Pathfinder Actions and Decisions from the Project Board
Meeting of 15 July 2010
Key actions, decisions, information and issues made at Project Board
concerning the Pathfinder Programme. Please note that sensitive items are
blanked out, this is to enable the decisions and actions to be fully investigated
and to enable the information to be presented publicly in an appropriate way.
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Action
Notice to be posted at the 3 vehicles adjacent to the NNDC car
park in Happisburgh stating that if they are not removed within 28
days, or the landowner comes forward, they will be removed.
Letter to Anglian Water stating the rates of coastal erosion in
Happisburgh and how this relates to Anglian Water’s
infrastructure. The letter is to support a more co-ordinated capital
scheme for the relocation of the services.
Appraise the Pathfinder projects for VAT issues, circulate to
Board members and then seek advice.
Project Initiation Documents to be put on the web pages, Board
Members to view and notify of any amendments required.
Following feedback concerning the letter from Bruton Knowles to
the property owners of Beach Road and calls not being returned
by them, discuss with them the approach and agree to proof read
any letters.
Corporate Acquisitions Policy to be submitted to September
Cabinet.
Special July Cabinet to be cancelled
Develop with Bruton Knowles the equation for property valuation
and prepare report to cabinet of the approach.
Develop the model and feasibility for relocation of the houses of
Beach Road with an Registered Social Landlord or other partner.
Engage with an Registered Social Landlord or other partner in a
suitable process (such as bidding) and engage with the Parish
Council with regards to site preferences.
Raise purchase orders and instructions to Bruton Knowles to
complete a market assessment and buy and lease options
appraisal for the Beach Road houses between 20-100 years.
Karen Sly would like Defra’s guidance on funds running beyond
April 2011 to be put in writing.
NNDC logo was missing on the Happisburgh Heritage Panel, and
all media must be agreed by NNDC Communications Team.
Inform Norfolk Landscape Archaeology of the omission and
remind them of the need for NNDC to approve media.
Query as to where the laptops etc have got to in Happisburgh as
part of the Heritage Project.
Explore and create a business case for the management of the
new Happisburgh car park, toilets and public open space,
including utilising the Norfolk Rural Communities Council offer of
assistance.
The possibility of commuted sums for ongoing management of
facilities requires investigation.
Board members are requested to forward details of businesses
who should be approached for the Marketing workshops to Jose
Socao.
Issues arising from the business advice project concerning
marketing should be fed to Blue Sail.
Details of the further business support project should be
developed for presentation at the project board.
Responsibility
Steve Blatch/Ian
Coupe
Brian Farrow
Karen Sly
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Peter Frew
Jill Fisher
Rob Goodliffe
Peter Frew
Steve Blatch
Peter Frew /Rob
Goodliffe
Peter Frew
Rob Goodliffe
Rob Goodliffe
Rob Young/
Karen Sly / Rob
Goodliffe / Brian
Farrow/Jill Fisher
Karen Sly
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Jose Socao
Jose Socao
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Arrange meeting with Business Link to discuss the information
captured and passed on to NNBF/NWES
Reallocate project budgets between capital and revenue where
required.
Jose Socao
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Goodliffe/Lorraine
Henry
Decisions
Acquisition of Beach Road properties up to the 20 year erosion line and the meeting of
the needs of the owners - options 1 and 4 should be put forward to cabinet for
approval. Essentially a monetary value will be offered by option 1 and option 4 will
offer the resident either a full purchase, equity share or rental of a new property in
Happisburgh should they choose to do so (should this be feasible).
Option 1 should include in the equation:
• Date of property purchase.
• Property valuation in the current situation and condition with the addition of the
value of the EN12 opportunity value.
• An uplift on the valuation based on an estimate of the residual life expectancy
of the property.
The budget for properties at Beach Road totals £900,000, this should be prioritised
towards those in the 20 year erosion zone. Further funds could be reallocated from
the contingency fund for the buy to lease scheme if necessary and a suitable
implementation option is agreed.
We will proceed with a market appraisal and buy and lease options for Beach Road
properties between 20-100 years to be completed by Bruton Knowles.
Join the two Business Support projects together.
Site B was agreed to be pursued as the preferred option for the Cliff top enhancement.
Project Board approved NNBF’s communication plan for the next 3 months at a cost of
£2500.
Project Board agreed the expansion of the business advice project areas to include,
Mundesley, Bacton, Overstrand, Happisburgh, East/West Runton and Beeston Regis.
The board did not wish to reduce the anticipated numbers of businesses taking part in
the first two stages of the advice project, therefore the vouchers available should
remain at £450.
The business planning and voucher support can run at the same time.
Jose Socao was nominated as the Project Officer for the further Business Support
project.
Business purchase and lease, grants, training support and a loan facility were agreed
for further investigation as method of delivery of the business further support project.
The business investment and business adaptation and relocation projects will be
merged into one business support project.
Try to resolve the issue with the business link diagnostic, if not alternative approaches
should be explored.
It was agreed that Norfolk Landscape Archaeology in principle could use the
Pathfinder funds for use of match funding to attract further Intereg monies, so long as
it did not negatively affect the project.
Issues Identified
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We must ensure that Blue Sail can engage with enough businesses to run the
marketing workshops, following the experience with the business advice launch.
The business support project is currently all allocated as capital. Some of the
suggested support (grants for professional advice & skills development are revenue.
Therefore the budgets need to be reallocated.
Information
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Defra have verbally agreed that budgets can be allocated but not spent by the end of
the financial year
Date of Next Meeting: 16 August 2010