Issue - meetings

To consider and receive the report of the Director (Business, Development and Growth).

To approve the allocation of £572,250 capital infrastructure monies to the St John’s Health Centre project for spend in 2019/20.

Councillor Peter Wilson, Executive Member (Resources), presented the report of the Director (Business, Development and Growth) which seeks approval for the allocation of Strategic CIL monies to purchase the St Johns Club, 239 Preston Road, Clayton-Le-Woods to support the delivery of the Clayton-Le-Woods General Practice surgery which is on the Regulation 123 List.

Members discussed the report, noting that there was no formal proposal for the project currently, and therefore there were no details available regarding timescales or facilities. Councillor Wilson advised that although discussions had been held with several stakeholders about the options available for developing the site, these were yet to be explored in detail and no formal proposals were available.

With regards to posts on social media, Councillor Wilson explained there was any formal partnership with any individual stakeholders and reiterated that no detailed plans or proposals were in place. It was suggested any alleged misinformation being circulated by councillors or parish councillors should be reported to the Monitoring Officer for investigation as a potential Standards matter. In response to a subsequent question, the Chief Executive advised that moving forwards the planning process would include usage of the existing community centre space.

Decision:

To approve the allocation of £572,250 capital infrastructure monies to the St John’s Health Centre project for spend in 2019/20.

Reasons for Recommendation(s):

To allocate the CIL Infrastructure Fund in the way it is intended and ensure the methodology of how it is allocated is transparent.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

None.