Decision details

Purpose of Report: The report will provide the necessary background and context and set out the actions required and the process to be followed to secure the long-term management of land designated as public open space at Mayfield Grove York in accordance with the terms of a Section 106 agreement dated 1997 attached to planning approval for housing development on adjacent land.

The Cabinet Member is asked to consider the report and any representations and agree the actions required and process to be followed in securing the long term management / stewardship to the public open sapce land at Mayfield Grove, York as per the 1997 Section 106 agreement.

RESOLVED:      

That Option 2 be approved and the process set out in the report, with the following amendments, be agreed:

(i)      That the Habitat Plan and Site Layout plan be improved for the final copy of the Management Framework.

(ii)      The Ecological Assessment should be made more specific to York species, particularly in relation to Bats etc but without being over-prescriptive.

(iii)     Section 1.4 be amended to recognise that there is currently not general disabled access to the site and improvements could be made.

(iv)     The value of the land as a community resource should be upfront in the Management Framework.

(v)     The Community involvement sections 3.3 and 3.4 should be strengthened and potentially based around a reinvigorated ‘friends of’ model.

(vi)     That the final wording be delegated to the Director of City Strategy in conjunction with the Cabinet Member.

(vii)    That the Council would seek to ensure that the site was managed according to the draft management framework for the interim period until a new managing organisation was established.

REASON:           

In order to confirm the process to be followed to secure the effective long-term management arrangements for land at Mayfield Grove York as per Section 106 agreement dated 2^nd June 1997.