Purpose

A decision was taken at Strategy and Resources
Committee in January 2023 that the steel containers, previously
located on Fargate, could be utilised for different purposes. In
November 2023, Strategy and Resources Committee were asked to note
that the steel containers would be allocated to six community
groups and that the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services
would enter into agreements with these organisations. Approval is
now sought to re-allocate one of the containers is to a different
community group.

Content

Approve the
re-allocation of the container initially identified for use by the
Hillsborough Arena Sports Association to be utilised instead by the
Sheffield Caribbean Sports Club as outlined in this report.

Reasons for the decision

1. Hillsborough
Arena Sports Association are unable to use the containers for the
purpose they originally submitted their application for. After
working with the community group on ways to resolve the issue, it
became clear there wasn’t a workable alternative with one of
the containers the Council held.
2. To ensure the
container was utilised as intended in the decision on 20 November
2023, and based on guidance in that decision, the next highest
scoring unsuccessful community group was approach to confirm if
their project would still benefit receiving this
container.  Sheffield Caribbean Sports
Club confirmed their refurbishment project for the clubhouse would
provide better changing facilities for one of their pitches, and it
also supported celebration of the clubs Caribbean heritage.
3. Using the container in this way will
benefit the community and won’t have a negative impact
financially on the Council.

Alternative options considered

To offer the container to one of the remaining
5 community groups.
 
This was rejected as the other groups had
already confirmed they had the containers they required and had
begun with their planning applications and designs.  By selecting an unsuccessful, but feasible project
from an alternative community group it increases the positive
impact on the number of Sheffield residents and neighbourhoods.