Decision details

Release of Capital for Children’s Play Area - West Park

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Release of Section 106Capital for Children’s Play Area at West Park, Darlington.

Decisions:

The Cabinet Member with the Local Services Portfolio introduced the report (previously circulated) of the Executive Director – Environment, Highways and Community Services requesting that consideration be given to the release of capital from the Section 106 Mount Pleasant and Stag House Farm agreement for the provision of a children’s play area, as part of the West Park development.

 

The submitted report stated that through the Section 106 agreement for the West Park development, a capital allocation of £333,565 had been received for a new children’s play area at Crow Green, as shown on the plan appended to the submitted report; the land would be transferred free of charge to the Council by BAPL who currently owned the land;  the area would be a mixture of landscaping and play equipment that would fit into the overall design for the development; and outlined the financial and legal implications.

 

RESOLVED - That the £333,565 capital allocation for West Park play area, as detailed in the submitted report, be released.

 

REASON - To enable the section 106 funding to be spent on the provision of a new play area.

 

Report author: Barbara Strickland

Publication date: 10/01/2025

Date of decision: 07/01/2025

Decided at meeting: 07/01/2025 - Cabinet

Effective from: 18/01/2025

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