Decisions

To award Earth Trust a five-year contract with effect from 1 April 2024, to deliver custodianship and volunteer management services of countryside land on three sites in the District of Vale of White Horse and three sites in South Oxfordshire (Countryside Management Services).This will be a joint contract with South Oxfordshire District Council.

Council considered the recommendations of Councillor Mike Murray, Cabinet member for planning policy, made on 7 July 2015 to make the Drayton and Great Coxwell neighbourhood plans part of the Development Plan for Vale of White Horse.

RESOLVED:to

1.    make the Drayton Neighbourhood Plan part of the Development Plan for Vale of White Horse;

2.    make the Great Coxwell Neighbourhood Plan part of the Development Plan for Vale of White Horse.

To approve request from Long Furlong Medical Centre to draw down £622,602 of funding from the Vale of White Horse DC healthcare CIL allocation, which is as set out in the council’s April 2021 CIL spending strategy as 20% of the total infrastructure proportion. This allocation of funding is included in the 2024/25 capital programme.

To enter into a funding agreement with Long Furlong Medical Centre that governs the release of funds and sets out project monitoring requirements and claw back clauses.

To release funds to Long Furlong Medical Centre in accordance with the funding agreement once signed and sealed.

For the Head of Service in consultation with the Cabinet Member to approve on behalf of the Vale of White Horse District Council, the award of the contract for the maintenance of play equipment to Sport & Play Limited, and to finalise the contract terms and authorise the council to sign the contract documents.

The total spend on the contract over the three-year term will be up to a maximum £155,445 that includes a cost of £17,062.84 for the initial scope of remedial works to be carried out with a day rate of £380 for priority work thereafter.