Agenda item

Neighbourhood CIL for Bath

An update will be provided to the forum on the recent funding decisions that have been taken for Neighbourhood CIL for Bath projects.

 

Minutes:

Cllr Rob Appleyard reported on the recommendations made by the Bath City Forum Working Group for Neighbourhood CIL in the meeting which took place on 3rd July 2018.

Freeview Road Parking Twerton

The panel still require confirmation on serval points in the scheme from Highways. As long as these come back without issue the project will not need to return to the panel.

Once fully satisfied a recommendation for £34,000 for area C and area E

 

Combe Down Rugby Club

The panel felt that this application would be looked at as three separate requests.

The request for funding for the tarmacking of the Rugby Club Car Park was declined. The working group felt that local users from the adjacent development would not need to travel to the club by car when they are so close by. The benefit for visitors from visitors further afield would be greater. This was not seen as to have strong benefits to the local community. 

The infrastructure provided by having a two way flow between the school and the playing field clubhouse was seen as an idea that should be supported. This project linked up the facilities and would create safe access to integrated facilities that would allow the community to integrate. £15,348 plus VAT was quoted as the cost for this part of the project. This part of the project was recommended for funding by the working group.

The request for funding for improvements to the changing rooms, trench and pipe installation and a new boiler were supported by the panel. The community need this infrastructure to be in place to maximise the use of the space for a range of activities. £11,035 plus VAT was quoted as the cost for this part of the project. This part of the project was recommended for funding by the working group.

Two Tunnels Greenway Signage

The two tunnels signage project application fully identified the requirements for providing better directions for cyclists on a number of routes across Bath.

The panel felt that this project request for £6,000 was to be supported as getting residents out of their cars and more active is of great benefit to communities.

The panel asked if the project has considered the needs for future signs where developments in Bath have not get been completed. They would support a slightly higher bid if this needs to be built in to the project.  This was recommended for funding by the working group.

Brickfields Park Bench

The request for £1,455 to provide a bench in the brickfields park was agreed by the panel. The application costings showed the cost include ten years maintenance. 

This green space is used by increased numbers of residents for exercising, dog walking and children’s play. 

Beat the Street Bath

The panel concluded that they did not support this application.

There were a number of concerns around how affective that the project would be in the longer term. It was felt that a lack of information around how the assumption was reached on uptake rates and how an idea such as this has succeeded elsewhere are missing from the application.

This idea was seen to be a similar idea to others that are available as apps on smartphones. Games such as Pokémon Go and activities such as the Owl Trail are freely available and have similar benefits of getting people physically active. Activities were seen to have a short lifespan with young people not sticking to them in the longer term.

The overall cost of this scheme was considered to be too high; at £20 per resident the panel felt this did not appear to provide good value for money.

Lighting on Linear Par leading up to Two Tunnels

Pre Application Discussed

The panel liked the idea of solar lighting but reserves judgement on making a final decision until a fully completed application form has been submitted.

Cllr Appleyard explained that the panel requests that only completed applications are brought to future meetings. Council Officers are asked to deal with the applications up to the point where they are in a position to be presented to the panel.

The Bath City Forum Members were asked to vote on all of the proposals above; this was agreed with a strong majority in favour.

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