Issue details

Summary: Chichester District Council’s Economic Development Department working with Selsey Town Council and other members of the Manhood Peninsula Partnership, has been awarded £10,000 by the Department of Communities & Local Government to become one of 116 Coastal Community Teams to be started around the UK coast. The award must be spent by March 2016.

The award of £10,000 will partially fund two projects in Selsey and East Wittering & Bracklesham that have already been identified as priorities:

·       Selsey Haven Feasibility Study: an investigation into the feasibility, costs and implications of constructing a small harbour or haven for Selsey to generate economic opportunities for the town.

·       Demographics Report: commissioning and steering a report on demographics and employment development in Selsey and East Wittering & Bracklesham.

A total of £13,000 additional funding is required to enable delivery of the two projects. The Council is asked to contribute £13,000 from the New Homes Bonus or other suitable fund.

Recommendation: To support the Peninsula Coastal Economy Team in its efforts to seek economic improvements and benefits for communities on the Manhood Peninsula by approving funding of £13,000 from the New Homes Bonus or other suitable fund to enable the delivery of the following DCLG approved projects by the new Coastal Community Team:

o   Selsey Haven Feasibility Study: £11,000 required

o   Demographic Study for Selsey and East Wittering & Bracklesham: £2,000 required.