Purpose

To agree the recommendation from the CIL for Bath Advisory Board relating to the round fourteen allocation of funding (£171,301) for five projects from Bath’s “neighbourhood portion” of the Community Infrastructure Levy.

Decision

To agree:

(1)  An allocation of £15,000 to St Andrews Community Church towards the refurbishment of the community centre.

(2)  An allocation of £3,640 to Percy Community Centre for the replacement of the Annexe Doors.

(3)  An allocation of £25,353 to Percy Community Centre for the resurfacing of the outdoor multi use sports court.

(4)  An allocation of £52,389 to Bath Youth for Christ for the refurbishment of the toilets and kitchen facilities at the Roundhill Hub.

(5)  An allocation of £74,919 to Your Park Bristol & Bath to create the UK’s first park to meet young females needs at Brickfields.

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 (Community Infrastructure Levy).

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 seven applications that requested support from the Bath CIL neighbourhood portion, five applications were recommended for funding.