Level Up Fund Projects
Case reference FOI2024/00651
Published 7 May 2024
Request
1. How many projects under the Government's 'Levelling Up Fund' has your Local Authority been granted government funding for (including rounds one, two and three)?
2. What is the total estimated cost of these projects combined, and what is the total estimated cost of each project?
3. How much money has currently been spent by the Local Authority on these projects in total, and how much money has currently been spent by the Local Authority on these projects, broken down by project?
4. How much money has been transferred from the government to the Local Authority for each project, broken down by project?
5. Do these projects require planning permission and if so, has planning permission been granted for the projects which require it? Please supply the answer for each project.
Response
1. How many projects under the Government's 'Levelling Up Fund' has your Local Authority been granted government funding for (including rounds one, two and three)?
Herefordshire Council has been awarded funding under Levelling Up 2. This covers 9 projects under an interlinking programme of work (Hereford Transport Package).
2. What is the total estimated cost of these projects combined, and what is the total estimated cost of each project?
Please see the attached spreadsheet.
3. How much money has currently been spent by the Local Authority on these projects in total, and how much money has currently been spent by the Local Authority on these projects, broken down by project?
Please see the attached spreadsheet.
4. How much money has been transferred from the government to the Local Authority for each project, broken down by project?
The following payments have been received. These payments are towards the overall programme of works rather than being project specific.
Payment 1 - £1,375,000 (March 2023)
Payment 2 - £2,608,862 (July 23)
Payment 3 - £113,049.40 (January 24)
5. Do these projects require planning permission and if so, has planning permission been granted for the projects which require it? Please supply the answer for each project.
Planning permission has been granted for delivery of the Transport Hub. This is the only project which requires planning permission.
Documents
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