Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and Development enclosed.

Decision made (unanimously):

That Cabinet agrees to:

1.    Grant permission to spend the allocated capital budget of £10,000 for building conservation works to the icehouse front facade. 

2.    Thank the Trustees of the Worden Estate for their kind offer of funding towards the cost of a new icehouse door and their continuing interest in the park

3.    Grant permission to spend the allocated capital budget of £30,000 for the completion of the new Arboretum

4.    Grant permission to spend the allocated capital budget of £25,000 for the replacement of a drainage culvert at Hurst Grange Park, Penwortham

The Cabinet Member for Environment presented a report of the Director of Neighbourhoods and Development detailing capital improvement projects for the Icehouse and new Arboretum at Worden Park Leyland and drainage replacements at Hurst Grange Park, Penwortham and seeking permission to spend the allocated capital budgets. The report also advised members of an offer of funding from the Trustees of the Worden Estate to contribute toward the cost of a new door for the icehouse. 

Decision made (unanimously):

That Cabinet agrees to:

1.    Grant permission to spend the allocated capital budget of £10,000 for building conservation works to the icehouse front facade. 

2.    Thank the Trustees of the Worden Estate for their kind offer of funding towards the cost of a new icehouse door and their continuing interest in the park

3.    Grant permission to spend the allocated capital budget of £30,000 for the completion of the new Arboretum

4.    Grant permission to spend the allocated capital budget of £25,000 for the replacement of a drainage culvert at Hurst Grange Park, Penwortham

Reasons for decision

The current capital programme includes a number of improvements within the borough’s parks and open spaces to maintain their quality and safety.  The proposed improvements are included in the programme for this financial year and therefore quotes will be invited to progress the works. 

Alternative options considered and rejected

1.    The option of doing nothing with each of these works has been rejected as each are required for the proper management of the parks or as part a pre-planned improvement project. 

2.    The option of removing the culvert at Hurst Grange Park and forming an open watercourse was rejected due to the depth of the existing culvert and the amount of excavation that would be required to create sufficiently safe and shallow banks.