Projects including the refurbishment of community facilities and improvements to a park and sports court are set to benefit from more than £171,000 of neighbourhood funding.
The Guildhall in Bath
The various schemes will receive money from the fourteenth round of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for Bath after being chosen following feedback from a public consultation held earlier this year.
Five projects have been allocated funding, including Your Park Bristol & Bath, which will receive £74,919 to create the UK’s first park to meet the needs of young females at Brickfields. Percy Community Centre will receive £25,353 for the resurfacing of the outdoor multi-use sports court.
The funding will also help two community centres; St Andrews Community Church will receive £15,000 towards refurbishment costs and Percy Community Centre will receive £3,640 for the replacement of the annexe doors.
Bath Youth for Christ will receive £52,389 for the refurbishment of the toilets and kitchen facilities at the Roundhill Hub.
Councillor Kevin Guy, leader of the council, said: “Since its introduction, the Neighbourhood Portion of CIL for Bath has allocated more than £2 million to 60 local projects to support their development.
“I want to thank everyone who took part in the consultation and helped us to decide where to allocate the money.
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a planning charge, introduced by the Planning Act 2008 as a tool for local authorities in England and Wales to help deliver infrastructure to support the development of their area.
From the overall Community Infrastructure Levy that is collected, Bath receives 15% of the receipts, which are allocated to The Neighbourhood Portion of CIL for Bath.
In the absence of a parish council for Bath, the council has a statutory responsibility to allocate the funds.
