Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations

That Cabinet approve:

1.    Reallocation of funding identified in the exempt Appendix 2 from Town Centre Investment Fund (TCIF) to the proposed Effingham Street public realm improvements.

2.    The delivery of the Effingham Street public realm improvements project as detailed at Appendix 1 and the budget as detailed at exempt Appendix 2.

Consideration was given to the report which provided Cabinet with an update on the progress of the Council’s Town Centre public realm programme and sought approval to allocate additional funding from the Town Centre Investment Fund (TCIF) to the existing budget and implement public realm improvements on Effingham Street.

In June 2021 Cabinet approved the expansion and phasing of the public

realm programme. With College Street, Frederick Street & Bridgegate

underway at this point, the remainder of the original proposed programme

was labelled as a second phase.

The proposed designs for the Effingham Street public realm work were detailed in Appendix 1. The design was split into two sections:

·       Upper Section (Appendix 1a): running from Hastings Clock to the old Boots building.

·       Lower Section (Appendix 1b): running from Market Square to the Camelia sculpture.

Works proposed as part of the scheme included:

·       Replacement and upgrade of old and tired surface materials.

·       Improvements and upgrade to lighting to help improve safety and CCTV functionality.

·       Improved layout of market stalls along Effingham Street to provide additional space for traders and space to expand the offer to other street markets including continental food markets.

·       Feature lighting to add interest to the Streetscene.

·       Upgrading of street furniture.

·       Infrastructure works to provide new power supplies for market stalls and events.

The report requested the allocation of additional funding (identified in the exempt Appendix 2) toward the implementation of the Effingham Street improvements and completion of the Town Centre public realm programme as set out in 2019.

Resolved:

That Cabinet approve:

1.    Reallocation of funding identified in the exempt Appendix 2 from Town Centre Investment Fund (TCIF) to the proposed Effingham Street public realm improvements.

2.    The delivery of the Effingham Street public realm improvements project as detailed at Appendix 1 and the budget as detailed at exempt Appendix 2.