Meeting documents

SSDC Area North Committee
Wednesday, 13th December, 2017 2.00 pm

Decision:

 

RESOLVED:

That the Area North Committee awarded a grant of £5,000 to the William Blake Hall Management Committee, the grant to be allocated from the Area North capital programme (Local Priority Schemes), subject to SSDC standard conditions for community grants.

Reason:

To award a grant towards the costs of refurbishment work to the Blake Hall in South Petherton to improve the toilets, create a fully accessible toilet and incorporate access to these facilities for the public.

 

Minutes:

The Area Development Lead (North) advised that the grant request for funding towards creating public toilets within the William Blake Memorial Hall had strong support from the Parish Council and local organisations.  The need for public toilets in a central location had been identified as part of the Neighbourhood Plan process and the proposal was to refurbish the existing toilets in the Blake Hall and make them accessible to all from the outside.  The grant request was for £5,000 which represented 18% of the total project cost.

 

The Ward Members for South Petherton both thanked the Area Development Lead (North) and the Neighbourhood Development Officer (North) for their assistance in bringing the grant application forward.

 

In response to a question, the Area Development Lead (North) confirmed that the lease for the social club within the William Blake Hall had recently been renewed and the commitment to ongoing maintenance for the toilets was confirmed between them and the Parish Council.

 

At the conclusion of the debate, Members unanimously confirmed the grant of £5,000 towards the costs of refurbishment work to the Blake Hall in South Petherton to create fully accessible toilets.

 

RESOLVED:

That the Area North Committee awarded a grant of £5,000 to the William Blake Hall Management Committee, the grant to be allocated from the Area North capital programme (Local Priority Schemes), subject to SSDC standard conditions for community grants.

Reason:

To award a grant towards the costs of refurbishment work to the Blake Hall in South Petherton to improve the toilets, create a fully accessible toilet and incorporate access to these facilities for the public.

(Voting: unanimous in favour)

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