Agenda item

Allocation of Play and Recreation Fund

To receive and consider the enclosed report of the Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy.

Decision:

That approval be given to the award of Play and Recreation Fund grants to the respective organisations as outlined and recommended in Appendix A to the submitted report, subject to the Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy agreeing and signing off a Play and Recreation Fund Agreement with the respective organisations.

Minutes:

The Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy presented a report on the recommended allocation of the Play and Recreation Fund created from Section 106 off-site contributions towards Borough-wide open space provision.

 

In response to the invitation to Parish and Town Councils, Community Groups and the Borough Council to submit applications for the funding of eligible projects, 20 bids for the funding of projects totalling £407,746.35 had been received.  The total amount available within the Fund was £324,159.

 

Each of the bids had been assessed against agreed criteria which took into account the legislative context for Section 106 contributions and a requirement to meet an identified need for the provision and access to open space.  The application of a threshold was also considered appropriate, whereby bids in excess of £10,000 would be restricted to a grant equivalent to a maximum 75% of the project value.  By applying that criteria, the report recommended the support of 16 applications, with a total allocation of £316,313.76.

 

Decision made:

 

That approval be given to the award of the following Play and Recreation Fund grants in respect of the identified projects, subject to the Director of Partnerships, Planning and Policy agreeing and signing off a Play and Recreation Fund Agreement with the respective organisation:

 

Bidding Organisation

Site/Project Details

Grant Approved

Clayton-le-Woods Parish Council

Gough Lane Play Area – New Play Equipment and Surfacing

£23,617.01
(75% of Project value)

Charnock Richard Football Club

Charter Lane – New changing rooms and toilets

£5,000
(Project value)

Heskin Parish Council

Meadows Play Area – New Play Equipment and Surfacing

£9,100
(Project value)

Charnock Richard Parish Council

Mossie Close Play Area – New Play Equipment and Surfacing

£9,171
(50% of Project value)

Euxton Parish Council

Euxton Skate Park – New stake park

£30,000
(18% of Project value)

Wheelton Parish Council

Meadow Street Play Zone Action Area – New play equipment

£33,294.75
(75% of Project value)

Eccleston Parish Council

Eccleston Recreation Ground, Drapers Avenue – Resurfacing

£9,325
(75% of Project value)

Bretherton Parish Council

South Road Recreation Ground and Play Area – New play equipment and surfacing

£51,000
59% of Project value)

Chorley Panthers Rugby League Club

Chisnall Playing Fields, Coppull – Floodlighting

£8,420
(22% of Project value)

Adlington & District in Bloom

Adlington War Memorial – General improvements

£1,500
(Project value)

Mawdesley Parish Council

Village Play Area and Nature Corner – Refurbishment

£37,386
(75% of Project value)

Chorley Council

Lodge Bank Play Area, School Lane, Brinscall – Refurbishment

£30,000
(75% of Project value)

Chorley Council

Astley Park/Queens Road – Enhanced access

£22,500
(75% of Project value)

Chorley Council

Chorley Cemetery – Memorial Wetland Garden

£21,000
(75% of Project value)

Whittle-le-Woods Playing Fields Trust

Kem Mill Lane Playing Fields – Pavilion

£10,000
(12% of Project value)

Chorley Council

Scawfell Road/ Buttermere Avenue, Gillibrand Play Area – Surface improvements

£15,000
(75% of Project value)

 

Reason for decision:

 

The grant aid to eligible projects will assist improvements in the quantity, quality and accessibility of open space throughout the Borough.

 

Alternative option(s) considered and rejected:

 

None.

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