Decision

Chiil’d Out:

 

i)    
that the Director of Finance include the Chill’d Out project
to the Capital Plan as a Tier 1 Capital project and allocate
£67,091 awarded grant funds to refurbish the asset in line
with the terms and conditions of the grant and;
 

ii)   
pursuant to the above, the Director of Finance enter into
a  contract with MW Benney to facilitate
the delivery of the Chill’d Out capital works as outlined in
the bid and set out in Paragraph 2.2 of the submitted business
case.
 

Combe Pafford:
 

i)    
that the Combe Pafford project be added to the Capital Investment
plan as a Tier 2 capital project and the Director of Finance
allocate £50,000 from the Childres Services Higher Needs
Provision Capital Allocation (HNPCA) to facilitate the feasibility,
surveys, design and tender process to inform the Full Business
Case;
 

ii)   
that the Director of Finance authorise a contribution of
£100,000 from the HNCPA via a Funding Agreement to Combe
Pafford to support the Academy delivering urgent works for
additional security and sensory areas; and
 

iii)  
that the Director of Finance establish a reserve of £200,000
from the HNCPA for future works to be agreed as Phase 2 and managed
via a Funding Agreement or an addendum to the Full Business
Case.
 

Whiterock (Plot 8115):
 

i)    
That the Director of Finance rescinds the decision taken on the 9th
September 2025 in relation to the £90,000 Levelling Up Funds
(LUF) allocation for feasibility at Whiterock and, instead, fund
the initial feasibility utilising the revenue feasibility fund.

Reasons for the decision

All projects were
reviewed and deemed to be strategically advantageous and
satisfactorily compliant in terms of their feasibility and levels
of risk to enable them to progress.

Alternative options considered

The
projects could be put on hold or cancelled and the grant funding
received for them could be returned to central
government.