Purpose

To brief the Committee of the remaining
provision of Bristol’s burial plots and cremated remains
plots.

To invite the
Committee to consider options for future provision of burials and
internment of cremated remains with a view to the Committee taking
a key decision on the preferred option.

Content

That the Committee for Public Health and
Communities RESOLVED (unanimously):

1.     
To note the contents of the report and details provided within the
appendices.

2.     
To provide Officers with a preferred option to progress - option 2
as amended:
                               
i.           
Continue with the project but on a reduced scale – Remove
Area 3 from the project – no burials within the SNCI area.
Only proceed with Area 1 expansion.

The current plans require the attenuation pond to be formed within
the SNCI. However, officers will prioritise investigating
alternative drainage solutions that do not rely on systems running
through the SNCI. They will consider all mitigation options, and no
final decisions regarding drainage infrastructure will be made
without thorough assessment of the environmental impact and the
feasibility of alternatives.

Deliver approximately 870 standard coffin burial plots, 800
Cremated Remains Plots and 260 Baby Burial Plots in 2025. Provides
forecasted provision for up to 10 years.

Additionally, set up a member task and finish group to determine
the mid- and long[1]term future of Bristol’s burial
provision.

3.     
Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration in
consultation with the Chair of the Public Health and Communities
Policy Committee to take all steps required to progress the
preferred option including procuring and awarding contracts over
the key decision threshold.