Decision details
Merton Meadows Flood Alleviation - delivery of construction works
PDF 124 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet member economy and growth
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To seek approval to spend the remaining
£1.2 million of the £2 million Brownfield Land Release
Fund grant awarded by the government for a flood alleviation scheme
on the Merton Meadow sites in Hereford to enable them to be
released for development. The grant funding will be utilised to
deliver the physical flood alleviation works.
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Economy and Growth approves the draw down of the remaining £1.2 million of Brownfield Land Release (BLRF) Grant monies and delegates to the Corporate Director for Economy and Environment upon grant of planning permission to use the BLRF Grant to procure, appoint, commission the works and any other operational decision required to deliver the Merton Flood Alleviation scheme.
Alternative options considered:
1. To not take forward the proposed works - not agreeing to the expenditure of the remaining BLRF monies by November 2025 will necessitate the council being required to return all unexpended monies currently held to the Government and have a significant adverse impact on the council’s ability to bring the Merton Meadow sites forward for development as the sites are currently within a Category 3 flood zone.
Reason Key: Expenditure and strategic nature / impact on communities;
Wards Affected: Widemarsh;
Contact: Stephen Holland, Interim Head of Housing Development Email: stephen.holland@herefordshire.gov.uk.
Publication date: 21/08/2025
Date of decision: 21/08/2025
Effective from: 29/08/2025
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