Agenda item

This report presents the recommendations of the CIL Working Group for the Committee’s consideration.

Following consideration the committee:

Unanimously resolved:

(1)      To approve Strategic project 1 (Ash Dieback Essential Safety Works and Treescape Restoration).

With an initial tie of two votes for, two votes against and one abstention, the committee resolved via the Chair’s casting vote:

(2)      To approve Strategic project 2 (ANPR Surrey Police).

Unanimously resolved:

(3)      To approve Strategic project 3 (B284 Ruxley Lane, West Ewell, Epsom - Road Safety Scheme).

(4)      To approve Strategic project 4 (Parks recreation and play for young people and families).

With one vote for, two votes against, two abstentions and the Chair not voting resolved:

(5)      That Strategic project 5 (Gibraltar Recreation Ground – Centre of Sporting Excellence) is not approved.

With six votes for and one abstention resolved:

(6)      To approve Neighbourhood project 1 (3rd Epsom Scouts Community Building).

Unanimously resolved:

(7)      To approve Neighbourhood project 2 (Cattle Arch/Under-Rail Tunnel).

(8)      To approve Neighbourhood project 3 (Wheels for Epsom)

(9)      To approve Neighbourhood project 4 (Horton Country Park Path Restoration)

(10)   To approve Neighbourhood project 5 (The Library of Things)

(11)   To approve Neighbourhood project 6 (Linden Bridge School – Road Safety Outside School Scheme)

The Committee received a report presenting the recommendations of the CIL Working Group.

The following matters were considered:

a)            Gibraltar Recreation Ground Strategic CIL project – revenue money. The Chair informed the Committee that there was a prerequisite requirement of £500,000 revenue funding for this project. The Chair informed the Committee that this matter would not be discussed at this meeting, but that it would be presented to a future meeting of the Committee if the Strategic CIL funding was approved by the Committee.

b)           Strategic Bid 2 – ANPR Surrey Police. Members of the Committee debated the funding request from the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for this project. Members expressed the view that this project should be funded by the PCC, but noted that if the Council did not contribute to it this might not take place. The Committee noted the CIL Member Working Group’s recommendation that partial funding of up to 50% be granted subject to PCC funding for the remaining amount.

c)            Strategic Bid 4 – Parks recreation and play for young people and families. In response to a question from a Member, the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development informed the Committee that following the meeting of the CIL Working Group it had been confirmed that there was no match funding for this project. Accordingly, it’s scoring of 8 remained unchanged from that allocated by the Working Group.

In response to a question from a Member, the Chair informed the Committee that the scope of project covered 8 parks within the Borough.

d)           Strategic project 5 (Gibraltar Recreation Ground – Centre of Sporting Excellence). Members of the Committee debated the scope of this project and whether there was a possibility of it conflicting or competing with the proposed Hook Road Arena Centre of Sporting Excellence. In response to a question, the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development informed the Committee that the Local Plan was currently going through the process of examination and that the Hook Road Arena dwellings and sporting facilities were not due to be delivered within the first 5 years of the Plan, if approved.

In response to a question regarding the delivery of a Gibraltar Recreation Ground Centre of Sporting Excellence, the Chair informed the meeting that he thought it was likely that this would continue after Local Government Reorganisation, but that it was not possible to guarantee due to the number of unknowns. The Committee noted that the Gibraltar Recreation Ground project would require both planning permission and provision of revenue funding before it could proceed.

e)            Neighbourhood project 2 (Cattle Arch/Under-Rail Tunnel). In response to a question from a Member, the Head of Planning Policy and Economic Development informed the Committee that the project proposed works to the highway land under the tunnel, but not to the structure of the tunnel, which was owned by Network Rail. It was noted that the ownership of the highway land would be confirmed if the project was approved by the Committee.

The Committee considered each project individually, and accordingly:

Unanimously resolved:

(1)      To approve Strategic project 1 (Ash Dieback Essential Safety Works and Treescape Restoration).

With an initial tie of two votes for, two votes against and one abstention, the committee resolved via the Chair’s casting vote:

(2)      To approve Strategic project 2 (ANPR Surrey Police).

Unanimously resolved:

(3)      To approve Strategic project 3 (B284 Ruxley Lane, West Ewell, Epsom - Road Safety Scheme).

(4)      To approve Strategic project 4 (Parks recreation and play for young people and families).

With one vote for, two votes against, three abstentions and the Chair not voting resolved:

(5)      That Strategic project 5 (Gibraltar Recreation Ground – Centre of Sporting Excellence) is not approved.

With six votes for and one abstention resolved:

(6)      To approve Neighbourhood project 1 (3rd Epsom Scouts Community Building).

Unanimously resolved:

(7)      To approve Neighbourhood project 2 (Cattle Arch/Under-Rail Tunnel).

(8)      To approve Neighbourhood project 3 (Wheels for Epsom)

(9)      To approve Neighbourhood project 4 (Horton Country Park Path Restoration)

(10)   To approve Neighbourhood project 5 (The Library of Things)

(11)   To approve Neighbourhood project 6 (Linden Bridge School – Road Safety Outside School Scheme)