Issue - meetings
Formal offer of Historic Buildings Grant to Columbia Road Nursery School
Meeting: 28/06/2021 - Mayor's Executive Decision Making (Item 1.)
Additional documents:
- HistoricBuildingGrant, item 1. PDF 350 KB
- HistoricBuildingAppendix, item 1. PDF 131 KB
- LCFreport, item 1. PDF 399 KB
- LCFreportAppendixA, item 1. PDF 598 KB
- VCSappendix, item 1. PDF 5 MB
- VSCreport, item 1. PDF 591 KB
- Notes of Grants discussion 23 June, item 1. PDF 233 KB
Meeting: 23/06/2021 - Grants Determination (Cabinet) Sub-Committee (Item 7)
7 Formal offer of Historic Buildings Grant to Columbia Market Primary School PDF 350 KB
Additional documents:
- Appendix. 1 for Formal offer of Historic Buildings Grant to Columbia Market Primary School, item 7 PDF 140 KB
- Webcast for Formal offer of Historic Buildings Grant to Columbia Market Primary School
Minutes:
Anna Zucchelli presented the report.
This report related to a formal offer of a LBTH Historic Buildings Grant (HBG). This was for a maximum of £10,000 to Colombia Market School to contribute towards the cost of repair of the grade II listed railings, gate and gate piers and reinstatement of missing lanterns in front of the school.
This grant would act as match funding for a £15,000 from the Heritage of London Trust (HOLT).
The following issues were noted:
· The school and railings were in a highly visible location in the Conservation Area. The railings and gate etc were the last remaining remnants of the Columbia Road Market complex which had been demolished.
· Given this, it was proposed that the HGB, be allocated to the works. This funding was normally allocated to buildings on Historic England’s Buildings at Risk register. An exception could be made in this case given the merits of the proposals, and that there are currently no further applications of expressions of interest for the grant. There was also sufficient funding in the budget for this work.
· The grant funding (of £10k) equated to less than 60% of the total costs of the project (with the rest covered by match funding). The proposals therefore meet the grant criteria.
· The proposals would significantly improve the appearance of the building, as well as support community engagement work.
· A contractor had been appointed to carry out the works (selected in line from the relevant requirements from 3 bids).
· The works were due to start in September 2022.
· It was noted that HOLT would carry out community engagement work with school pupils and community groups to learn about the conservation work and the heritage of the site. The committee noted an overview of the work.
The Committee discussed the following:
· The community engagement work. In particular, the aims of HOLT in providing opportunities for school pupils and community groups to learn about the heritage of the site – as part of their Proud Places programme. It was noted the school may also have their own ideas regarding how they wish to build on these activities.
Members felt this was an excellent proposal and supported the recommendations in the report.
Recommendations (to be agreed by the Mayor as an Individual Mayoral Decision)
1. Authorise the Corporate Director Place to issue a formal offer of grant, subject to conditions, of a maximum of £10,000 to Columbia Market Nursery School towards the cost of repair to the historic gates and railings.
2. Authorise the Corporate Director Place to enter into the grant agreement and any such other agreements required to affect the grant as detailed in paragraph 1.