1 - Lochwinnoch – Station Rise Developer Contribution
Renfrewshire Council · 14 June 2022
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___________________________________________________________________ To: Planning and Climate Change Policy Board On: 14 June 2022 ___________________________________________________________________ Report by: Chief Executive ___________________________________________________________________ Heading: Lochwinnoch – Station Rise Developer Contribution ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Summary 1.1 In August 2021 members considered a report confirming that there exists £44,000 in an unallocated financial contribution relating to a housing development in Lochwinnoch dating from the 1990s. 1.2 Following consultation with the Community Council and local groups this report recommends a suggested approach to the allocation of this outstanding funds. 2. Recommendations 2.1 It is recommended that the Board: (i) Notes Lochwinnoch Community Council’s involvement in co-ordinating the local community’s input to this exercise and their suggested distribution of the available funding; (ii) Approves the proposed use of the funding; (iii) Agrees to transfer the funds outlined to the groups and organisations itemised in Appendix 1 of this report; ___________________________________________________________________
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3. Background 3.1 Planning application 90/0661/PP concerned the erection of a residential development (in outline) at land at Church Street/Lochlip Road, Lochwinnoch and was granted planning consent subject to conditions and a Section 50 legal agreement on 24 February 1992. The new housing development took on the street name “Station Rise”. 3.2 The Section 50 agreement resulted in Renfrew District Council (the then local authority) receiving a payment of £40,000 in respect of providing a suitable industrial site within Lochwinnoch. It is however noted that the £40,000 was never utilised. It is assumed that industrial land was delivered elsewhere in Lochwinnoch by another party in respect of a separate obligation. 3.3 In this regard Renfrewshire Council currently now holds £44,000 in this regard (with accrued interest). 3.4 The local community requested that the monies are reallocated to other projects that benefit the local community. 4. Funding Proposals 4.1 Following an extensive period of consultation, whereby the Community Council invited applications from local groups for project funding, deliberated upon them in a public meeting, and then met to arrive at conclusions. Attached at Appendix 1 to this report is the Community Council’s recommendations. 4.2 The Community Council have applied a degree of judgement against the applications received and a number of groups have not been supported to the level they wished to be in their applications. All groups involved have confirmed to the Community Council that they believe the process followed was transparent and fair. 4.3 All of the groups / organisations listed are constituted and have their own bank accounts. 4.4 Ogilvie Homes (as the original contributor of the funding) have been consulted on the proposed projects to be funded and they are happy for the Council to proceed on this basis. 5. Next Steps 5.1 If Board approve the recommendations contained in the report, arrangements will be made with the groups / organisations listed for the transfer of the funds outlined in Appendix 1 to this report. _________________________________________________________________ Implications of the Report 1. Financial – None. The £44,000 outlined in the report is already held in a Council account for this purpose. 2. HR & Organisational Development – None.
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3. Community/Council Planning – Opportunity being offered to community council to co-ordinate distribution of available funding to local groups and organisations. 4. Legal – None. 5. Property/Assets – None. 6. Information Technology – None. 7. Equality & Human Rights (a) The Recommendations contained within this report have been assessed in relation to their impact on equalities and human rights. No negative impacts on equality groups or potential for infringement of individuals’ human rights have been identified arising from the recommendations contained in the report. 8. Health & Safety – None. 9. Procurement – None. 10. Risk – None. 11. Privacy Impact - None. 12. COSLA Policy Position – Not Applicable. 13. Climate Risk – Not Applicable. ___________________________________________________________________ List of Background Papers None. ___________________________________________________________________ Author: Alasdair Morrison; Head of Economy and Development; Tel: 07979700472 Email: Alasdair.morrison@renfrewshire.gov.uk
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Ogilvie Homes Developer Fund Lochwinnoch Community Council Recommendations GROUP PROJECT/EQUIPMENT FUNDING RECOMMENDED Lochwinnoch Primary School Parent Council Art boards for playground £108 Lochwinnoch Primary School Parent Council P1/2 outdoor chalk boards £132 Lochwinnoch Primary School Parent Council Decathlon sports equipment £350 Lochwinnoch Primary School Parent Council P1/2 outdoor storage facilities £719 Lochwinnoch Primary School Parent Council Embankment slide £3680 Lochwinnoch Primary School Parent Council Waterproofs school set £1361 Group Subtotal £6350 Dementia Friendly Group Film licence purchases £200 Dementia Friendly Group Coach hire £225 Group Subtotal £425 Lochwinnoch Community Development Trust Annexe mural £2000 Lochwinnoch Community Development Trust Samba band instrument purchase £472 Lochwinnoch Community Development Trust Defibrillators purchase and installation £4980 Group Subtotal £7452 Lochwinnoch Youth Project I.T. suite hardware £687 Lochwinnoch Youth Project Camping equipment £2896 Lochwinnoch Youth Project Water sports equipment £1334 Group Subtotal £4917 Lochwinnoch Community Garden Raised beds, containers, soil, fertiliser £1800 Lochwinnoch Community Garden Plants and seeds £400 Group Subtotal £2200
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Lochwinnoch Gala Day Electrical generators, gazebos £5500 Lochwinnoch Toddlers Group Toddlers ‘Play Palace’ £4212 Lochwinnoch Bowling Club Bowling green upgrades/repairs £8000 Community Larder/Lochwinnoch Primary School Cooking equipment £2000 Lochwinnoch Arts Festival Mobile stage lighting £500 Lochwinnoch Welcomes Local guide book design/printing £1600 Lochwinnoch Force For Nature Swift boxes £844 TOTAL £44,000