Decision details

South Bristol Sports Centre (SBSC), formerly known as the Imperial Ground, in South Bristol is owned by Bristol City Council and operated by a Trust under a Community Trust Asset Lease. SBSC is a Charity and a Community Interest Company (CIC) and has had a 25year lease from BCC since 2006. The aim of SBSC is to use the power of sport to engage hard-to-reach young people in South Bristol.
On 12th May 2018, South Bristol Sports Centre had a serious fire affecting a large part of the buildings. The council subsequently agreed the principle of a settlement for reinstatement works, and as part of these works there remains an outstanding amount of £370,000 to be paid resulting from the difference between construction costs and insurance pay out.
This decision enables payment of the above capital spend and completion of re-instatement works enabling the facility to re-open for the benefit of the local community.

Approval to use £0.370m from NH05 Sports Capital funding on the South Bristol Sports Centre overspend.

No significant alternatives were considered as this funding was required to meet spending commitments.