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External electrical equipment replacement and major repairs in parks

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Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Council’s Full Council allocated £400K in February 2024 to replace and upgrade existing outdoor electrical assets in parks and green spaces. The need for works in the city’s parks has been determined from similar work to Highways assets that responded to a June 2019 remedy notice served by the HSE. Parks electrical assets had not been adequately inspected and maintained over a period of years and backlog of works and replacement is evident.

Decision:

To approve capital funds allocated at Full Council in February 2024 to replace and upgrade existing outdoor electrical assets in parks and green spaces.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - No other options were considered. The amount allocated was derived from the findings and cost of works to electrical equipment on Highways and a comparison view of the scale of asset in parks. A site specific condition survey of lighting assets in Castle Park provided an indicator of the likely condition of similar assets across the Parks estate. As condition inspections commence the scale of the need will be re-evaluated.

Publication date: 08/05/2025

Date of decision: 30/04/2025