Meeting documents

1. That the findings of the current version of the design proposals and business plan to re-provide a combined community and leisure facility in Amersham be noted.

2. That the facility mix incorporated in the current design proposals and detailed in Appendix 1 be agreed.

3. That the decision be delegated to the Director of Services to submit a detailed planning application for the proposed leisure and community centre.

4. That authority be delegated to the Director of Services, to undertake a feasibility study of the development opportunities offered by the release of the existing leisure and community sites (the existing site) and subject to an outline business case, to submit a planning application for that site at the appropriate time.

5. That authority be delegated to the Head of Environment and Head of Legal to carry out due diligence to identify and take steps to address any legal constraints for the proposed leisure and community centre project.

6. That the Head of Healthy Communities be authorised, in consultation with the Support Services Portfolio Holder to draw down up to £500,000 of funding from the Council reserves to enable an outline business case of the existing leisure and community sites (the existing site) to be determined.

7. That the Director of Services be authorised to agree the maintenance arrangements for the land to be transferred to Amersham Town Council.

8. That the Director of Services be authorised to agree the provision of replacement outdoor leisure facilities to be managed and owned by Amersham Town Council following the transfer of the section of King George V Playing Fields to be developed to the District Council.

9. That the Chiltern Life Centre is built to high sustainability standards.

10. That the contractual arrangements to operate the leisure centres and contractor responsible for developing the Chiltern Life Centre be appointed simultaneously.