Meeting documents
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider proposed options for the St Johns Ambulance site in Amersham.
Decision:
The Cabinet received a report which sought Members approval on the possible future uses of the former St John Ambulance building.
RESOLVED that
- a formal planning application be progressed for the demolition
of the existing building and its replacement with a ground floor place of
worship/community facility with Social Housing over.
- working with stakeholders be formalised via a Project Board
with agreed terms of reference, objectives and funding structure to create
a place of worship/ground floor community facility with social housing
over.
- an agreement be made with key stakeholders that as part of the
formal project board objectives, the Council ensure that the Chiltern
Youth Centre operator and the Gateway Club are provided with future bases
of operation at the new place of worship/community facility.
- the occupancy arrangements of the place of worship/community
facility and other parties be progressed to Heads of Terms.
- a further report be brought forward following the conclusion
of the planning application
- £50,000 be drawn down from the General Reserves for the
necessary pre planning application surveys
- funding be drawn down from the current Capital programme to
support the planning application.
Report author: Martin Holt
Publication date: 15/10/2019
Date of decision: 15/10/2019
Decided at meeting: 15/10/2019 - Cabinet
Effective from: 30/10/2019
Accompanying Documents:
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