Decision details

Neighbourhood CIL for Bath – Approval of tenth round of recommendations

Decision Maker: Council Leader

Decision status: Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Council Leader is asked to agree the recommendations from the CIL for Bath Panel relating to the tenth allocation of funding. This comprises of eight projects from Bath’s “neighbourhood portion” of the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Decision:

The Cabinet Member agrees that:

 

An allocation of £9,000 for a Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) at Rosewarn Park in Whiteway, Bath. (Capital External)

 

An allocation of £9,612 for The Jewish Burial Ground for restoration on the cemetery boundary walls (Capital External)

 

An allocation £9,950 that was made by Bath City Football Club for drainage works on the football pitch at Twerton Park.

 

An allocation £6,800 that was made by Bathscape for work on landscaping, planting, and a memorial plaque at The Workhouse Burial Ground

 

An allocation £39,249.87 that was made by All Saints Weston for refurbishment of the Weston Hub Ball Court and improvements to Community Garden

 

An allocation £4,476 that was made by Weston Free Church (Moravian) for improvements to Community Garden at Moravian Church

 

An allocation £5,000 that was made by The Bear Flat Association for restoration of the historic water fountain and landscaping

 

Amend the provisional Capital Programme for Bath Area Forum to £84k to reflect balance of funding available prior to these allocations. These allocations, if approved, will reduce it to £40k.

 

Reasons for the decision:

In the absence of a Parish Council for Bath, the Bath and North East Somerset Council has a statutory responsibility to allocate the local portion of CIL.

 

To agree the recommendations from the CIL for Bath Panel relating to the tenth allocation of funding to seven projects from Bath’s “neighbourhood portion” of the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Alternative options considered:

The CIL for Bath Panel has considered a number of funding applications that requested support from the Bath CIL neighbourhood portion. The unsuccessful applications have been contacted and provided with the reasons why they were not successful.

Publication date: 11/08/2021

Date of decision: 09/08/2021

Effective from: 19/08/2021

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