Decision details
Higher Education Facility for Herefordshire
PDF 50 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Cabinet is asked to allocate the Council owned Blackfriars site in Hereford for possible use as a Higher Education (HE) Centre and reserve it for that purpose.
Decision:
THAT:
a) The allocation of the Council’s Blackfriars site as a location for a possible Higher Education Centre be approved, and;
b) authority be delegated to the Director of Regeneration, in consultation with the Director of Resources, to finalise arrangements subject to development of a robust business plan.
Reasons for the decision:
This is normal practice and usually for an external funding bid to be successful there normally needs to be a local public/private/voluntary sector contribution in excess of 50% of the total costs.
Alternative options considered:
No alternative options have been identified.
Reason Key: Expenditure;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Details of any declarations of interest: Not applicable.
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Not applicable.
Contact: Geoff Hughes, Director of economy, communities and corporate 01432 260695 Email: ghughes@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 260695.
Publication date: 12/06/2009
Date of decision: 04/06/2009
Effective from: 12/06/2009
Accompanying Documents:
- A new ‘University Challenge’: proposals for higher education centres. March 2009.