Decision details

1.  Authority is granted to the Head of Place in consultation with the Council Solicitor and Chief Finance Officer to negotiate the terms of and to enter into an agreement or agreements with White City Community, Community Interest Company and/or The ‘Venture: White City Limited for use of the sum of £200,000 (two hundred thousand pounds) received from the development of the St Aldates Church site for the provision of a community facility within the White City area.

2. Such agreement(s) shall include provision for the release of a total of £23,700 of the said sum to the White City Community CIC and/or The ‘Venture: White City Limited to fund the first year’s work relating to the provision of the Community Facility. 

The decision will facilitate the provision of a community facility to mitigate the loss of the (unused) church hall at St Aldates. It supports the Council’s Asset Based Community Development approach. The proposed agreement between  the City Council and the White City Community Interest Group (and/or The ‘Venture: White City Limited) will allow for match funding to be sought in order to  deliver the local facility.

Direct provision by developer. The development at St Aldates would not have  been financially viable had this obligation been placed on the Registered Provider  Housing Association, Rooftop Housing.