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Report of Strategic Director Planning, Housing & Economy

Summary

To present the results of partnership work with the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) on the Oxfordshire Local Investment Plan (LIP) and to recommend entering into a Local Investment Agreement (LIA) based on it.

Recommendations

The Executive is recommended:

(1)               To note the partnership work recently undertaken on the HCA Single Conversation process and the resultant Local Investment Plan (LIP)

(2)               To agree that the Council enters into the proposed Oxfordshire Local Investment Agreement (LIA) (Draft at Appendix 1 to the Report).

(3)               To delegate responsibility for finalisation of the Local Investment Agreement (LIA) wording to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council.

Recommendations Approved

The Strategic Director Planning, Housing and Economy submitted a report to present the results of partnership work with the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) on the Oxfordshire Local Investment Plan (LIP) and to recommend entering into a Local Investment Agreement (LIA) based on it.

Resolved

(1)               That the partnership work recently undertaken on the HCA Single Conversation process and the resultant Local Investment Plan (LIP) be noted.

(2)               That it be agreed that the Council enters into the proposed Oxfordshire Local Investment Agreement (LIA) (Draft at Appendix 1 to the Report).

(3)               That the council delegate responsibility for finalisation of the Local Investment Agreement (LIA) wording to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council.

Reasons

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) is currently piloting a new approach to its method of planning distribution of funding.  This involves what has been termed the ‘Single Conversation’.  The intent is for HCA to work with local authorities to produce a comprehensive Local Investment Plan (LIP) detailing agreed priorities for government investment that can support local development and infrastructure schemes.

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