Issue - meetings
Award of rent support grants to voluntary sector organisations
Meeting: 14/02/2023 - Cabinet (Item 8)
8 Award of rent support grants to voluntary sector organisations 
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Report of Cabinet Member Finance and Assets
Additional documents:
- Appendix 2 - Rent Support Assessment, Lynworth Hall, item 8
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- Appendix 3 - Rent Support Assessment, 10th Cheltenham Scouts, item 8
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Decision:
RESOLVED THAT:
1. The following recommended rent support grants be approved:
- Harvest Field Church, Lynworth Hall, Mendip Road – a rent support grant of 54% of the current market rent;
- 10th Cheltenham Scouts, Scout Hut, Pittville Park, Central Cross drive – a rent support grant of 72% of the current market rent;
2. Authority be delegated to the Participation and Engagement Team Leader, in consultation with the Director: One Legal, to agree the terms of a rent support grant agreement with the applicant.
Minutes:
The Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets introduced the report, saying that the rent support grants scheme enables to council to support the thriving voluntary and community sector, at the same time meeting the challenges of its commercialisation journey. In order to qualify for a discount, organisation’s must demonstrate how their use of the building contributes to the council’s agreed corporate priorities. Appropriate rent support for community]based organisations and services can support their viability and the benefits they provide to the social and economic well-being of the town. The council continues, however, to encourage voluntary and community sector organisations to become more self-sufficient and less reliant upon financial support from the council where possible. The report details the applications and submissions from Harvest Field Church and 10th Cheltenham Scouts, which have been assessed and reviewed.
There were no comments from Members, who unanimously
RESOLVED THAT:
1. The following recommended rent support grants be approved:
- Harvest Field Church, Lynworth Hall, Mendip Road – a rent support grant of 54% of the current market rent;
- 10th Cheltenham Scouts, Scout Hut, Pittville Park, Central Cross drive – a rent support grant of 72% of the current market rent;
2. Authority be delegated to the Participation and Engagement Team Leader, in consultation with the Director: One Legal, to agree the terms of a rent support grant agreement with the applicant.