challenge would come to the next Board. SG recommended that the Transforming Cities Fund should include getting to cities not just be for Cities. GW to approach the LEP Network for advice before action is considered. 6. 3 Year Business Plan Including 6.1 Pipeline After some debate it was acknowledge that business plan 6.2 tables across the next 3 years considered projects and programmes that were already funded or part funded. These projects are all 6.3 identified from the allocated funding within the EU programme, Local Growth Fund or other local 6.4 resources. The members expressed concern that this was a 6.5 as usual’ ‘business type approach, it did not include a pipeline of new projects which could 6.6 start to be developed as part of local plans or made for ‘shovel-ready’ 6.7 funding opportunities that may become available. There was no factor. GW ‘wow’
challenge would come to the next Board. SG recommended that the Transforming Cities Fund should include getting to cities not just be for Cities. GW to approach the LEP Network for advice before action is considered. 6. 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 3 Year Business Plan Including Pipeline After some debate it was acknowledge that business plan tables across the next 3 years considered projects and programmes that were already funded or part funded. These projects are all identified from the allocated funding within the EU programme, Local Growth Fund or other local resources. The members expressed concern that this was a ‘business as usual’ type approach, it did not include a pipeline of new projects which could start to be developed as part of local plans or made ‘shovel-ready’ for funding opportunities that may become available. There was no ‘wow’ factor. GW
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