Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to approve proposals for the allocation of £450,000 Strategic Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding to Barking Riverside Limited over a three-year period, as a contribution towards the extension of Uber Boat by Thames Clipper UBTC) services to the Barking Riverside area.

Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Support the proposal for £450,000 to be allocated over three years to part-fund extended services for Uber Boat by Thames Clipper (UBTC) services at Barking Riverside;

(ii)  Note the proposed draft letter of support to Barking Riverside Limited (BRL) setting out the in-principle allocation of the funding, conditional on remaining funding being found by BRL;

(iii)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Inclusive Growth to take any steps necessary to ensure compliance with the Subsidy Control Act 2022; and

(iv)  Delegate authority to the Strategic Director, Inclusive Growth, in consultation with the Head of Legal, to execute all agreements, contracts and other documents on behalf of the Council in order to implement the allocation of SCIL funding.