Issue - meetings

ES20165

The report was presented to the Committee to outline the restoration proposals for the Bowie Bandstand within Croydon Road Recreation Ground, Beckenham, and to recommend that the scheme be added to the Council’s Capital Programme to enable works to proceed. 

The Council had been working with architects regarding the restoration of the bandstand to restore the facility for community use and to have regard to the bandstand’s heritage. It was anticipated that the project would be completed in April 2023. The Chairman said that this was a good news story.

The report had been submitted to the ECS PDS Committee for pre-decision scrutiny before being presented to the Executive for a final decision on 30^th March 2022.

RESOLVED that:

1) The ECS PDS Committee approved the proposals for the Bandstand at a cost of £236k including a contingency budget of £27k, and that the Committee approve the request to the Executive to add the project to the Capital Programme.

2) The Committee note that a five year maintenance plan had identified a liability of £18k which included redecoration works to uphold the restored condition of the bandstand, this would  be funded as set out in paragraph

3.13 of the report.

3)  Subject to agreement from the Executive, the Director of Environment and Public Protection be given delegated authority to award contracts for the Bandstand Restoration following the tendering process. 

4) Subject to Executive agreement as to recommendation 2.1.1, the Assistant Director of Carbon Management and Greenspace be given delegated authority to approve spend from the contingency fund.

.