a.     To approve the drawdown and expenditure of up to £3.5 million capital to procure and appoint a design team and thereafter a contractor to develop business workspace units on the former Council Depot site in Bromyard;

b.     To approve expenditure of up to £500,000 capital to procure and appoint the detailed design team and thereafter a contractor to complete internal alterations to the Buttercross Building in Leominster, and business hubs in Ross-on Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard and Kington (subject to availability of suitable property, need and budget); and

c.     To delegate all operational decisions to the Director for Growth in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community Services and Assets and the Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth, to implement recommendations (a) and (b), including the award of contracts to the preferred bidder following conclusion of the procurements undertaken in accordance with the Contract Procedure Rules.