Issue - meetings

This matter is the responsibility of Executive Councillor for Community, Councillor Chris Booth.

The report requests the Executive approves the recommendations of the HPC Planning Obligations Board, for the transfer of ring-fenced monies £158,994 for Cannington from the HPC CIM Fund to Cannington Parish Council and for the allocation of £201,545 from the HPC CIM Fund ring-fenced for Stogursey to Stogursey Victory Hall Committee for use as contingency for the Stogursey Victory Hall Project, with any unspent contingency to be returned to the HPC CIM Fund ring-fenced for Stogursey in July 2020.

RESOLVED that the Executive endorsed the recommendation made by the Hinkley Point C Planning Obligations Board (POB) as follows;

1.    To approve the transfer of ring-fenced monies £158,994 for Cannington from the HPC CIM Fund to Cannington Parish Council (CPC) with the following conditions set out in a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed by Cannington Parish Council:

a)    CPC must undertake evaluation appraisals of all proposals to ensure they mitigate impacts in line with the criteria set out in Schedule 1 of the HPC Site Preparation Section 106 agreement before approval.

b)    CPC must report back to Somerset West and Taunton Council (SWT) via the CIM Fund Manager at regular intervals with progress updates.

c)    Applications for grant funding of over £50,000 must be referred to SWT and follow the decision making procedures set out in the HPC Site Preparation Section 106 agreement to SWT for consideration by POB and SWT in line with obligations within the HPC Site Preparation Section 106 agreement.

d)    Applications for grant funding by any organisation that have previously been awarded a CIM Fund Grant must be referred to SWT and follow the decision making procedures set out in the HPC Site Preparation Section 106 agreement.

2.    To allocate £201,545 from the HPC CIM Fund ring-fenced for Stogursey to Stogursey Victory Hall Committee for use as contingency for the Stogursey Victory Hall Project, with any unspent contingency to be returned to the HPC CIM Fund ring-fenced for Stogursey in July 2020.

Executive Councillor Chris Booth, Portfolio Holder for Community introduced the report and moved the recommendations, which sought to present the recommendations of the Hinkley Point C (HPC) Planning Obligations Board, for the transfer of ring-fenced monies £158,994 for Cannington from the HPC CIM Fund to Cannington Parish Council. The report also presented recommendations of the HPC Planning Obligations Board for the allocation of £201,545 from the HPC CIM Fund ring-fenced for Stogursey to Stogursey Victory Hall Committee for use as contingency for the Stogursey Victory Hall Project, with any unspent contingency to be returned to the HPC CIM Fund ring-fenced for Stogursey in July 2020.

Councillor Kravis congratulated the Portfolio Holder and the officers for picking the issue up and running with it, and putting the work into make sure the effects of HPC were mitigated.

RESOLVED that the Executive endorsed the recommendation made by the Hinkley Point C Planning Obligations Board (POB) as follows;

1.     To approve the transfer of ring-fenced monies £158,994 for Cannington from the HPC CIM Fund to Cannington Parish Council (CPC) with the following conditions set out in a Memorandum of Understanding to be signed by Cannington Parish Council:

a)    CPC must undertake evaluation appraisals of all proposals to ensure they mitigate impacts in line with the criteria set out in Schedule 1 of the HPC Site Preparation Section 106 agreement before approval.

b)    CPC must report back to Somerset West and Taunton Council (SWT) via the CIM Fund Manager at regular intervals with progress updates.

c)     Applications for grant funding of over £50,000 must be referred to SWT and follow the decision making procedures set out in the HPC Site Preparation Section 106 agreement to SWT for consideration by POB and SWT in line with obligations within the HPC Site Preparation Section 106 agreement.

d)    Applications for grant funding by any organisation that have previously been awarded a CIM Fund Grant must be referred to SWT and follow the decision making procedures set out in the HPC Site Preparation Section 106 agreement.

2.     To allocate £201,545 from the HPC CIM Fund ring-fenced for Stogursey to Stogursey Victory Hall Committee for use as contingency for the Stogursey Victory Hall Project, with any unspent contingency to be returned to the HPC CIM Fund ring-fenced for Stogursey in July 2020.