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Resolved
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(1) 
That the Executive agree the allocation of the
CIL Strategic Fund as set out in Tables 2 and 3 (up to March 2023)
be used to contribute to education, recreation and open space,
active travel, habitat mitigation, libraries and public
realm.

 

(2) 
That the Executive agree the allocation of the
Strategic CIL Pot in Table 4 as follows:

           

Project

Allocation

Balance after allocation

Top of Town Public Realm

£150,000.00

£468,738.98

Allotment refurbishments

£150,000.00

£318,738.98

 

(3) 
That any allocation from the Strategic Pot is
allocated to assist in the funding of the schemes stated within
this report. The funding to be spent within five years from its
allocation. Any unspent balance held on that date to be returned to
the CIL accounts for reinvestment.

 

(4) 
That the Strategic Director (Place) delegates to
the Assistant Director of Planning Transportation and Highways to
liaise with other Assistant Directors and Portfolio Holders to
remind of the purpose of the Strategic Pot and how the CIL funds
retained within it may be accessed to help deliver infrastructure
projects.

 

(5) 
That the Assistant Director of Planning,
Transportation and Highways in consultation with the Portfolio
Holder are approved to agree allocations and expenditure from the
remaining balance of the Strategic Pot should requests be received
during the course of the year.

 

(6) 
That, at the July 2024 Executive, the Executive
agrees to consider a further report prepared by the Strategic
Director in consultation with Portfolio Holder on whether or not to allocate a maximum of
£400,000.00 from the Sun Lane CIL payments to help fund the
extension works to the Grange Park Surgery in Burley in
Wharfedale. The allocation will be
subject, amongst any other matters deemed necessary by the Council,
to the following conditions: 

1.   
That the Grange Park Surgery enter a funding
agreement with BMDC setting out the process for drawing down the
CIL funding, the return of unspent money and the arrangement for
returning the monies should the Surgery cease to exist this may
include placing a legal charge on the property. Bradford Council
reserve the right to include other matters in any such funding
agreement.

2.   
That the Grange Park Surgery only request CIL
funding once the funds raised by personal loans have been
exhausted.

3.   
All requests for CIL funding to be drawn down
must be supported by evidence of spend.

4.   
In the event that planning permission for the
extension is not secured, or is secured but fails to commence and
therefore expires, the CIL allocation will not be allocated to the
Surgery for use on other projects. The CIL allocation is only to
assist in the extension development once the appropriate planning
permission has been secured.

 

Action:  Strategic
Director, Place

 

 
  

Overview and Scrutiny Area:  Regeneration and
Environment

                                                        (Michala
Bartle – 01274 432522)