Decision details

RESOLVED:

1.     That the contents of the report be noted and that £100k of CIL funds be approved, to be allocated towards The Football Foundation, Ringwood Project, as set out in section 4 of the Cabinet report.

2.     That a delegation to an Executive Head or Strategic Director, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Planning, Regeneration and Infrastructure to commit CIL funds to approved mitigation and infrastructure projects within the confines of the overall agreed approved CIL budget as included within the Council’s Capital Programme be approved.

REASONS FOR DECISION:

As set out in the report.

KEY DECISION:

Yes.

PORTFOLIO:

Planning, Regeneration and Infrastructure.

ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED/REJECTED:

As set out in the report.

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST(S):

Cllr Jeremy Heron, declared, that he was a member of Ringwood Town Council and that the recommendation to allocate funding towards The Football Foundation, was a project which had been supported by Ringwood Town Council.  He concluded that there were no grounds under common law to prevent him from remaining in the meeting to speak and vote on this item.

DISCUSSION:

The Portfolio Holder introduced the report and welcomed the use of CIL money to support the sports facility in Ringwood.

The Executive Head for Planning, Regeneration and Economy highlighted that there were would two further reports to be considered by the Cabinet in relation to a programme of off-site mitigation projects and the governance arrangements in relation to the approval of infrastructure project funding allocation.

It was recognised that the Football Foundation Project had received a significant amount of investment from other sources and that it would be a great asset for the community.