Purpose

This report seeks Cabinet Member approval to allocate and release a further £25,000 of Section 106 planning obligations to complete the project to install new prefabricated changing facilities at the Bayham Sports Ground. The report also proposes a change to source of the Section 106 funds to make best use of the monies held by the council with respect to the expiry date of contributions held.

Decision

1. RESOLVED – That £25,000 of a developer Recreation Contributions collected pursuant to the planning agreement in respect of planning permission 13/02885 Knights Way be released and allocated to fund completion of the replacement changing rooms at Bayham Sports Ground.
2. That a further £133,150 of a developer Recreation Contribution collected pursuant to the planning agreement in of respect planning permission 13/02885 Knights Way be released and allocated to the project for the replacement changing rooms at Bayham Sports Ground in lieu of a contribution to the same value from a developer Recreation Contribution collected pursuant to the planning agreement in of respect planning permission 12/2547 Kent and Sussex Hospital, as set out in the table at paragraph 1.7.

Reasons for the decision

The recommended option is to agree to allocate and release £25,000 funding through the use of developer contributions collected for that purpose to complete the project and to amend the source of funding as set out in the table at paragraph 1.7 to ensure that full use of the developer contributions can be made and avoid the need to return any funding.

The release of the additional £25,000 can be completed as the funds are held by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.

Alternative options considered

1.      Do nothing and reject the request to release the funding.

2.      Proceed with the request to release further funding to complete the project at Bayham Sports ground and the change to the funding source.