That Cabinet:-
1.
Approved £1.2m to be taken from the Town Centre Capial Allocation to support the installation of
shop fronts and secure more viable uses where necessary;
2.
Authorised the Strategic Director for Economy and Infrastructure
to:-
- Set up a grant scheme
for the award of third party grants to owners of properties for the
purposes of the installation of shop fronts and/or for the purposes
of securing more viable uses where appropriate;
- Enter into
discussions with the Heritage Lottery Fund, Architectural Heritage
Fund and Historic England to secure possible funding for the
scheme;
- Enter into
discussions with the Huddersfield Civic Society to join the scheme
as partners and secure the publication of a Huddersfield Town
Centre Design Guide; and
- Take any necessary
enforcement action to secure better quality shop fronts and
advertisements.
- Ensure that further
checks be made around enforcements for the town centre, carry out
an audit of the buildings and continue to take enforcement action
where necessary.