Agendas, reports and minutes

Lochaber Committee

Date: Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Agenda: Read the Supplementary Agenda

 
In relation to the agenda circulated for the meeting of the Lochaber Committee on Tuesday, 30 August, 2022, the following updated Agenda item is circulated.
 
Agenda item  9 
 
Applicant Change Request
Iarrtas airson Tagraiche Atharrachadh
 
Place Based Investment Fund Programme 
 
The Scottish Government allocated the Highland Council £1,963,000 ring-fenced Place Based Investment Programme (PBIP) funding for 2021/22.  On 1 September 2021, Members of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee Members agreed an area distribution of the grant. Lochaber Committee was allocated £154,144.
In discussion with Ward 11 and 21 Members at the joint Ward Business Meeting held on 11 October 2021, Members expressed a desire to invite bids for the available PBIP grant. The process opened on 29 December 2021 and closed 21 January 2022. On the 7th February 2022 the Lochaber Committee approved four applications. See full report and minutes here: 
 
 https://www.highland.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/4574/lochaber_committee
 
 
Island Infrastructure Fund 
 
The Highland Council received an award of £510,000 from the Scottish Government to be allocated to deliver infrastructure projects across Skye, Raasay and the Small Isles through the Islands Infrastructure Fund. On the 7th March 2022, Lochaber Committee Members unanimously agreed to funding four Small Isles Projects. The full report and minutes can be accessed here: 
 

https://www.highland.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/4608/lochaber_committee

Applicant Change Request for both funding Streams

 
The Isle of Canna Community Development Trust which has been funded by both these funding streams has since approached the Highland Council for a change request of the preferred delivery partner on their project (letters circulated). Due to internal resource, VAT considerations and the ownership of the land belonging to the National Trust for Scotland, it has been agreed between the Trust and NTS that it is more appropriate for NTS to receive the PBIP and IIF funding and deliver this project. Upon completion of the building, a long lease (20+years) will be instated and the property will be managed by Isle of Canna Community Trust on behalf of the community. The Trust have several different funding steams involved in this project and measures have been taken to ensure NTS as the delivery partner on all approved applications. The Rural Tourism Infrastructure Fund by example has already approved the change request.
 
The Committee are invited to approve the applicant change request of the preferred delivery partner on the project to National Trust for Scotland.
 
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
 
Stewart Fraser
Head of Corporate Governance