Decisions

To consider whether to waive the Street Café Licence fees in 2020/21 and replace with a nominal £25 administration fee to support the local economy and businesses in these very difficult and financially challenging times.

The Cabinet Member agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

1. To agree to waive the Street Café Licence fee in 2020/21 and replace with a nominal £25 administration fee for the period until 31 March 2021.

2. To refund any fees already paid for Street Café Licence in 2020/21 or to reapply the fees to other licence fees.

To consider proposed actions in relation to land at Rigby Road, known as the Foxhall Village development, and to include taking control of leasehold land within the development to provide for the vesting of the current tenant's estate back to the Council and the determination of the term of the leases and the termination of the original development agreement and entry into an exclusive arrangement with Great Places Housing Association to enable the investigation of development options to support the re-commencement of the stalled phase 3 of the development.

To authorise the acceptance of the surrender of various leasehold interests in land at Rigby Road (forming part of the Foxhall Village development) and expenditure to secure and make the site safe, and the determination and entry into various enabling legal agreements, including entry into an exclusive arrangement with Great Places Housing Association for a period of up to 9 months in respect of the stalled phase 3, the detail of all of which is to be delegated to the Head of Legal Services as set out at paragraph 5.19.

Namely: 

1.     The Council accepts surrender of the all of the land demised to of Hollinwood Homes Limited and enters into a formal surrender agreement with of Hollinwood Homes Limited (in administration) to that effect;

2. The Council terminates (effectively cancels) the development agreement between the Council and Hollinwood Homes Limited and then;
3. The Council enters into an agreement with Great Places Housing Association in which;

·       the Council agrees not to dispose of the Phase 3 site to any third party for a period of 9 months (or longer if subsequently agreed by both parties);

·       both parties agree to work with each other to investigate options and develop potential solutions for the continued delivery of new homes on the phase 3 site;

·       the Council, as landowner, will facilitate any discussions with the statutory authorities with respect to an emerging scheme for the site;

·       the Council takes action to secure and maintain security of the site, for which;

·       Great Places Housing Association will contribute 50% of one-off improvements and ongoing security monitoring (with a mechanism allowing for additional contributions by agreement);

4.     Great Places Housing Association will terminate its development agreement with Hollinwood Homes Limited and surrender its  current underlease for the site (in the event of a deal being agreed);

5. The Council having accepted the surrender of the head leases with Hollinwood Homes Limited, grants Great Places Housing Association a new building lease for the construction of the 40 new homes on the site (in line with its previous interest). This has the effect of cleansing the title to the Phase 3 site and making Great Places Housing Association the immediate tenant of the Council, to enable the development to progress.

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £15,000 to each Ward covered for the financial year 2020/2021. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

Councillors Brookes and Critchley of Hawes Side Ward have requested £56.20 for the purchase of timber to make bird boxes for Crosslands Road Park as a community initiative. This is a retrospective payment as Councillor Brookes paid for the cost of the bird box timber at his own expense because he was able to purchase the wood for a lower cost than that quoted by the Parks service, thus saving money.

Councillors Hugo and Smith of Talbot Ward have requested £1,734 as funding to the Tourism Department for the maintenance of 17 banners promoting the Central Holiday Village along Charnley Road and replace/repair damaged ones for a further 12 month period.

To authorise the requests, as submitted.

The Head of Licensing Service deals with a number of requests for licences under the Licensing Act, the Gambling Act and other pieces of legislations. Details of the licences, applied for and granted are outlined in the report.

The Head of Licensing Service agreed to grant the licences as set out in the attached Appendices.

To give authority for Blackpool Council to enter into a Section 104 agreement under the Water Industry Act 1991 and a supplemental deed of grant with United Utilities (UU) to enable the sewers serving the Queens Park Phase 2 development to be formally adopted by UU. 

To confirm the authority to enter into a Section 104 agreement and supplemental deed of grant with United Utilities for the Queens Park Phase 2 development.

