Public open spaces commuted sums update
A Commuted Sum is a payment by developers to a local authority when it is not appropriate to provide the required outdoor open space during a development. The funds are held specifically for the enhancement of open spaces and play areas and are often used for the same town or community council from where they came. However, in some circumstances, the funds can be used for nearby towns or community councils in Denbighshire.
During the last round of Commuted Sums, advertised from November 2021 until the end of January 2022 there was £223,421 available across 14 towns and villages in Denbighshire. The fund received 15 applications from the eligible locations totalling £238,167 and from these allocations were made to 13 of the projects submitted, to the value of £204,929.
Details of projects allocated funding from the latest round of Public Open Spaces Commuted Sums Funding can be seen below.
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Project Applicant
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Project Description
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Amount Awarded
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Denbighshire County Council – Street Scene
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Improve safety surfaces at Clos Deganwy Play Area, Bodelwyddan
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£3,779
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Bodfari Community Council
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Hannah Jane Smith Park upgrade
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£1,237
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Denbighshire County Council – Street Scene
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Upgrade of play equipment at Weirglodd
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£18,348
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Llangollen Parks Community Group
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Improvements at Pengwern Park
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£1,339
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Tremeirchion, Cwm and Waen Community Council
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Update the Dyffryn Teg Park in Rhuallt
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£1,237
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Rhuddlan Allotment Society
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Provision for more accessible grassed paths in the allotments
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£5,210
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Rhuddlan Town Council
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Provisions for the external storage container installation, additional outdoor children's gym equipment, external toilets, resurfacing of car park, access road and provision of disabled parking bays
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£66,066
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Rhyl Rugby Club
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Complete the spectator safety fencing around the playing surface
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£7,580
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Denbighshire County Council – Street Scene
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Upgrades and security improvements at the Botanical Gardens, Rhyl
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£12,370
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Star Park Play Area
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Play area refurbishment
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£61,765
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Ruthin Rugby Club
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Contribution towards changing rooms upgrade
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£10,000
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St. Asaph City Council
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Environmental Improvements, City wide
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£7,999
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Denbighshire County Council – Street Scene
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Cae Winifred play equipment enhancement
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£7,999
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The next round of Open Spaces Commuted Sums will be announced in Autumn 2022. Should you wish to know more about the type of projects that the fund can support or would like to be informed directly of Open Spaces Commuted Sums funding in Denbighshire, please contact communitydevelopment@denbighshire.gov.uk.
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