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 |
Charnock Richard Football Club |
Charter Lane – New changing rooms and toilets |
£5,000 |
Heskin Parish Council |
Meadows Play Area – New Play Equipment and Surfacing |
£9,100 |
Charnock Richard Parish Council |
Mossie Close Play Area – New Play Equipment and Surfacing |
£9,171 |
Euxton Parish Council |
Euxton Skate Park – New stake park |
£30,000 |
Wheelton Parish Council |
Meadow Street Play Zone Action Area – New play equipment |
£33,294.75 |
Eccleston Parish Council |
Eccleston Recreation Ground, Drapers Avenue – Resurfacing |
£9,325 |
Bretherton Parish Council |
South Road Recreation Ground and Play Area – New play equipment and surfacing |
£51,000 |
Chorley Panthers Rugby League Club |
Chisnall Playing Fields, Coppull – Floodlighting |
£8,420 |
Adlington & District in Bloom |
Adlington War Memorial – General improvements |
£1,500 |
Mawdesley Parish Council |
Village Play Area and Nature Corner – Refurbishment |
£37,386 |
Chorley Council |
Lodge Bank Play Area, School Lane, Brinscall – Refurbishment |
£30,000 |
Chorley Council |
Astley Park/Queens Road – Enhanced access |
£22,500 |
Chorley Council |
Chorley Cemetery – Memorial Wetland Garden |
£21,000 |
Whittle-le-Woods Playing Fields Trust |
Kem Mill Lane Playing Fields – Pavilion |
£10,000 |
Chorley Council |
Scawfell Road/ Buttermere Avenue, Gillibrand Play Area – Surface improvements |
£15,000 |
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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