Issue - meetings
Historic Buildings Grant - Oxford House
Meeting: 04/06/2018 - Grants Scrutiny Sub-Committee (Item 7)
7 Historic Buildings Grant - Oxford House PDF 366 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 Extract from the Heritage at Risk Register, item 7 PDF 24 KB
- Appendix 2 Historic Buildings Grant application form, item 7 PDF 141 KB
- Appendix 3 Informal grant offer letter 2013, item 7 PDF 70 KB
- Appendix 3 Informal grant offer letter 2014, item 7 PDF 34 KB
Minutes:
Sripriya Sudhakar, Place Shaping Team Leader presented her report in relation to the Historic Building Grant – Oxford House in Bethnal Green. She informed Members Oxford House was a Grade II Listed Building and is on the Historic England’s Heritage Risk register. The grant sought is for £95,901.20 and forms part of the overall Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) financed scheme called “From Victoria ‘Gap Year’ to Community Hub: heritage and community at Oxford House.”
Ms Sudhakar said the grant would contribute to the repairing of the roof with work to start in June 2018. The LBTH grant contributes to match funding for a larger HLF grant. Without the LBTH grant, the charity will have a shortfall of funds which could threaten the project.
Members of the Sub-Committee made the following comments and asked questions in relation to the report:
· What has led to the roof being in such a state of disrepair?
· Is the project still in target?
· What measures are in place to ensure the overall project will deliver the desired outcomes?
Members of the Sub-Committee AGREED to recommend the Grant’s Determination Sub-Committee to:
1. Authorise the Corporate Director Place to issue a formal offer of grant to The Oxford House in Bethnal Green to a maximum value of £95,902.00 for repair works to the roof and high level windows.
2. Authorise the Corporate Director Place to enter into the grant agreement and any such other agreements required to affect the grant and the use of grant as detailed in paragraph 1.