Decision - Kingsway to the Sea

Brighton and Hove Policy & Resources Committee Decided 7 Jul 2022 for determination GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Policy & Resources Committee

Report author

Donna Chisholm

Published

7 Jul 2022

Reference

6661

As published

the council's own words, unedited

Report to P&R seeking approval to proceed with the Kingsway to the Sea project funded by the Levelling Up Fund.

RESOLVED : That the Committee – (i) Agreed in principle to the development of the area shown in Appendix 1 Site Map, as outlined in this report; (ii) Agreed that a Planning application for the Kingsway to the Sea site is submitted to include the elements listed in 3.1 below; (iii) Approved a revised capital budget of £ 12.99m including £1.000 million additional borrowing as set out in paragraph 3.27 and Section 7 of this report; (iv) Authorised the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture to procure and award contracts necessary to deliver the project and enter into any legal agreements required to facilitate the works; (v) Agreed that a further report on the status of the project is bought back to the Policy and Resources Committee in December 2022 in advance of construction commencing on site.

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The report recommends a sustainable mix of sports, leisure facilities and public park space for the Kingsway to the Sea project. It supports retaining bowls, croquet and events, improving tennis access, and adding padel, sand-based sports and wheeled sports, but recommends excluding football because of likely concerns about floodlighting, parking and proximity to homes. Management should be transferred to a single operator through a formal tender and contract.

Recommendation

Proceed with the proposed facility mix for the Kingsway to the Sea scheme, including improved tennis, bowls, croquet, events, padel, sand courts, accessible routes, public parks and support facilities. Do not include football in the scheme design, and manage the sports park through a single operator appointed under a formal tendering and contractual agreement.

Financial impact

Brighton & Hove City Council has been awarded £9.5 million from the Levelling Up Fund. The financial assessment indicates that the scheme could generate a net payment to the council from the operator, but detailed figures are commercially sensitive and were not published.

Ward affected

Wish, Westbourne and South Portslade

Decision maker

Brighton & Hove City Council

Stakeholders named

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Residents and communities in Wish, Westbourne and South PortsladeLocal sports clubsPeople with disabilities and reduced mobilityYoung people and familiesHove Kingsway Bowling ClubKing Alfred Tennis ClubHove Beach Croquet ClubBeach Tennis UKBrighton Beach SportsLawn Tennis AssociationMVP PadelAlbion in the CommunityWest Hove Seafront Action Group

Next steps

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Finalise the detailed design and facility configuration through further consultation and cost estimates.
Continue developing accessible routes, parks, sports facilities and support accommodation.
Exclude football from the preferred scheme design.
Procure a single operator through a formal tendering and contractual agreement.
Establish appropriate leases, licences and user agreements with sports clubs and other facility users.

Precedents

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