHCLG by the 28 November 2025 following approval by the Scarborough Neighbourhood Board.

3)    Accept the initial £6.808m of funding from MHCLG to deliver the Plan for Neighbourhoods for Scarborough and initial four-year Investment Plan.

Reasons for recommendations

To ensure that the Council and Scarborough Neighbourhood Board can deliver the Regeneration Plan for Scarborough utilising the Plan for Neighbourhoods funding offered by Government and use it to also lever in York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Funds, other public funding, and private sector investment to drive real change in the town that benefits the whole community.

Alternative options considered

The Plan for Neighbourhoods was a central Government funded programme. The Council must follow the stipulated guidance provided by HM Government for the delivery of the Plan for Neighbourhoods programme within Scarborough. Therefore, no other options were considered for delivering this programme of funding.

The Council could decline the offer of funding for Scarborough and not deliver any interventions for the town through the Plan for Neighbourhoods. This option was not recommended.