East Sussex Local Growth Assurance Framework (ESLGAF) Capital Programme report

Committee report · Lead Member for Economy · Fri 24 Jul 2026 · East Sussex County Council

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“note the final spend in 2025/26 for the Local Growth Fund and Growing Places Fund programmes as set out in.”

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The minutes record: Noted. “RESOLVED to: 1) note the final spend in 2025/26 for the Local Growth Fund and Growing Places Fund programmes as set out in Appendices 1 and 4 of the report; 2) note the project updates that took place across the Local Growth Fund, Growing Places Fund and Getting Building Fund programmes in 2025/26 as set out in Appendices 2, 6 and 7 of the report; 3) agree the forecast scheme spend profile for the Local Growth Fund programme as detailed at Appendix 3 of the report for the 2026/27 financial year; and 4) agree the…” minutes ↗

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A report from the Director of Communities, Economy and Transport goes to East Sussex County Council's Lead Member for Economy on 24 July 2026. p1 p2 p38

It sets out project progress and spending on three funds: the Local Growth Fund, the Growing Places Fund and the Getting Building Fund, for 2025/26 and the forecast for 2026/27. p3 p4

Officers recommend that the Lead Member note the final 2025/26 spend and project updates, and agree the forecast spending profiles for the Local Growth Fund and Growing Places Fund in 2026/27. p5 p6 p7 p8 p9

The report says £2,747,637.15 was spent across four Local Growth Fund projects in 2025/26 against a budget of £7.415m carried forward, with the remaining £4.667m profiled for 2026/27. p22 p26

The Queensway Gateway Road and Churchfields Business Centre projects were confirmed as complete in 2025/26. p25

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p1Report to: Lead Member for Economy Date of meeting:
p224 July 2026 By: Director of Communities, Economy and Transport
p3Title: East Sussex Local Growth Assurance Framework (ESLGAF) Capital Programme report Purpose:
p4To present the project progress, and project spend across the Local Growth Fund, Growing Places Fund and Getting Building Fund for 2025/26 and the forecast for 2026/27.
p5RECOMMENDATIONS: The Lead Member is recommended to:
p61) note the final spend in 2025/26 for the Local Growth Fund and Growing Places Fund programmes as set out in Appendices 1 and 4;
p72) note the project updates that took place across the Local Growth Fund, Growing Places Fund and Getting Building Fund programmes in 2025/26 as set out in Appendices 2, 6 and 7;
p83) agree the forecast scheme spend profile for the Local Growth Fund programme as detailed at Appendix 3 for the 2026/27 financial year; and
p94) agree the forecast scheme spend profile for the Growing Places Fund programme as detailed at Appendix 5 for the 2026/27 financial year.
p222025/26 Programme 2.1 Appendix 1 to this report sets out the final spend for the 2025/26 LGF programme. £ 2,747,637.15 was spent across 4 projects against a baseline budget of £7.415m which had been carried forward from 2024/25. Further details on each of these projects and the current status of all the projects in the LGF programme are outlined at Appendix 2.
p252.4 The Queensway Gateway Road, and Churchfields Business Centre projects were confirmed as complete in 2025/26 according to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) definition of all financial, practical and output targets being achieved.
p262026/27 Programme 2.5 The remaining £4.667m of LGF funding is profiled to be spent in 2026/27 as outlined in Appendix 3. This figure represents the forecast spend at the beginning of the 2026/27 financial year.
p38RUPERT CLUBB Director of Communities, Economy and Transport Contact Officer: Rupert Clubb Email: Rupert.Clubb@eastsussex.gov.uk

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