Purpose

To agree the recommendation from the CIL for Bath Advisory Board relating to the round fifteen allocation of funding (£263,100) for six projects from Bath’s “neighbourhood portion” of the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Decision

The Cabinet Member agrees the following allocations:

·  An allocation of £75,000 to Bath City Football Club towards the cost of a FIFA Quality PRO all-weather pitch at Twerton Park stadium in the ward of Twerton.

·  An allocation of £40,000 to Curo Housing Group for the installation of swings, toddler equipment, flooring, and the enhancement of an existing Whiteway Green Park.

·  An allocation of £60,000 over three years to Bath Preservation Trust to continue in delivering projects through The Bath World Heritage Enhancement Fund.

·  An allocation £27,100 to Weston Community Library in order to carry out necessary refurbishments and cover rental costs for the next decade.

·  An allocation of £47,000 to support the work of The Student Community Partnership Community Warden and Administrator for an additional year.

·  An allocation of £14,000 to BaNES Allotment Association to support funding of communal projects that would include the creation of smaller plots and micro sites.

Reasons for the decision

In the absence of a Parish Council for Bath, the Bath and North East Somerset Council has a statutory responsibility to allocate the local portion of CIL.

To agree the recommendations from the CIL for Bath Advisory Board relating to the eleventh allocation of funding to one project from Bath’s “neighbourhood portion” of the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Alternative options considered

The CIL for Bath Advisory Board considered eight applications that requested support from the Bath CIL neighbourhood portion, six applications were recommended for funding.