That:

(a)       That the approved £2m allocation in the Council’s 2020/21 capital programme from the New Homes Bonus is authorised for the land purchase, design, construction and management of the integrated wetlands as set out in this report;

(b)       Subject to the identification of suitable sites for development as integrated wetlands, the Assistant Director for Regulation, Environment & Waste in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Infrastructure & Transport and Section 151 Officer,  is authorised to undertake land purchasing and lease negotiations with land owners for acquisition of up to 8 sites;

(c)       Subject to a successful funding decision, that up to £1m of match funding from the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership and the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is accepted;  

(d)       Up to £30,000 of the approved capital programme is made available to commission the development of an interim delivery plan. This plan will include a phosphate calculator and a suite of recommended mitigation measures appropriate to the River Lugg in order to enable developers to calculate, mitigate and/or offset the identified phosphate load from development proposals;

(e)       Subject to the identification of existing agricultural land suitable for repurposing, the Assistant Director for Regulation, Environment & Waste in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Infrastructure & Transport and Section 151 Officer, is authorised to undertake land purchasing and lease negotiations with land owners as a complimentary solution for reducing phosphate pollution in the River Lugg catchment area;

(f)        The Assistant Director for Regulation, Environment & Waste be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the scheme including the required land acquisitions and leases.