BIG WARSOP Brief for an early study on the feasibility of the “Eastwood Building” in Warsop, as a community hub rd Date: 3 July 2013 Geoff Birch Associates Ltd 52 Devonshire Avenue Long Eaton Nottingham NG10 2EP Tel: (0115) 9133503 Email :
[email protected] Web: www.gbal.co.uk Eastwood Depot Geoff Birch Associates Ltd Proposed In association with in association with Community Chimera Consulting Ltd Chimera Consulting Ltd 52 Devonshire Avenue Hub Long Eaton Tel: 07811 358664 Nottingham NG10 2EP Email:
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[email protected] Web: www.gbal.co.uk Contents Page Section Title Page 1. Introduction 2 1.1 The Brief 1.2 The Context 2. Considerations 5 2.1 Evidenced Demand and Current Provision 2.2 The Challenges 3. The Opportunity 9 3.1 The Eastwood Depot 3.2 Planning Issues 3.3 Project Ideas – The “Aspire Centre” 3.4 Sense / Reality Check 4. Options (Sites / Facilities) 14 4.1 SWOT Analysis for the Eastwood Depot Single Site Option 4.2 SWOT Analysis for Alternative Single Site 4.3 SWOT Analysis for the Use of Other Venues 4.4 Risk Assessment Eastwood Depot 5. Conclusions 18 5.1 General Option Considerations 5.2 Concluding the Eastwood Depot 6. Recommendations and Next Step Action Plan 22 6.1 Legal Position / Land and Building Transfer 6.2 Governance and Legal Structure 6.3 Business Planning 6.4 Site Visits – Lessons Learnt Appendix A: Risk Assessment Matrix Page 1 1. Introduction Mansfield Community and Voluntary Service (as the accountable body) commissioned independent consultants, Geoff Birch Associates Limited and Chimera Consulting Limited, to undertake an early feasibility study to primarily examine the potential of the former ‘Eastwood Depot’ to act as a community hub in the delivery of a range of services and activities for the parish.