RESOLVED:

1. That Cabinet agreed to allocate CIL Neighbourhood Fund money to individual projects received through the 2021 Neighbourhood Fund consultation in line with Merton Council’s approved Neighbourhood Fund criteria as set out in Appendix A

2. That delegated authority was granted to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and the Climate Emergency and Transport to make any amendments to funding bid amounts received through the recent Neighbourhood Fund consultation, in line with Cabinet’s agreed Neighbourhood Fund criteria

The Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and the Climate Emergency presented the report, thanking officers for their work.

Following a consultation earlier in the year, project bids totalling £1.78m had been received and the Cabinet Member thanked all those who had submitted a bid to the fund. The report proposed the approval of £1.275m covering 22 of the projects and 2 top-ups of previously successful bids, based on criteria previously agreed by Cabinet.

The Cabinet Member for Children and Education spoke on the number and breadth of bids that had been approved that would benefit children and young people.

The Cabinet Member for Local Environment and Green Spaces spoke on bids which improve the local environment.

RESOLVED:

1. That Cabinet agreed to allocate CIL Neighbourhood Fund money to individual projects received through the 2021 Neighbourhood Fund consultation in line with Merton Council’s approved Neighbourhood Fund criteria as set out in Appendix A

2. That delegated authority was granted to the Director of Environment and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, Regeneration and the Climate Emergency and Transport to make any amendments to funding bid amounts received through the recent Neighbourhood Fund consultation, in line with Cabinet’s agreed Neighbourhood Fund criteria