Agenda item

The panel will review and amend officer scores as necessary.

The panel considered the applications, taking into account the report of the grants officer on each application, the presentations from the registered public speakers and site photographs/videos. 

Using the scoring matrix set out in the policy, the grant officer’s provisional scores and any additional information received at the meeting, the panel awarded scores for each application.

After discussion, the panel adopted the grants officer’s recommended scores for all applications except for the following:

Benson Parish Council – Play area improvements

Reduce the funding score from 11 to 7 in view of the high level of reserves held by the Parish Council.

Sandford on Thames Village Hall – Storage shed in car park

Increase the community benefit score from 7 to 9 in view of the benefit to a large number of community groups.

Wallingford Rowing Club – Replacement boat launching platform

Increase the new facilities or activities score from 8 to 10 in view of the benefit of the non-slip platform to disabled rowers.

Increase the community benefit score from 7 to 9 in view of the potential secondary benefit to the town’s economy and tourism that improvements to the popular rowing club might bring.  The panel also recognised the club’s intention to work with the local school to make rowing more accessible.

Chinnor Parish Council – Tennis court resurfacing, new floodlighting and mini tennis courts

The panel agreed to defer consideration of this application pending the receipt of further information on the membership of the tennis club and the funding of the project, including the anticipated dates for receipt of S106 funding. Officers were requested to work with the applicants to strengthen the bid before it was reconsidered,

Review of revised rankings

The panel reviewed how the amendments to the scores had altered the rankings of the projects prior to confirming these changes.

The final scores as agreed were: