Decision details

(1)        That a growth bid for District Development Funding in the sum of £35,000 for 2016/17 be approved to continue the work of the Town & Village Centres Opportunities Fund;

(2)        That the fund be opened to all appropriately constituted organisations and bodies throughout Epping Forest District as well as Economic Development Officers from Epping Forest District Council, who would be allowed to bid for projects independently but also as partners in joint projects with other appropriate organisations; and

(3)        That, prior to the launch of the 2016/17 Fund, a formal policy document be drafted to set out the nature and requirements of the Fund, detailing the criteria for both the eligibility of properly constituted groups and the eligibility of applications.