Agenda and draft minutes

To confirm and sign the minutes of the meeting held 16 March 2023.

The public minutes of the meeting held 16 March 2023 were approved and signed.

To update the Investment Board on the position with current live opportunities (verbal update)

Members were provided with an update on current opportunities in the form of a verbal report presented by Adam Broadway.

Adam Broadway advised that in principle the opportunities that FFL are progressing are continuing to advance. FFL continues to liaise with lawyers both in terms of legal transfers to ensure they can actively transfer both sites, and in respect of the planning permissions which are granted on the Wisbech site and are in the process of being resolved on the Chatteris site. FFL have now appointed a partner to help deliver the Chatteris scheme, with legal documentation being signed and detailed work started with the appointment of their consultant team. Progress is being made on the Wisbech site with a contract issued to one of their partners for the disposal of one of the sites.

Councillor Boden thanked Adam Broadway for the update.

To provide an update on the current schemes in progress and to agree the next steps.

The appendix to this report comprises exempt information – to exclude the public (including the press) from a meeting of a committee it is necessary for the following proposition to be moved and adopted: “that the public be excluded from the meeting for items which would involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraphs 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) as indicated.”

Members considered the Fenland Future Scheme update report presented by Adam Broadway.

Members made comments, asked questions and received responses.

AGREED to note the report and receive further reports on the progress of the projects.

(Members resolved to exclude the public from the meeting for this item of business on the grounds that it involved the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972).