Monday, October 09, 2006
07/10/2006 Welcome to refurbishment of The Greencroft Play Area
7th October 2006
Welcome to refurbishment of The Greencroft Play Area
Cllr Paul Sample, District Councillor for St Edmund & Milford Ward, has welcomed plans by Salisbury District Council’s City Area Committee to upgrade and refurbish The Greencroft play area, opposite Bourne Hill.
The City Area Committee has agreed to release “R2” financial contributions (commonly known as community planning gain) for new recreational facilities in the area.
The cost of the project at The Greencroft will be met from “R2” contributions from developer contributions arising from building projects in the area.
In March 2005, the City Area Committee voted to spend £40,000 on the project at the Greencroft, but in a report to members Planning Officer Kevin Jones told City Area Committee members that a tendering exercise had now been carried out and that the costs would be higher than predicted.
The project at The Greencroft has risen from £40,000 to £51,000, now that tenders are in.
Mr Jones added in his report: “There is a significant adjustment in the cost of the Greencroft and Pinewood Way schemes. The reason this occurred was due to the fact an almost standard value is used when highlighting the need to refurbish a play area. At this point the aim is to flag up that a project needs doing rather than giving the exact costs. Once approved in principle more detailed surveys are conducted to identify the extent of the work needed at any given site and send tenders out. In this instance more of the existing kit at Pinewood can be kept and repainted, whereas more of the Greencroft kit needs outright replacement – hence the adjustment of costs.”
Councillor Sample, who represents the area, told the meeting: “I welcome this work. This seems like a lot of money to refurbish a play area, but it will come out of contributions from developers – not out of the Council Tax. The reason that the Greencroft is in such dire need of refurbishment is that it is very popular with local children and has taken quite a lot of punishment. Parents come with their children from all over the central City area, and sit down on a bench while their children use it. It is one of very few for City Centre people to use.
“Parents tell me that they would like this refurbishment o go ahead as soon as possible. They also want to know how long it will be out of action while the work is done. The refurbishment should happen during the winter months – avoiding school holidays if possible. There also needs to be good advance notice of when the Council is going to undertake the work.”
Welcome to refurbishment of The Greencroft Play Area
Cllr Paul Sample, District Councillor for St Edmund & Milford Ward, has welcomed plans by Salisbury District Council’s City Area Committee to upgrade and refurbish The Greencroft play area, opposite Bourne Hill.
The City Area Committee has agreed to release “R2” financial contributions (commonly known as community planning gain) for new recreational facilities in the area.
The cost of the project at The Greencroft will be met from “R2” contributions from developer contributions arising from building projects in the area.
In March 2005, the City Area Committee voted to spend £40,000 on the project at the Greencroft, but in a report to members Planning Officer Kevin Jones told City Area Committee members that a tendering exercise had now been carried out and that the costs would be higher than predicted.
The project at The Greencroft has risen from £40,000 to £51,000, now that tenders are in.
Mr Jones added in his report: “There is a significant adjustment in the cost of the Greencroft and Pinewood Way schemes. The reason this occurred was due to the fact an almost standard value is used when highlighting the need to refurbish a play area. At this point the aim is to flag up that a project needs doing rather than giving the exact costs. Once approved in principle more detailed surveys are conducted to identify the extent of the work needed at any given site and send tenders out. In this instance more of the existing kit at Pinewood can be kept and repainted, whereas more of the Greencroft kit needs outright replacement – hence the adjustment of costs.”
Councillor Sample, who represents the area, told the meeting: “I welcome this work. This seems like a lot of money to refurbish a play area, but it will come out of contributions from developers – not out of the Council Tax. The reason that the Greencroft is in such dire need of refurbishment is that it is very popular with local children and has taken quite a lot of punishment. Parents come with their children from all over the central City area, and sit down on a bench while their children use it. It is one of very few for City Centre people to use.
“Parents tell me that they would like this refurbishment o go ahead as soon as possible. They also want to know how long it will be out of action while the work is done. The refurbishment should happen during the winter months – avoiding school holidays if possible. There also needs to be good advance notice of when the Council is going to undertake the work.”
