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S106 Funding Round 2019: Play Areas and Open Spaces

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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Planning, Building Control, and Infrastructure

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Council uses S106 contributions paid by developers to mitigate the impact of developments on facilities and amenities in Cambridge. In line with the arrangements agreed by the Executive Councillor, the Council has invited proposals for improving play areas and open spaces within the city as part of its 2020 S106 funding round. A range of applications have been received and assessed against the S106 selection criteria . The report will summarises those applications and assessments and makes recommendations for S106 funding.

Decision:

Matter for Decision

To approve the allocation of S106 funding for various projects as outlined in the officer’s report.

Decision of the Executive Councillor for Planning Policy and Open Spaces.

Agreed to allocated s106 funding to the following projects, as amended, subject to the business case approval (see section 4 and appendix A of the Officers’ report for project details).

Chesterton Rec Ground wheel-sport facility (East Chesterton ward): an additional £20,000 (informal open space).

Five Trees open space: wildflower and tree planting (East Chesterton): £5,000 (informal open space)

Pearl Close play area & open space improvements (East Chesterton): £2,900 (play) and £3,000 (informal open space)

Tree planting in open spaces in Coleridge ward: £13,000 (informal open space)

Nightingale Avenue Rec footpath improvements (Queen Edith’s ward): an additional £10,000 (informal open space)

Landscaping for new Nightingale Rec Ground Pavilion (Queen Edith’s): £10,000 (informal open space)

~~Trumpington Rec Ground boundary landscaping (Trumpington): £70,000 (informal open space)~~

Accordia open space improvements: installation of drainage swales and biodiversity information boards (Trumpington): £5,000 (informal open space)

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Parker’s Piece tree planting (Market): provisional allocation until June 2022 of £9,900 (informal open space) towards the wider project costs (see paragraph 4.3c).

Reason for the Decision

As set out in the Officer’s report.

Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

Not applicable.

Scrutiny Considerations

The Committee received a report from the Development Manager who reminded the committee that since report had been published, it had become clear that one of the recommendations (to fund the Trumpington Recreation Ground boundary landscaping proposal [S5]) using local S106 contributions) was not ready for consideration and had been withdrawn for consideration.

Councillor Bird welcomed the recommendation for funding for the Chesterton Rec Ground wheel-sport facility, the Five Trees open space: wildflower and tree planting (East Chesterton), Pearl Close play area & open space improvements (East Chesterton) and thanked officers for their hard work in bringing these schemes forward.

The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendation as amended to allocate S106 funding to the following eight projects below, subject to business case approval (see section 4 and appendix A of the officers’ report for project details):