Decision details

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to note the Union Street Empty Shops Action Plan provided in Appendix 1 to the report;

(ii)           to note the role of a number of city centre stakeholders in developing the proposals in the plan and the support provided by the Council to some of these organisations;

(iii)          to instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to support stakeholders to implement the proposed actions in the plan where appropriate;

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth, in consultation with the Director of Resources, to develop a grant scheme of £500,000 to support the reconfiguration of empty shops on Union Street for confirmed occupancy, subject to the Council’s budget setting process for 2023/24; and

(v)           to instruct the Chief Officer - City Growth to report back on progress of the plan to the Finance and Resources Committee in early 2024.