Issue - meetings

The Joint Committee at its meeting on 13 March 2019 agreed the arrangement for local communities to identify local community infrastructure projects that CIL money could be used and how Ward Councillors could make a request to the Council to secure CIL money to enable the delivery of the projects.

The Ward Councillors for St Johns Ward have submitted an application to secure £5,600 towards the paving of the St Johns Church War Memorial Ground. The War Memorial is an important heritage asset of the local community. The War Memorial Ground is presently in disrepair, which the paving will address. Maps showing the locations of the War Memorial and the extent of the paving are in Appendix 1. As at 31 September 2020, £14,389.30 of CIL money had been earmarked for community projects in St Johns.

Woking Joint Committee agreed that:

(i)    The application submitted by Ward Councillors for St Johns for the paving of the St Johns Church War Memorial Ground be approved;

(ii)   The Deputy Chief Executive be authorised to approve payment for the total cost of the paving when the works have been undertaken and the invoices have been submitted to the Council. The cost of the paving is estimated at £5,600 and will be drawn from the total CIL income earmarked for the St Johns Ward, this currently stands at £14,389; and

(iii)  The Ward Councillors for St Johns Ward be asked to oversee all works relating to the procurement and installation of the paving in accordance with their project plan, project specification, costs and quality control.

Reasons for decision:

To enable funding to be secured for the paving of the St Johns Church War Memorial Ground, St Johns Ward.

Declarations of Interest:      None

Officers attending:  Ernest Amaoko, Planning Policy Manager, WBC

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements:  None

Cllr Cundy detailed and recommended support for the funding bid for St Johns War Memorial.

Woking Joint Committee agreed that:

(i)    The application submitted by Ward Councillors for St Johns for the paving of the St Johns Church War Memorial Ground be approved;

(ii)   The Deputy Chief Executive be authorised to approve payment for the total cost of the paving when the works have been undertaken and the invoices have been submitted to the Council. The cost of the paving is estimated at £5,600 and will be drawn from the total CIL income earmarked for the St Johns Ward, this currently stands at £14,389; and

(iii)  The Ward Councillors for St Johns Ward be asked to oversee all works relating to the procurement and installation of the paving in accordance with their project plan, project specification, costs and quality control.

Reasons for decision:

To enable funding to be secured for the paving of the St Johns Church War Memorial Ground, St Johns Ward.