Decision details
Approval of grant funds to Fulford school 3G development
Decision Maker: Director of Housing and Communities
Decision status: Decision Made
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Approval of grant funds to Fulford school 3G
development
Fulford school have applied to the Football Foundation for a grant
to build a 3G pitch facility in the school grounds, improving
facilities for pupils but also available for hire to the wider
community and to the benefit of the local football clubs. The cost
of the development is c£1.1m with c£700k coming from
the Football Foundation.
The historic agreement between CYC and the school is to match fund
their contribution using the S106 monies from Germany Beck set
aside for sports improvements in the area. The school are providing
£150k in funding. The cost of the facility has grown from the
original quotes back in 2023, CYC have therefore agreed to help
bridge the gap and are requesting increasing our contribution to
£249k.
A community usage agreement is already in place with the school
which will cover the community access of this facility as well as
the existing sports hall and tennis/ MUGA facility all at the
school.
Approval for £249k contribution required.
Options Considered:
Funding the development, which for a small
amount provides a facility lacking in the area with the majority of
funding provided by others.
Not funding and losing the facility. Football Foundation standard
rules are that they will not fund more than 65% of a
development.
Options Rejected:
Not Funding. The S106 monies available from
Germany Beck are c£1.7m in total and this small portion will
enable far greater investment into the area
Publication date: 16/03/2026
Date of decision: 16/03/2026
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