Decision details
Park and Open Spaces Quality Improvement - Great Hollands Recreation Ground
PDF 114 KBDecision Maker: Executive Member for Culture, Corporate Services and Public Protection
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To seek approval for the allocation of S106
funding (£50,215) to support improvements to play and outdoor
recreational facilities at Great Hollands Recreation Ground.
To confirm which financial contributions secured from developers
under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 will be
applied to the project
Decision:
That £50,215 of S106 contributions be allocated to Bracknell Town Council as a grant to part-fund site works to improve play and outdoor recreational facilities at Great Hollands Recreation Ground.
Reasons for the decision:
Developer contributions are collected through S106 agreements to support “providing, expanding or improving open space, and/or outdoor recreational facilities (which may include the acquisition and/or improvement of land and/or buildings and/or carrying out or assisting in the carrying out of nature/landscaping conservation projects) within three kilometres of the Site.”
Alternative options considered:
Not carrying out a project at Great Hollands Recreation Ground could lead to funds being returned to the developers, if no other qualifying scheme was located through which to deliver enhancements in the time available.
Not utilising s106 funding could result in a failure to mitigate the impact of development and a missed opportunity for ‘providing, expanding or improving open space, and/or outdoor recreational facilities’.
The wide range of S106 contributions available in the borough have been assessed in order to eliminate those lying outside the distance constraints of the developments as set out in the s106 agreements.
Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:
None.
Wards Affected: Great Hollands North; Great Hollands South;
Financial Impact: The S106 funding identified is available for this scheme and once approved will be added to the Departments capital monitoring for 2017-18 as part of the rolling S106 capital programme.
Declarations: None.
Subject to Urgent Proceedings: No.
Making Representations: In writing to the Director of Environment, Culture & Communities.
Other reasons / organisations consulted
Feedback has been derived from user groups,
park visitors and from those who’ve attended activity days.
The general consensus is that people would like to see updated play
equipment that caters for a wider age range.
Consultees
User groups
Park visitors
Attendees at activity days
Contact: Stephen Chown, Head of Natural Estates Email: stephen.chown@bracknell-forest.gov.uk Tel: 01344 351226.
Publication date: 26/05/2017
Date of decision: 26/05/2017
Effective from: 06/06/2017
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