Decision details

To secure Portfolio Holder approval to use Section 106 contributions held by the District Council for improvements to children’s play space in Edwinstowe.

AGREED that:

1.     £32,763 of the £64,614.52 s.106 contribution for Children and Young People Space secured through AG1180 and transferred to the Edwinstowe Parish Council following a Portfolio Holder decision on 22^nd September 2022 to develop a skate park be redesignated as s.106 funding for Sports Pitch Contribution; 

2.     subject to recommendation 1 being agreed, a Section 106 contribution of £32,763 secured through AG1180 by the District Council be transferred to Edwinstowe Parish Council as a contribution to Children and Young People space improvements in Edwinstowe to fund improvements to a play area; and

3.     the Council’s Capital Programme be amended as per recommendation 1 above and increased by £32,763 funded through AG1180 Children and Young People space contribution for an enhancement to play provision in Edwinstowe.

To enable S106 monies held for suitable projects in Edwinstowe to be delivered by Edwinstowe Parish Council in accordance with the terms of agreement AG1180.

Due to the requirements of the Section 106 agreement the monies can only be spent on projects that are within scope of the agreement. and Edwinstowe Parish Council is a responsible body for the provision of children’s play space in Edwinstowe and has a suitable scheme to allocate the monies to.

Re-allocating  £32,763 previously coded to Children and Young People space and now coded to Sports Pitch contribution to the Parish Council enables a contribution to a new children and young people’s play project in Edwinstowe as the allocation towards Children and Young Peoples space will be topped up by the £32,763 if agreed.