Meeting documents

To identify options for Farnham Park Playing Fields.

Cabinet received a report on the options for Farnham Park Playing Fields.  Over the past few years options had been explored to reduce the operational cost of the playing fields and to improve its usage for outdoor sports. In Autumn 2018 KKP consultants had been re-engaged to undertake further work focusing on discussing with various national sporting bodies their view of the sites potential and scope for providing funding towards the project.

The options in the report took account of the following:-

·         optimising the layout of the pitches

·         developing a single building including sufficient space for bar and catering facilities

·         providing a flexible space for meeting rooms and community activities

·         northern area of the sites being used for informal purposes such as dog walking and enhancing biodiversity.

Members noted that the Overview and Scrutiny Committee and The South Buckinghamshire Members Advisory Panel had been very supportive of making the most of this community asset, particularly in relation to the public health agenda. In terms of the next steps Members agreed that the Shadow Executive Leader should be made aware of this community asset including how the future vision for this project would fit into the new Buckinghamshire Council. Cabinet welcomed this approach.

RESOLVED that the Director of Resources prepare information to take forward discussions on the future vision of the site with the new Buckinghamshire Council and its value as a community facility and for the delivery of the new Council’s public health objectives.