Following the approval of the outline business case for the community spaces capital grant scheme this is to approve the approach and drawdown of the £2million allocated within the capital budget. The aims of the grant scheme are to:

That:

a)    The £2M of funding for the community spaces capital grant scheme is approved to progress the programme of work to deliver enhanced community hubs and assets across the county.

b)    Authority is delegated to the Corporate Director Community Wellbeing to draw down the funding and to take all operational and budgetary decisions to implement the recommended option.

Do not utilise the funding for this scheme.   This is not recommended because the delivery of enhanced community hubs and spaces will support the council’s plan and ambitions by enabling residents to realise their potential, to be healthy and to be part of great communities who support each other.  It will do this by continuing to develop approaches through Talk Community that build on people’s strengths and the many resources they have in their local communities, such as our exceptionally strong voluntary sector.