Decision details

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Grant Scheme Funding Approval – Wallingford Sports Trust

Decision Maker: Cabinet member for finance and property assets

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To approve a funding award of £165,000 to Wallingford Sports Trust for All Weather Pitch resurfacing, replacement of shock pad and development of multi use games area through the council’s pilot CIL grant scheme and to release the approved funding subject to a third-party funding agreement.

Decision:

To approve the use of £165,000 from the South Oxfordshire District Council’s pilot Community Infrastructure Levy Grant Scheme, as set out in the Council’s 2023/24 capital budget.

 

1)    To approve the request from Wallingford Sports Trust for £165,000 towards resurfacing and replacement of the all-weather pitch (AWP) ‘shock pad’ and development of MUGA adjacent to the AWP, at Wallingford Sports Park.

 

2)    To transfer £165,000 from the provisional capital budget of £750,000 (scheme number 395) to the approved capital programme.

 

3)    Delegate to officers to enter into a funding agreement with Wallingford Sports Trust that governs the release of funds and sets out project monitoring and claw back clauses.

 

4)    To release funds to Wallingford Sports Trust, in total as one payment, in accordance with the funding agreement on receipt of the signed and sealed legal agreement.

 

Publication date: 14/02/2025

Date of decision: 14/02/2025

Effective from: 22/02/2025

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