Report - London Borough of Hillingdon
Report - London Borough of Hillingdon
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6. By virtue <strong>of</strong> an agreement under Section 52 <strong>of</strong> the Town and Country<br />
Planning Act 1970 entered in to by the Council in 1978, with the former land owner,<br />
The Civil Service Sports Association and Bellway Homes Ltd, buildings comprising<br />
those used by the Acorn Youth Club were transferred to the Council.<br />
7. The terms <strong>of</strong> this agreement include 2 requirements.<br />
1. Not to build any new buildings on the land without the consent <strong>of</strong> the other<br />
parties.<br />
2. 2. To maintain the existing building in good and substantial condition.<br />
8. Following legal advice, Estates & Valuation Officers have been asked to write<br />
to the other parties setting out the position and seeking their consent to construction<br />
<strong>of</strong> new building and demolition <strong>of</strong> existing pavilion.<br />
9. On receipt <strong>of</strong> a reply, demolition works can proceed without delay.<br />
10. Discussions have been on-going with the Acorn Youth Club over the past two<br />
years about the future <strong>of</strong> the site and various funding sources including possible<br />
Section 106 funding from a 375-unit housing development on the RAF Eastcote site<br />
towards construction costs, and Chrysalis funding for landscaping and security works<br />
have been considered.<br />
11. The timetable for the development <strong>of</strong> the RAF Eastcote site has been delayed<br />
and it is very unlikely that an application for consideration <strong>of</strong> Section 106 funding<br />
would be approved and funds made available within the time that the Youth Club<br />
expects to be able to complete their works.<br />
12. The Chrysalis fund is available for environmental improvement and it is hoped<br />
that assistance towards landscaping and security works will be favourably received.<br />
13. The Youth Club have made strenuous efforts to fund raise and have<br />
successfully raised £30,000 towards the cost <strong>of</strong> works. They have also applied for<br />
funding from the Big Lottery Fund and they have been successful in obtaining grant<br />
aid in the sum <strong>of</strong> £144,811. They therefore have a total resource <strong>of</strong> £174,811.<br />
14. The land shown on the attached plan is managed by Environment Group,<br />
Green Spaces. This land would need to transfer to Education Youth and Leisure if<br />
the building and lease are agreed. Agreement has been reached with Environment<br />
Group Officers that there is no Environment Group use for these buildings or this<br />
land.<br />
15. A new lease <strong>of</strong> land has been agreed for 25 years, this was a prerequisite for<br />
the grant <strong>of</strong> funds from the Big Lottery Fund.<br />
16. The building construction programme is sponsored by Tom Murphy (Principal<br />
Youth Officer), the project will be managed by the Acorn Youth Club who will deal<br />
directly with all construction and planning issues.<br />
PART 1 – MEMBERS, PUBLIC AND PRESS<br />
Cabinet report 10 th November 2005 Page 222
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