Agenda item

RESOLVED: that

1.       the report be noted, and, in the event the project is progressed, to request that the Environment Scrutiny Committee establish a Scrutiny Task and Finish Group process including the gathering of independent expert advice in order to derive more detailed information and clarity on potential opportunities and issues, and to report back to Cabinet with an enhanced understanding ahead of any requests for the Council to formally engage in the planning process; and

2.       In the event the project is progressed, to Officers be authorised to;

(i)         further liaise with the developers of the project in order to confirm a Planning Performance Agreement which secures the necessary resources for the Council to fulfil its required duties as the project is taken through the planning process,

(ii)        undertake a detailed appraisal of the potential economic, social and environmental implications of the project for Cardiff, and

(iii)       engage with the developers of the project to understand more fully the public benefit which would be offered to offset the potential risks.

Cabinet received a report providing an update on the latest position with regard to the potential proposals to construct a Tidal Lagoon between Cardiff and Newport.  The report details the potential opportunities and issues of the potential scheme. 

RESOLVED: that

1.       the report be noted, and, in the event the project is progressed, to request that the Environment Scrutiny Committee establish a Scrutiny Task and Finish Group process including the gathering of independent expert advice in order to derive more detailed information and clarity on potential opportunities and issues, and to report back to Cabinet with an enhanced understanding ahead of any requests for the Council to formally engage in the planning process; and

2.       In the event the project is progressed, to Officers be authorised to;

(i)         further liaise with the developers of the project in order to confirm a Planning Performance Agreement which secures the necessary resources for the Council to fulfil its required duties as the project is taken through the planning process,

(ii)        undertake a detailed appraisal of the potential economic, social and environmental implications of the project for Cardiff, and

(iii)       engage with the developers of the project to understand more fully the public benefit which would be offered to offset the potential risks.