New Anglia Investment Appraisal Committee
Meeting Minutes (Confirmed)
26th August 2020
Present:
Committee Members
David Ellesmere (DE)
Ipswich Borough Council
Andrew Proctor (AP)
Norfolk County Council
Dominic Keen (DK)
High Growth Robotics
Sandy Ruddock
Scarlett & Mustard
C-J Green (CJG)
Brave Goose
Martin Williams (MW)
Independent IAC Member
In Attendance
Chris Starkie (CS)
New Anglia LEP
Chris Dashper (CD)
New Anglia LEP
Helen Wilton (HW)
New Anglia LEP
Iain Dunnett (ID)
New Anglia LEP
ACTIONS
ACTION: A presentation to the IAC on the vertical farm project to be scheduled - ID/HW
1
Welcome from the Chair
David Ellesmere (DE) welcomed everyone to the meeting.
2
Apologies
Apologies were received from Tim Whitley, Alan Waters and Rosanne Wijnberg.
3
Declarations of Interest
DE declared an interest on Item 8, the Wolsey Theatre Grant Request and Item 9, the Ipswich Cornhill
Grant amendment.
Andrew Proctor (AP) declared an interest in Item 7, the Growing Places Fund investment.
4
Minutes of previous meeting (21st July 2020)
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved by the committee.
As per the action from the last meeting Iain Dunnett (ID) confirmed that the loan end date on the
Winerack was 30th May 2021.
5
Growing Places Fund Horizon Paper (Confidential)
ID highlighted key points from the Horizon paper.
The Committee agreed:
• To note the content of the report
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6
LGF - Food Innovation Centre Update - Confidential
7
Growing Places Fund: Investment Opportunity - Confidential
This item was addressed last on the agenda.
AP left the meeting.
The Committee agreed:
• To note the content of the report
8
Growing Places Fund: Wolsey Theatre Additional Grant Request - Confidential
DE left the meeting
The Committee agreed:
• To note the content of the report
Innovative Projects Fund (2019): Ipswich Cornhill Grant Agreement Amendment -
9
Confidential
DE returned to the meeting
10
Local Growth Fund Reapportionment: NCC Transport Packages
CD presented a paper requesting reapportionment of Local Growth Fund be made to existing NCC
Transport Packages as the allocated Growth Deal Funding will not be spent by the March 2021 deadline.
The reapportionment is as follows:
1. Transfer of £1,150,000 from the Great Yarmouth Transport Package to the Great Yarmouth Third
River Crossing.
2. Transfer of £100,000 from the Great Yarmouth Rail Station Interchange Package to the Great
Yarmouth Third River Crossing.
3. Transfer of £302,000 from the Thetford Transport Package to the Great Yarmouth Third River
Crossing.
CS noted that all the original projects had been agreed back in 2015 and had largely been delivered.
The Committee agreed:
• To note the content of the report
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