Agenda item

Report from the Interim Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet approve:

1.    The delivery of the Dinnington Principal Areas of Growth project within the scope and budget as detailed in Appendix 2.

2.    Confirmation of the provisional allocation of £1m of the Towns & Villages Fund to works at Dinnington.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on development of the Dinnington Projects scheme and the acquisition of the various property interests. The report sought approval to proceed with implementation and sought confirmation of the provisional allocation of £1 million of the Towns and Villages Fund to support the regeneration of Dinnington.

Following Cabinet approval to accept the grant and proceed in August

2023, the Council had developed the scheme feasibility and design. The

proposed scheme focussed on high quality place making to improve the

heart of the Town Centre, increase footfall, boost the local economy, and

restore a sense of pride in the area. The area selected for this scheme and

proposed designs were shown at Appendix 1.

Of the existing site, six commercial units, the indoor market, the burnt-out

building fronting Laughton Road, the Dinnington Colliery Band building, and

the fixed outdoor market stalls were proposed for demolition. The new

development would provide six replacement commercial units and a larger

commercial/community building, all overlooking a new landscaped town

square that would accommodate the market and provide better pedestrian

links between Laughton Road and the bus interchange/Constable Lane car

park.

Following the consultation events in the autumn of 2023 and the spring of

2024, the design of the scheme was being finalised and it was anticipated that a detailed planning application would be submitted in Summer 2024. A Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stage 3 compliant cost plan had been developed and a breakdown of the capital and revenue financial implications of the scheme was included at Appendices 2 and 3.

The scheme was now sufficiently developed to commence the procurement of a contractor and proceed to the delivery on site. The report sought

Cabinet approval to implement the project within the scope and budget

outlined in Appendix 2. Any material variation to this would be subject to

further Cabinet approval.

Resolved:

That Cabinet approve:

1.    The delivery of the Dinnington Principal Areas of Growth project within the scope and budget as detailed in Appendix 2.

2.    Confirmation of the provisional allocation of £1m of the Towns & Villages Fund to works at Dinnington.