Agenda item

1.       That the 2023/24 allocation of £296,341 from Winchester City Council CIL income receipts set aside in the existing allocation for community projects be approved as detailed in report CAB3426, and the expenditure be approved under Financial Procedure rule 7.4 for the funding of thirteen community led projects recommended by the Informal Panel:

a)      St John Ambulance Hall, Bishops Waltham. Building purchase -£40,000

b)      Jubilee Hall, Bishops Waltham. Energy efficiency measures - £40,000

c)       Memorial Park, Compton. Inclusive play equipment - £15,000

d)      Eversley Park Playground, Kings Worthy. Play equipment - £12,000

e)      Oliver’s Battery Recreation Ground. Leisure equipment - £10,000

f)        Otterbourne Village Hall. Improvements - £12,850

g)      Shedfield Reading rooms. Improvements - £15,000

h)      Swanmore Allotments. Infrastructure improvements - £12,100

i)        Twyford village centre. Real time bus information - £10,000

j)        Wickham Community Centre. Improvements - £39,717

k)       Wickham Primary School. Pre-school outdoor provision £21,000

l)        St Barnabas Church, Winchester. Improvements - £50,000

m)     Winchester Rugby Football Club. LED Floodlights - £18,674

2.       That a budget and expenditure of a capital grant of £217,000 from the Winchester City Council CIL receipts be approved for the provision of temporary consulting rooms at Bishops Waltham Surgery recommended by the Informal Panel and detailed in Section 11.12 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 10% community pot ring-fenced for community and health projects. The allocation of CIL money would be dependent on the surgery obtaining planning permission for the temporary consulting rooms.

3.       That a budget and expenditure of a capital grant of £200,000 from the Winchester City Council CIL receipts be approved for the project to extend and redevelop Waterlooville Leisure Centre, recommended by the Informal Panel and detailed in Section 11.13 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 10% community pot ring-fenced for community and health projects. This allocation is subject to the project receiving full planning permission and being accompanied by an active travel package to link the site to the Winchester area.

4.       That the allocation of up to £410,000 from the Winchester City Council CIL receipts be approved for the projects to improve and refurbish the public toilets in various locations in the town and district area as detailed in section 11.14 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 60% CIL pot ring-fenced for Winchester City Council led projects.

5.       That the allocation of £21,000 be approved to provide new and improved bus shelters on Cromwell Road and Andover Road as detailed in section 11.15 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 60% CIL pot ring-fenced for Winchester City Council led projects.

6.       That the allocation of £60,000 be approved to replace gas boilers with air source heat pumps and install solar panels to Meadowside Leisure Centre in Whiteley, as detailed in section 11.15 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 60% CIL pot ring-fenced for Winchester City Council led projects.

7.       That a budget and expenditure of a capital grant of £300,000 be approved for the provision of a contra-flow cycle scheme on the Upper High Street, Winchester as detailed in section 11.16 of report CAB3426.  This funding will be allocated from the 30% of the Winchester City Council CIL receipts ring-fenced for Hampshire County Council led schemes agreed for CIL support by Winchester City Council.

8.       That it be noted that in accordance with the recommendation of CAB3385, there is now £344,580 remaining in the Community and Health ‘pot’ (10% of the remaining unallocated CIL) for further rounds of yearly bids for community and health projects.

Councillor Porter introduced the report and referred to the variety of successful proposals put forward, each reflecting the principles of the council plan.

At the invitation of the Leader, Councillors Williams, Wallace, Read and Horrill addressed the meeting as summarised briefly below.

Councillor Williams

He thanked Councillor Porter and officers for their correspondence with Bishops Waltham and Durley Parish Councils regarding their proposals. He was pleased to see investment in various schemes to benefit the community of Bishops Waltham, including the improvements to the capacity of Bishops Waltham Doctor’s Surgery.

Councillor Wallace

He welcomed that CIL allocation was more representative of the population across the district.  He requested that he be provided with up-to-date information regarding CIL receipts and CIL funding by ward.  Regarding rent for the temporary consulting rooms at Bishops Waltham Doctor’s Surgery, he queried what rent was to be paid by the NHS for use of the new facilities?

Councillor Read

He welcomed the wide variety of projects, notably improvements to Waterlooville Leisure Centre.  As there was a large pot of CIL money still available, he requested that that an all member briefing be arranged to help local ward members better support projects in their area.

