It appears that, as we are not quite a Project "ready to go", as we need but do not have planning permission, we fall into a different and slightly more advantageous bracket. We are officially, a Development Project! This means that we have up to a year to resolve all the issues and get our Stage 2 Groundwork Uk and National Lottery application in rather than the 6 months we had originally thought.
It also means that there are a few extra funding streams we can tap into to help us get the play area off the ground. For example, we can claim for professional fees and for planning fees. This is a great help and means that we will not have to reduce our wish list for the actual play equipment which is, after all, the main point.
Re timing, we are still committed to getting the application in as quickly as possible but I think we were all a bit daunted by having to:
- Send our a tender brief and select a contractor
- Apply for and obtain planning permission
- Satisfy the requirements regarding title to the play area
- Satisfy the requirements regarding the group's constitution
- Satisfy the requirements regarding evidencing public support etc
All within 6 months. We could have done it but it's nice to know that we have a little wriggle room.
So, having been through our plan and where we are up to with Janice, it was decided that our next step is to focus on refining the Tender Brief and getting it out to our 3 most likely/favoured contractors for competitive quotes. Once this is done we can then concentrate on obtaining planning and the rest of the requirement safe in the knowledge of what our final play area will look like.
We're having another meeting on Monday to finalise this step and then we might take a wee break for Christmas and New Year!
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