Issue details

Improving Access to Superfast Broadband in B&NES - the Broadband Delivery UK option

This report recommends that the Council considers whether or not to begin preliminary work on a Local Broadband Plan with South Gloucestershire and Bristol City Councils, in order to further investigate the costs and benefits of applying for available Government funding for improved broadband infrastructure where the private sector is not delivering

Decision type: Key

Decision status: Approved

Decision Type: Key Decision;

Lead member: Cherry Beath cherry_beath@bathnes.gov.uk

Lead director: John Betty

Contact: John Wilkinson, Director of Economy and Growth Email: John_Wilkinson@bathnes.gov.uk Tel: 01225 396593.

Consultation process

Report published in the Agenda

Consultees

PC  OS  Cab  Int  LR  SP  PSB  CX  Mon  151

EFP Reference: E2328

Call-In Information: The Call-in was considered by the Economic and Community Development Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel at a meeting on Monday 5th December. The Panel agreed to make recommendations to Cabinet. The recommendations can be seen in due course in the Minutes of the meeting. The Cabinet considered the Panel's recommendations at its meeting on 7-Dec-11 at which it asked for a further report to be submitted to a future Cabinet meeting.

Decisions

Agenda items

Documents

  • Economic Strategy for Bath and North East Somerset, Draft Core Strategy, Vision for Bath and North East Somerset, Sustainable Community Strategy