Purpose

To update Cabinet regarding
progress of the Manor Leisure Centre redevelopment project, to
highlight the current estimated costs of the project and to seek
Cabinet’s decision to ‘freezing’ the footprint of
the substantive elements of the design in order that the project
team is then able to submit a planning application and continue the
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stage 3 design process
as well as starting the RIBA Stage 4 process.

Content

AGREED to:
·      
Note the report and the progress of this important
community project.
·      
Note the significant financial situation that the
Council faces and pay close attention to the financial assessment
section of this report.
·      
Note and consider that potential cost mitigation
measures that could be taken to reduce the overall project costs as
identified in Section 11 of the report.
·      
Approve the footprint at Appendix 1 of the report in
order that the substantive elements of the footprint remain fixed
allowing the project to progress smoothly through RIBA stages 3 and
4 and the planning process.
·      
Note that the Council is working with Sport England
to secure supportive funding that will offset design improvements
required by Sport England that have enhanced initial
designs.