Decision details

Shopfront Grants Programme

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To approve the delivery of the Shop Front Grant Scheme.

Decision:

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

22nd June, 2026

 

Title:

Shopfront Grants Programme

 

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Andrew Bramidge, Executive Director, Regeneration & Environment

 

Decision taken in absence of Simon Moss, Service Director, Planning, Regeneration & Transport

 

Details of Specific Delegation

 

or

 

Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

 

Sub Scheme of Delegation - Executive Director of Regeneration and Environment

 

‘In respect of all financial matters:

 

·                Authorisation to spend within approved budgets subject to the policies, Financial and Procurement Procedure Rules of the Council’

Page 3 refers.

Decision:

Approval given to commence delivery of the Shopfront Grant Scheme in the agreed priority areas of the borough

 

Reasons for the Decision:

Cabinet approved funding for the Scheme in its approval of Rotherham’s Local Growth Fund (LGF) allocations for 2026/27.

 

This approves the specific amount for the Shopfront Grant Scheme and the priority areas and activities to be funded under the Scheme

 

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Alternative option to continue the scheme and no longer provide local businesses with grant funding to improve their premises.

 

Cabinet had approved the continuation of the scheme, so this option was not possible.

 

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

N/A

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

 

 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an outside body which relates to the decision:

N/A

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

 

Reports or parts of reports relevant to the decision being taken:

 

Report – Shop Front Grants Programme

Appendix 1 – Priority Areas and Interventions

Appendix 2 – Carbon Impact Assessment

Appendix 3 – Equalities Impact Assessment – Part A

Cabinet report

 

The report of the Director of Policy, Strategy and Engagement – Local Growth Fund 2026/27 allocation

 

Local Growth Fund 2026/27 allocation

 

 

I certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to:

 

Approval given to commence delivery of the Shopfront Grant Scheme in the agreed priority areas of the borough

 

I confirm that in making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles of public life.

 

Signed by the Decision Maker:

Dated:          22nd June, 2026

Name:          Andrew Bramidge           

Job Title:     Executive Director, Regeneration & Environment

Publication date: 08/07/2026

Date of decision: 22/06/2026

Accompanying Documents: