Decision details

RESOLVED:   1)         That Historic England’s ‘in-principle’ award of the Heritage Action Zone status for King’s Lynn be accepted.

2)         That the King’s Lynn Heritage Action Zone boundary, shown as the development boundary in Appendix 1 of the report be approved

3)         That the King’s Lynn Heritage Action Zone Intervention Logic Framework as detailed in Appendix 2 of the report be approved.

4)         That the King’s Lynn Heritage Action Zone governance and management arrangements as shown in Appendix 3 be approved

5)         That delegated authority be granted to the Executive Director for Commercial Services and the Regeneration, Heritage and Economic Development Manager in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Projects and Assets to agree the Delivery Plan with Historic England.

Reason for Decision

This proposal meets the following corporate priorities, as stated in the Corporate Business Plan 2015/16-2019/20:

Priority 2: Drive local economic and housing growth

1. We will support new and existing businesses to help them thrive
2. We will meet our housing growth targets

Priority 4: Celebrate our local heritage and culture

11. We will support the improvement of our built heritage, drawing in third-party funding wherever possible

12. We will support leisure and tourism within the borough