That:

(a)  The Council signs the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) for the £1,062,500 GHG LAD grant funding and delivery of the project across Herefordshire and Shropshire;

(b)  the scheme criteria set out in paragraphs 7 and 8 of this reportbe approved;

(c)  the chief finance officer be requested to add the £480,000 capital grant funding to the capital programme; and

(d)  the Assistant Director for Regulatory, Environment and Waste Services be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the scheme including determination of grant applications in accordance with scheme criteria.