MPC(23)22.04
Report on CIL and Ear Marked Resources (EMR) funded projects – March 2023
Background and summary
This report updates Full Council on the situation regarding CIL and EMR projects as at 28th February 2023. At this date the EMRs totalled £182,011.58 as follows:
| EMR Title |
Total as at 28th Feb 2023 |
Total as at 31st Dec 2022 |
Total as at 31st Oct 2022 |
Total as at 31st Aug 2022 |
Total as at 30th June 2022 |
Total as at 28 Feb 2022 |
Original allocation |
Notes |
| CIL reserves |
£93,902.56 |
£96,456.73 |
£111,928.73 |
£102,544.91 |
£128,164.91 |
£133,519
|
N/A |
|
| EMR Melton Rd crossings project |
£35,755 |
£35,755 |
£35,755 |
£35,755 |
£35,755 |
£35,755
|
£40,000 |
|
| EMR Landscaping & parking improvements |
£3,717.03 |
£3,717.03 |
£56,077.47 |
£56,265 |
£51,265 |
£49,000
|
£50,000 |
Additional £5k added July 2022 |
| EMR Pavilion project |
£12,663.66 |
£16,370.91 |
£47,263.38 |
£144,595.16 |
£189,943.85 |
£274,446 |
£220,000 |
Additional £75k added in March 2022
Additional £10k added July 2022
Additional £25k added Sept 2022 |
| EMR Bins |
£1,822.88 |
£1,822.88 |
£2,000 |
£2,000 |
£2,000 |
£2,000
|
£2,000 |
|
| EMR Divested land sinking fund |
£18,822.17 |
£18,822.17 |
£18,998 |
£18,998 |
£18,998 |
£23,843 |
£30,000 |
|
| Signage |
£1,130 |
£1,130 |
£2,840 |
£2,840 |
£3,000 |
N/A |
£3,000 |
|
| Total |
£167,813.3 |
£174,074.72 |
£274,862.58 |
£362,998.07 |
£429,126.76 |
£518,563 |
|
|
| Budget Risk EMR * |
£5,000 |
£5,000 |
£5,000 |
£5,000 |
£5,000 |
|
£5,000 |
|
| Hall Farm Road/SWT Events* |
£590 |
£590 |
£690 |
£690 |
£690 |
N/A |
£3,633 |
|
| Bequest EMR* |
£2,500 |
£1,500 |
£1,500 |
£1,500 |
£1,500 |
N/A |
£1,500 |
£1k grant received from Cllr Smith-Lyte towards cost of defibrillator |
| Fete EMR* |
£849.34 |
£849.34 |
£874.34 |
£874.34 |
£2,594.31 |
N/A |
£623.97 |
|
| Pavilion Kit Out EMR* |
£5.30 |
£5.30 |
£63.89 |
£1,185.96 |
N/A |
N/A |
£1,185.96 |
Agreed by FERM in June 2022. Established through fete |
| Deposits EMR** |
£100 |
£100 |
|
|
|
|
|
Key deposit |
| 1st Floor Rent Deposit** |
£5,153.64 |
£5,153.64 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest added in Dec 2022 |
* These EMRs are not funded by CIL. **These are deposits held by the Council and should not be treated in the same way as other Reserves.
CIL received and spent to date
Receipts to date (payments are usually made in April and October in each year):
2016 £4,720
2017 £75,172
2018 £3,652
2019 £245,651
2020 £183,667
2021 £106,600
2022 £18,097.63
TOTAL = £637,559.63
The appeal lodged by the developer of Deben Meadows was rejected. We hope to receive further CIL payments for this in 2023.
Expenditure to date:
2018/19 £2,324
2019/20 £8,554
2020/21 £11,243
2021/22 £89,652.46
2022/23 (to date) £357,972.33
TOTAL = £469,745.79
In terms of spend deadlines, the earliest unspent tranches now date from April 2020, which needs to be spent by April 2025.
Projects completed and paid using CIL/EMR
- Playing Field security CCTV system
- Speed Indicator Devices x 3
- Recreation Ground Car Park improvements including cycle racks
- Land Divestment improvements/enhancements
- Bredfield Bus Shelter – (No EMR created) – £2.4k in total but £700 funded by grant
- Hall Farm Road play equipment installation and enhancements
- Creation of car park and installation of bike racks in front of Winifred Fison House
- SWT wildlife events x 3
- Lighting of pathway to Pavilion (using solar lighting)
- Access road to Pavilion
- Yarmouth Road repeater roundels – funded partly by Cllr Nicoll
- Quiet Lanes – two lanes designated and signs installed
- Bredfield Road Feasibility Study – funded by grants from Cllrs Nicoll and Smith-Lyte
- Purchase of heavy-duty gazebos
Projects in Progress
- Melton Road/Hill crossings – installed July 2022. Some money may remain on completion – awaiting final invoice.
- Pavilion – in use from December 2022. Final snagging being undertaken.
- De-fib for Pavilion – funded through Cllr Smith-Lyte and bequest
- Planting at car park near Winifred Fison House
Prioritised Projects
- Beresford Drive play park – Highest priority – Recreation have agreed to hold a consultation day at Beresford Drive, similar to Hall Farm Road (date now tbc)
- Recreation Ground Play Park – High priority
- Recreation Ground Bike Track – High priority – Recreation have agreed to gauge interest of residents initially through posters in the woods and comms
- Bike racks at the Pavilion – High priority – will be installed after the landscaping has taken place.
- MUGA replacement – Medium priority
- Playpark Fencing – Medium priority
- Tennis Court Resurfacing – Low priority
- Solar Panels – Low priority
- EV Charging Points – Low priority
Additional Requests
A resident asked if a bench can be sited along Melton Road to give somewhere for elderly/less able pedestrians to rest if they walk along Melton Road. A site has been identified at the entrance to Smithfields. Planning permission is being sought but the base will be created by DJ Mackenzies and the resident will fund the cost of the bench.
Recommendations
Members are asked to:
- Note and comment on the report
Pip Alder
Clerk and Executive Officer to the Council
March 2023
