Decision details

DECISION

1.    To agree to the change request to split the delivery of the Former North Wales Hospital project into two phases with Denbighshire County Council acting as the Project Sponsor for Phase 1 Essential Demolition and Remediation Works and Ecological Mitigation Measures and Jones Bros remaining as the Project Sponsor for Phase 2. (The remaining demolition and remediation works, construction of commercial units and conversion of the
Main Range Listed Building into apartments and enabling the development of 300 homes).

2.    To agree the release of an initial £2m in funding for Phase 1 to Denbighshire County Council with the option of providing a further £1m delegated to the Portfolio Director in consultation with the Chair, Vice-Chair, Section 151 Officer and Monitoring Officer having regard in particular to the matters in Section 4.3 of the report.

3.    To note that the completion of Phase 1 will enable the project to have full visibility of costs associated with Phase 2 and that this could result in a request for further funding but this would be subject to a separate decision in the future if required.

4.    To authorise the Portfolio Director in consultation with the Chair, Vice Chair, Section 151 and Monitoring Officer to agree and enter into a funding agreement with Denbighshire County Council for Phase 1 subject to completion of the Subsidy Control assessment.