Councillor Horrill

She referred to the unsuccessful bid for CIL funding for a new access road and drainage for a rural affordable housing site at Waterloo Lane, Micheldever and requested that local representatives be engaged so they could assist in taking forward the proposals.

Councillor Porter responded to each of the points raised above.  She advised that Councillor Wallace would be supplied the information requested.  Regarding the affordable housing site at Micheldever, there was technical information that was required to be gained from the council’s housing team which was currently being sought.

Further to a point raised by the Leader, Cabinet agreed that recommendation 3 of the report have additional text added regarding the clause relating to the CIL allocation to Waterlooville Leisure Centre, as detailed in the report at paragraph 11.13.  This was that the project must receive full planning permission and be accompanied by an active travel package to link the site to the Winchester area.  Furthermore, there was typographical correction to recommendation 3 regarding the paragraph number referenced and a further correction to be made at paragraph 6.2 of the report – ‘Going forward bids will be invited between 1^st September and 31^st 30^th November.’

Cabinet agreed to the following for the reasons set out in the report and outlined above.

RESOLVED:

1.              That the 2023/24 allocation of £296,341 from Winchester City Council CIL income receipts set aside in the existing allocation for community projects be approved as detailed in report CAB3426, and the expenditure be approved under Financial Procedure rule 7.4 for the funding of thirteen community led projects recommended by the Informal Panel:

a.       St John Ambulance Hall, Bishops Waltham. Building purchase -£40,000

b.       Jubilee Hall, Bishops Waltham. Energy efficiency measures - £40,000

c.       Memorial Park, Compton. Inclusive play equipment - £15,000

d.       Eversley Park Playground, Kings Worthy. Play equipment - £12,000

e.       Oliver’s Battery Recreation Ground. Leisure equipment - £10,000

f.        Otterbourne Village Hall. Improvements - £12,850

g.       Shedfield Reading rooms. Improvements - £15,000

h.       Swanmore Allotments. Infrastructure improvements - £12,100

i.         Twyford village centre. Real time bus information - £10,000

j.         Wickham Community Centre. Improvements - £39,717

k.       Wickham Primary School. Pre-school outdoor provision £21,000

l.         St Barnabas Church, Winchester. Improvements - £50,000

m.     Winchester Rugby Football Club. LED Floodlights - £18,674

2.                  That a budget and expenditure of a capital grant of £217,000 from the Winchester City Council CIL receipts be approved for the provision of temporary consulting rooms at Bishops Waltham Surgery recommended by the Informal Panel and detailed in Section 11.12 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 10% community pot ring-fenced for community and health projects. The allocation of CIL money would be dependent on the surgery obtaining planning permission for the temporary consulting rooms.

3.                  That a budget and expenditure of a capital grant of £200,000 from the Winchester City Council CIL receipts be approved for the project to extend and redevelop Waterlooville Leisure Centre, recommended by the Informal Panel and detailed in Section 11.13 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 10% community pot ring-fenced for community and health projects. This allocation is subject to the project receiving full planning permission and being accompanied by an active travel package to link the site to the Winchester area.

4.                 That the allocation of up to £410,000 from the Winchester City Council CIL receipts be approved for the projects to improve and refurbish the public toilets in various locations in the town and district area as detailed in section 11.14 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 60% CIL pot ring-fenced for Winchester City Council led projects.

5.                 That the allocation of £21,000 be approved to provide new and improved bus shelters on Cromwell Road and Andover Road as detailed in section 11.15 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 60% CIL pot ring-fenced for Winchester City Council led projects.

6.                 That the allocation of £60,000 be approved to replace gas boilers with air source heat pumps and install solar panels to Meadowside Leisure Centre in Whiteley, as detailed in section 11.15 of report CAB3426. Funding for this project will be allocated and spent from the 60% CIL pot ring-fenced for Winchester City Council led projects.

7.                 That a budget and expenditure of a capital grant of £300,000 be approved for the provision of a contra-flow cycle scheme on the Upper High Street, Winchester as detailed in section 11.16 of report CAB3426.  This funding will be allocated from the 30% of the Winchester City Council CIL receipts ring-fenced for Hampshire County Council led schemes agreed for CIL support by Winchester City Council.

8.                 That it be noted that in accordance with the recommendation of CAB3385, there is now £344,580 remaining in the Community and Health ‘pot’ (10% of the remaining unallocated CIL) for further rounds of yearly bids for community and health projects.