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The Assistant Director for Economic Development, Regeneration and Housing Growth presented a range of scoping reports to the Board for their approval. These documents would provide clarity to the working groups in terms of their remit.

Town Board had a wide ranging discussion over the scoping documents. In particular, when discussing Clay Cross Connections, Members raised the option of looking into GPS Services if the Highways Analysis from Derbyshire County Council was not forthcoming but noted that this decision would have to be approved by the Board and DCC as the transport authority.

Members also heard that the Community Business Conversation had taken place the previous year and the result of this would be circulated to the Board.

It was clarified that point three of the Clay Cross Connections scoping document could be read that the Board were seeking reduce parking but this was not the case. It was highlighted that access to car parking should be considered as part of the survey that would be undertaken.

The Board were reminded that any low carbon energy network strategy must relate to DCC’s work on a network energy strategy.

Members discussed the reduced level of Towns Fund grant allocated to the Low Carbon Housing project. It was agreed that it would be preferable to demonstrate a quality project and that a smaller number of houses with a higher level of emissions reductions would now be the approach due to funding constraints.

A housing needs assessment for Clay Cross would be circulated to the Board following the meeting.

The Board noted that a soft market testing exercise would be taking place to identify further potential sites for the Low Carbon Work Space project.

RESOLVED – That the Board approved the scoping reports as presented.