Agenda item - Future High Streets Fund - Newhaven Town Centre

Report of the Chair, Greater Brighton Officer Programme Board

1)             That the Board notes and endorses the emerging proposals contained with Lewes District Council’s submission to the Future High Streets Fund for Newhaven town centre.

2)             That the Board produce a letter of support for the proposals if requested by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).

31.1      The Board considered a report of the Chair, Greater Brighton Officer Programme Board that provided an update on Lewes District Council’s submission to the Future High Streets Fund and its fit with the strategic objectives of the Greater Brighton Economic Board.

31.2      Councillor Nicholson welcomed the report proposals and detail as a step forward for Newhaven that were part of a range of measures to reduce deprivation, unemployment and inequality in the area.

31.3      RESOLVED-

1)             That the Board notes and endorses the emerging proposals contained with Lewes District Council’s submission to the Future High Streets Fund for Newhaven town centre.

2)             That the Board produce a letter of support for the proposals if requested by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).