Issue - meetings

At its meeting held on 11^th August 2009, Cabinet had given consideration to a report on partnership working which had been undertaken to secure leisure provision and extra-care housing for older people, on land in Sandbach.  At its meeting held on 11^th August 2009, Cabinet had resolved to recommend approval of the proposals to Council.

RESOLVED:

That

(a)       A Supplementary Capital Estimate of £2.2m be approved to acquire land, build and establish a suitable football facility in Sandbach fully-funded via a variety of sources, including a grant from the Football Foundation, a contribution from the external football Club and either capital receipt on the sale of existing land owned or internal transfer of funds from Adults service within Cheshire East;

(b)               In principle, and subject to the relevant planning consents being obtained, the submission of the land at Newhall Avenue, Sandbach described in Paragraph 12.1 of the report submitted, be allocated as one of the sites offered by Cheshire East for inclusion in the Round 5 Extra Care Housing Programme;

(c)        If the site was not able to be included in the Round 5 Extra Care Housing Programme as anticipated in (b) above,  the sale of the land at Newall Avenue, Sandbach described in Paragraph 12.1 of the report be authorised;

(d)       Authorisation be given to purchase a site at Hind Heath Road, Sandbach for the provision of football facilities; and

(e)               As far as may be necessary, authorisation be given for the internal transfer of the Newall Avenue site from The Health & Well-being Service to the Adult Service, within Cheshire East Council, accompanied by the appropriate transfer of capital funds from the Adult Service to the Health and Wellbeing Service.