Agenda item

Decisions:

That having had due regard to the first stage of the Integrated Impact Assessment, the following be agreed:

1.           Officers proceed with the preferred option (Option 1 in the Feasibility Study produced by Counter Culture, as detailed in the circulated report) for the future use of the vacant Library building in Neath as a creative hub.

2.           Officers proceed with a procurement exercise to tender for an organisation to lease and operate the building.

Reason for Decisions:

To enable Neath Port Talbot Council to proceed with the refurbishment of the prominent, vacant old Neath Library building in order to bring it back into beneficial use as a creative hub and prevent the building falling further into a state of disrepair.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.

Consultation:

Consultation was undertaken by Counter Culture with key stakeholders and a wider consultation in relation to comparators as part of the feasibility study.