To consider giving agreement as a member of Lancashire Enterprise Partnership Board for Blackburn with Darwen to also become a ‘member’ of the company under the Companies Act 2006.

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £15,000 to each Ward covered for the financial year 2020/2021. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

Councillors Galley and T Williams of Anchorsholme Ward have requested £200 as funding for their involvement in setting up and personally organising “Project Care” for Anchorsholme Ward residents with regard to a leaflet print and drop at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown to let residents know of the help available in the community.

Councillors Cain and Hobson of Bloomfield Ward have requested £1,710 as funding to The Boathouse Youth project towards the provision of summer holiday support in providing activities and lunches for the isolated youth in Bloomfield Ward.

Councillors R Scott and Wing of Greenlands Ward have requested £4,863.60 as funding to the North Blackpool Pond Trail to support a Project Officer to help maintain the Pond Trail from September 2020 to March 2021 within Greenlands Ward.

Councillors Cross and Farrell of Ingthorpe Ward have requested £2,431.80 as funding to the North Blackpool Pond Trail to support a Project Officer to help maintain the Pond Trail from September 2020 to March 2021 within Ingthorpe Ward.

Councillors Benson and Mitchell of Layton Ward have requested:

(i)£1,047.40 as funding to Blackpool Stanley Rugby League Club for the provision of basic rugby equipment to enable the setting up of a new youth team.

(ii)£350 as funding the Grounds Maintenance Team for the clearance of the unadopted alleyway to the rear of Wembley Avenue.

Councillors Campbell and Kirkland of Park Ward have requested:

(i)£2,054 as funding to The Boathouse Youth project towards the provision of summer holiday support in providing activities and lunches for the isolated youth in Park Ward.

(ii)£2,445 as funding to Christ the King Catholic Academy towards the purchase of 150 summer nature project boxes for the children attending the school to continue learning throughout the summer period.

(iii)£2,200 as funding to Groundworks@TheGrange Meals on Wheels to deliver meals to the isolated and vulnerable on Grange Park.

Councillors Jackson and Owen of Victoria Ward have requested:

(i)£2,445 as funding to St Cuthbert’s Catholic Academy towards the purchase of 150 summer nature project boxes for the children attending the school to continue learning throughout the summer period.

(ii)£295 as funding the Street Cleansing Department for the clearance of the unadopted alleyway to the rear of Marton Drive.

To authorise the requests, as submitted.

The Head of Licensing Service deals with a number of requests for licences under the Licensing Act, the Gambling Act and other pieces of legislations. Details of the licences, applied for and granted are outlined in the report.

The Head of Licensing Service agreed to grant the licences as set out in the attached Appendices.

To seek approval to the appointment of Conlon Construction Ltd to undertake the base build for the Showtown Museum.

To approve the appointment of Conlon Construction Limited to undertake the base build for the Showtown Museum.

To seek approval for officers to proceed with the statutory consultation, advertisement and making of a proposed Traffic Regulation Order to introduce a new off street parking place order to cover the new way to pay for the car park tickets as detailed within this report.

1.       To authorise the statutory consultation and advertisement of notice of the intention of the Council to make a Traffic Regulation Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the effect of which will be to implement a new payment system for all the council owned off street parking places and to revoke existing details relating to off street parking places as contained in The Borough of Blackpool (Off Street Parking Places) and (Revocations) order 2017. And to make a new order for off street parking that allows customers of the car parks to pay for their ticket either by phone, through an app, or by standard card payments. Tickets will be issued virtually through the app and by phone. Payments made by card will still receive a printed pay and display tickets which has to be displayed in the vehicle. All business and council staff who pay to park in the council owned car parks will now have virtual tickets, no tickets need to be displayed in the vehicle as the vehicle registration numbers will be held on a new parking system.

2.       If no objections are received in relation to the proposals or if any objections are received and are subsequently withdrawn, to authorise the Head of Legal to make the Traffic Regulation Order.