Published: Tuesday, 23rd August 2022
A record sum of more than £¾million funding for community projects has been agreed in the latest round of CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) applications.
This money, which is raised through a levy charged on new development, will fund 41 projects that will benefit communities across the borough.
Cllr Richard Blunt, cabinet member for development and regeneration, said:
“What a result! This money does so much good across west Norfolk and I am delighted to announce the results of the latest round.
“When this levy was introduced in 2017 we had great expectations for what it would deliver and we are fulfilling those expectations with a huge variety of projects that improve the quality of life for our communities.
“Being a rural borough, west Norfolk has a special set of challenges because some village communities can feel they are quite remote from the urban centres but by funding projects in the heart of those communities we are delivering real benefits for them on their doorsteps.”
Funding ranges from as little as £2,000 for a trim trail at the primary school in Methwold to six projects that were awarded £50,000. These included a new play park in Gaywood and a contribution to the redevelopment of village halls in Marham and Walpole St Peter.
There are projects that improve access, such as TROD projects in Fincham and Wimbotsham-Stowbridge, and projects to develop environmentally-friendly energy sources, such as installation of solar panels at Westacre Theatre and at the RSPCA.
A 20mph limit around the school in Marshland St James will improve safety and children at Nelson Academy will benefit from an outdoor classroom.
Many projects are simple schemes that improve community facilities with better doors, new heating, more accessible buildings newer equipment or community amenities such as new bus shelters and street lighting.
Delighted applicants have already been contacting the council after receiving their offer letters, variously describing the news as ‘fantastic’, ‘brilliant’ and ‘excellent’.
Cllr Blunt added:
“Large or small, these are all projects that benefit the people who make up our communities.
“This latest round, in which we have awarded just over £783,000, brings the total amount we have spent through CIL funding to nearly £3million.
“I would like to extend my thanks to all those people who have spent their own time submitting applications and I would like to thank our officers and councillors who have spent a great deal of time carefully reviewing those applications to ensure that awards achieved the maximum possible benefit for west Norfolk.
There are two rounds of applications each year. The next round will open in January. A list of successful applicants is attached.
| ID | CIL Fund Allocated | Project Name/Title | Name of Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CIL FY22/2_5 |
£10,000.00 |
20mph speed limit around our village school |
Marshland St James Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_6 |
£15,000.00 |
Refurbishment of Landing Stage, Church Bridge Mooring, Upwell |
Well Creek Trust Limited |
|
CIL FY22/2_7 |
£20,000.00 |
Front Porch - North Wootton Village Hall |
North Wootton Village Hall |
|
CIL FY22/2_9 |
£15,000.00 |
Surface matting visitor car park |
Castle Acre Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_10 |
£23,810.00 |
Solar/Heating/Air Conditioning Project |
Sedgeford Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_11 |
£6,280.00 |
Replacement External Fire Doors |
Sedgeford Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_12 |
£50,000.00 |
GCC Play Park |
Gaywood Community Centre |
|
CIL FY22/2_14 |
£50,000.00 |
Purchase of Denver Playing Field |
Denver Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_17 |
£3,758.00 |
Replacement bus shelter_The Peel Centre |
Emneth Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_18 |
£3,933.00 |
New Streetlights |
Welney Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_21 |
£50,000.00 |
Parish Hall Demolition and Rebuild |
Walpole St Peter Parish Hall |
|
CIL FY22/2_22 |
£11,750.00 |
Wellbeing Portakabin (Walpole Highway School) |
The Windmill Primary Federation |
|
CIL FY22/2_26 |
£3,500.00 |
Bar refurbishment - Upwell Village Hall |
Upwell Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_28 |
£5,000.00 |
Fire alarm and smoke detectors |
Upwell Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_29 |
£10,000.00 |
Solar Panel 2022 Project |
RSPCA Norfolk West |
|
CIL FY22/2_30 |
£25,000.00 |
The Heart of Nordelph |
Nordelph Village Hall |
|
CIL FY22/2_31 |
£4,200.00 |
Projector, Electronic Screen & Sound Desk & Console |
Hunstanton Town Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_36 |
£25,500.00 |
Stoke Ferry Playing Field building renovation |
Stoke Ferry Playing Field Trust |
|
CIL FY22/2_38 |
£9,600.00 |
Roof solar panels with battery backup |
Westacre Arts Foundation Ltd (Westacre Theatre) |
|
CIL FY22/2_39 |
£10,000.00 |
Constructionarium Capital Expenditure |
Constructionarium Ltd |
|
CIL FY22/2_40 |
£5,521.00 |
New Slide for Play Area |
Feltwell Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_41 |
£44,000.00 |
St Faith's Church Community Hub |
St Faith's Church, Gaywood |
|
CIL FY22/2_43 |
£2,000.00 |
Trim Trail |
Duchy of Lancaster Methwold Primary School PTFA |
|
CIL FY22/2_45 |
£11,260.00 |
Tennis Court fencing |
West Winch Parish council |
|
CIL FY22/2_46 |
£50,000.00 |
Restoring and Upgrading Snettisham's rare and vital Memorial Pavilion |
Snettisham Memorial Pavilion Fund Committee |
|
CIL FY22/2_47 |
£7,946.00 |
Second Loo and Shed |
Grimston Cricket Club |
|
CIL FY22/2_50 |
£18,091.00 |
Parish Office Extension - Kitchen/Air Con/Heating |
South Wootton Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_52 |
£5,320.00 |
Repair of car park to create a parking facility for the whole of Great Bircham |
Bircham Social Club |
|
CIL FY22/2_53 |
£10,000.00 |
Improving Ingoldisthorpe Playground Provision |
Ingoldisthorpe Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_56 |
£2,570.00 |
Bus Shelter Renovation |
Downham West Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_57 |
£50,000.00 |
Docking Community Pavilion Project |
Docking Rangers FC |
|
CIL FY22/2_58 |
£25,000.00 |
Millennium Green Car Park extension and Solar Lighting |
Tilney All Saints Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_59 |
£50,000.00 |
Marham Village Hall Redevelopment |
Marham Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_62 |
£2,189.00 |
Burrett Road Bus Shelter |
Walsoken Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_66 |
£33,533.00 |
Accessible Facilities and Toilet Upgrade |
Fincham Memorial Hall and Playing Fields |
|
CIL FY22/2_68 |
£39,000.00 |
Rear Building & Patio Project |
Old Hunstanton Village Hall |
|
CIL FY22/2_69 |
£19,142.25 |
Learning is Natural - Outdoor Learning Initiative- Outdoor Classroom Phase |
Nelson Academy |
|
CIL FY22/2_70 |
£21,858.00 |
Trod to link Wimbotsham and Stow Bridge |
Wimbotsham Parish Council and Stow Bardolph Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_71 |
£12,303.00 |
Play Safety Requirements - Installation of two child safety gates for the Play Area and the installation of safety surfacing under the play equipment |
Runcton Holme Parish Council |
|
CIL FY22/2_72 |
£5,300.00 |
Replacement windows |
Burnham Thorpe Village Hall |
|
CIL FY22/2_73 |
£15,770.00 |
TROD Project |
Fincham Parish Council |
|
Total Funds Allocated |
£783,134.25 |