16 June 2026 Leisure and Development Committee

Leisure and Development Committee

1. Apologies

2. Declarations of Interest

3. Minutes of Leisure and Development Committee meeting held Tuesday 19th May 2026 (summary attached)

4. Members will receive a presentation from the Head of Sport & Wellbeing

FOR DECISION (Items 5-10 inclusive)

5. Boardwalk Repair and Replacement, Benone Duneland (Report attached)

6. PEACEPLUS Local Action Plan Capital Projects – The Altnahinch Dam Project (Report attached)

7. Accelerated Approval Pathway for Externally Funded Projects (Report attached)

8. HMRC Summer VAT Reduction (Report attached)

9. Ulster History Circle (Report attached)

10. USA 250 Revised Signature Event (Report attached)

FOR INFORMATION (Items 11-17 inclusive)

11. USA 250 Working Group Minutes (attached)

12. Dark Hedges (Report attached)

13. Council Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2026-2032 (Report attached)

14. Ballycastle Environmental Improvement Scheme (Report attached)

15. Sports Grant & Bursary Programme 2025/26 (Report attached)

16. Health and Wellbeing Grants Programme 2025/26 (Report attached)

17. Consultations (attached)

FOR CONFIDENTIAL CONSIDERATION (Items 18-22 inclusive)

18. Metropole Project (Report attached)

19. Request for Funding COAST (Report attached)

20. Legal Pursuance & Construction Update Jim Watt Sports Centre, Garvagh (Report attached)

21. Armed Forces Day Update (Report attached)

22. Growth Deal – Supplementary Deal Documents (Report attached)

23. Any other relevant business notified in accordance with Standing Order 12. (o)