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Report of Strategic Director Environment and Community

Summary

To consider the progress made on the Sports Centres Modernisation project and the temporary use of the land of the current Spiceball Sports Centre site.

Recommendations

The Executive is recommended to:

(1)               Note the current position and progress to date;

(2)               Note the plans for the official opening of the new Spiceball Leisure Centre;

(3)               Agree that following demolition, part of the site of the current Spiceball Park Sports Centre be used for a temporary car park and a planning application be submitted for its change of use;

(4)               Make a car park order, subject to the planning consent, for a temporary car park at Spiceball Park Sports Centre.

(5)               Agree to fund the costs of creating the temporary car park from the Sports Centres Modernisation project fund in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment, Recreation and Health.

Agreed.

The Strategic Director Environment and Community submitted a report to consider the progress made on the Sports Centres Modernisation project and the temporary use of the land of the current Spiceball Sports Centre site.

Resolved

(1)               That the current position and progress to date be noted;

(2)               That the plans for the official opening of the new Spiceball Leisure Centre be noted;

(3)               That following demolition, part of the site of the current Spiceball Park Sports Centre be agreed for use for a temporary car park and a planning application be submitted for its change of use;

(4)               That a car park order be made, subject to the planning consent, for a temporary car park at Spiceball Park Sports Centre.

(5)               That it be agreed to fund the costs of creating the temporary car park from the Sports Centres Modernisation project fund in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Environment, Recreation and Health.

Reasons - This report provides the latest position to the Council and follows the other periodic updates the Executive has received on this project. As the position has been reached where the existing Spiceball Park Sports Centre will shortly be demolished, consideration is required of an alternative use for the site.

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