Decision details

Cabinet AGREED, in principle, to the establishment of a Northstowe trust, including representation from the surrounding villages, in 2007/08 and ENDORSED the following further steps now required:

(a)               commissioning detailed financial advice including the development of a business plan for the trust;

(b)               commissioning legal advice on establishment and running of the trust;

(c)               engagement with existing communities in and around the site to consider the benefits to the wider area and to identify key individuals who may become involved in the trust;

(d)               further work on a number of key areas such as the Energy Supply Company and IT Networks and their potential links to the trust;

(e)               a visit to Milton Keynes to learn more about the Trusts there and the relationship with English Partnerships and possibly a visit to Caterham Barracks; and

(f)                 production of a plan for establishing the Northstowe Town Council.

Cabinet NOTED that it was proposed to bring a further report to Cabinet in spring 2007, once the outcomes of the next steps have been considered by the Northstowe Development Trust Working Group.