Issue - meetings

Southwest Bicester Sports Village

 

 

Meeting: 23/05/2011 - Executive (Item 11)

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Report of Strategic Director Environment and Community

 

Summary

 

To provide an update on the development of the Bicester Multi-SportsVillage project, to award the contract for the construction of Phase 1 (construction of grass pitches and landscaping) and to consider the revenue implications of the project when it becomes operational in 2014.

 

Recommendations

 

The Executive is recommended:

 

(1)               To award a contract for the construction of Phase 1 of the Sports Village, subject to planning consent for the outstanding reserved matters, to Agripower Ltd.

 

(2)               To request Bicester Town Council to consider funding for the revenue implications from 2014/15.

 

(3)               To progress with the design of Phase 2 and investigate funding opportunities to deliver the full scheme.

 

 

Additional documents:

Decision:

Approved

Minutes:

The Strategic Director Environment and Community submitted a report o provide an update on the development of the Bicester Multi-Sports Village project, to award the contract for the construction of Phase 1 (construction of grass pitches and landscaping) and to consider the revenue implications of the project when it becomes operational in 2014.

 

In the course of consideration the Executive noted the exempt annex to the report.

 

Resolved

 

(1)               That a contract for the construction of Phase 1 of the Sports Village, subject to planning consent for the outstanding reserved matters, be awarded to Agripower Ltd.

 

(2)               That Bicester Town Council be requested to consider funding for the revenue implications from 2014/15.

 

(3)               That the design of Phase 2 be progressed and funding opportunities investigated to deliver the full scheme.

 

Reasons

The Sports Village development is soon to begin the construction phase and a realistic timetable to deliver the project has been established. The project is being progressed in three phases, Phases 1 and 2 would ensure that planning obligations are met with Phase 1 commencing this summer. Phase 3 will only be progressed if the relevant funding can be secured.

 

Options

 

Option One

Award the contract for Phase 1 and continue to investigate options for the delivery of Phases 2 and 3.

 

Option Two

To consider alternative schemes which, because of planting seasons, would delay any work on site until June 2012.

 

Option Three

Not to progress the project but to provide a reduced scheme that would only meet the needs of the Kingsmere Development meeting the legal obligations of the Section 106 agreement.