The Cabinet resolved to:
(i) Support a second-round funding application to the Heritage Lottery Fund’s Townscape Heritage programme in the sum of £1.151m for a heritage building improvement scheme and educational project in the Abbey and Barking Town Centre Conservation Area on the terms set out in the report; and
(ii) Agree that the Council contributes up to £407,500 of match funding towards the total project cost of £1.712m.