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34 Section 106 Community Facilities 2019 Funding Round 
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Minutes:
Matter for
Decision
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 for the
Community Facilities S106 funding round 2019, agreed by the Executive
Councillor on 21st March 2019, applications have been invited for proposals to
improve community facilities in Cambridge. Five applications have been received
and assessed against the S106 selection criteria. This report summarises those
applications and assessments and makes five recommendations for S106 funding.
Decision
of Executive Councillor for Communities
i.
Agreed the following S106
Community Facility grants and funding, detailed in Section 3 and Appendices 1
and 2 of the Officer’s report, subject to:
·
planning
and building control requirements being satisfactorily met;
·
business
case approval;
·
signed
community grant agreement, securing appropriate community use of the
facilities; and
·
any other conditions highlighted in the report.
|
Ref |
Grant |
Organisation |
Purpose |
|
R1 |
£3,000 |
Arbury
Court office Cambridge
Council for Voluntary Services (CCVS) |
To
transform an underused store room into an additional meeting space that will be
available for hire and for groups to use. |
|
R2 |
£15,000 |
Brown's
Field Community Centre Cambridge
City Council |
Creation
of a community kitchen space in the main foyer area. (5.6m²). Change of use
of the current kitchen to create a catering standard kitchen (11m²). |
|
R3 |
£15,000 |
Chesterton
Methodist Church (CMC) |
Construction
of a new accessible toilet block, and improvements for wheelchair access. |
|
R4 |
£800 |
Nun’s
Way Pavilion North
Cambridge Community Partnership |
Shelving
for storage space. |
|
R5 |
£15,000 |
St
George's Church |
Provision
of a hearing loop and AV equipment to enhance the facilities in the hall. Ceiling
for church kitchen. |
ii.
Allocated up to £55,000 of
existing generic S106 contributions for the development of a community room as
part of the nursery building on the 75 Cromwell Road development, as detailed
in paragraph 4.2.
iii.
Requested officers to review and
report back to this Committee any of these S106-funded projects which do not
progress to the implementation stage within 18 months.
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 Community Funding and
Development Manager.
The Community Funding and Development Manager said the following in
response to Members’ questions:
i.
The purpose of S106 was not to plug gaps but to help
the city council target areas where extra investment was needed to improve
facilities.
ii.
Officers were looking for opportunities to enhance
facilities where developments were coming forward in the city, particularly if
there were gaps in facility provision.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendations.
The Executive Councillor
approved the recommendations.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any
Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
