Issue - meetings

Committee is asked to agree to formally end the Solar Canopy project.

The Committee resolved to agree to formally end the solar canopy project.

The Committee considered a report to formally end the solar canopy project in the Eclipse leisure centre car park. The Committee were provided with a timeline which set out conditions that increased the cost of the project and made it more difficult to pursue. The position of the Council had also changed since project initiation due to the impact of Local Government Reorganisation and directives issued by the Secretary of State. The capital funding was no longer available which made the project unviable.

The Committee expressed disappointment that the project was not continuing as it presented a commitment to climate change. The Committee expressed concern over the amount of time spent on the project, but acknowledged the lessons learned.

The Committee resolved to agree to formally end the solar canopy project.