The Town Council has recently received clarification from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regarding the release of information to the public which is contained in the Doric Park Business Plan. The clarification is most helpful and confirms that it is the ICO’s view that some specific information from the Doric Park Business Plan should be released. The ICO’s report includes the following:
. . . The Commissioner recognises that the Council needs a ‘safe space’ to develop the Doric Park project business plan away from public scrutiny. He also recognises that Council staff need to be able to have free and frank discussions about the business plan. However, as the complainant has only requested the estimated running costs and estimated income of the Doric Park project, rather than the business plan in its entirety, the Commissioner considers that disclosing the withheld information would not impact the Council’s ability to have free or frank discussions when developing the business plan or impede on the Council’s ‘safe space’. . .
Therefore, Trowbridge Town Council is releasing the estimated running costs and estimated income of the Doric Park project to the public today, Wednesday 22nd February, in accordance with the clarification received from the ICO. The information released below is extracted from the latest version of the Business Plan which is version 23 dated 17th January 2023. It is not the same information which was quoted by the Town Clerk in November 2022. That version has been superseded and no longer exists.
It should be noted that the following figures do not include the cost of the loan repayments which would be £225,022 per annum for 50 years, as per the Town Council approved budget for 2023/24 and do not increase or reduce as the interest is fixed for the full term of the loan. It should also be noted that the figure of £225,022 per annum is greater than the figure requested to be assessed by the Parish Borrowing office at the Department for Levelling-Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) as part of the borrowing approval application, which was £188,808.
Doric Park Business Plan (V23, 17.01.23)
| Period | Running Cost (£) | Income (£) |
| Year 1 | 133,390 | 261,380 |
| Year 2 | 142,587 | 283,371 |
| Year 3 | 149,617 | 302,536 |
| Average Y1-10 | ||
| With 50% of College income from Y3 | 160,464 | 281,329 |
| With 100% of College income from Y3 | 160,464 | 323,500 |
| Average Y1-50 | ||
| With 50% of College income from Y3 | 315,688 | 532,132 |
| With 100% of College income from Y3 | 315,688 | 642,641 |
Running costs include an annual contribution (£28,000 Y1) to a pitch carpet replacement fund to Football Association and RFU standards and an annual contribution (£9,000 Y1) towards building replacement costs.
Annual Running Costs and Income from Yr 4 onwards (with 50% of College income).
| Year | Running (£) | Income (£) |
| 4 | -£ 154,045 | £ 256,576 |
| 5 | -£ 158,607 | £ 264,273 |
| 6 | -£ 163,305 | £ 272,201 |
| 7 | -£ 168,144 | £ 280,367 |
| 8 | -£ 173,128 | £ 288,778 |
| 9 | -£ 178,262 | £ 297,442 |
| 10 | -£ 183,550 | £ 306,365 |
| 11 | -£ 188,996 | £ 315,556 |
| 12 | -£ 194,606 | £ 325,023 |
| 13 | -£ 200,384 | £ 334,773 |
| 14 | -£ 206,336 | £ 344,817 |
| 15 | -£ 212,466 | £ 355,161 |
| 16 | -£ 218,780 | £ 365,816 |
| 17 | -£ 225,283 | £ 376,790 |
| 18 | -£ 231,982 | £ 388,094 |
| 19 | -£ 238,881 | £ 399,737 |
| 20 | -£ 245,988 | £ 411,729 |
| 21 | -£ 253,308 | £ 424,081 |
| 22 | -£ 260,847 | £ 436,803 |
| 23 | -£ 268,612 | £ 449,907 |
| 24 | -£ 276,611 | £ 463,405 |
| 25 | -£ 284,849 | £ 477,307 |
| 26 | -£ 293,334 | £ 491,626 |
| 27 | -£ 302,074 | £ 506,375 |
| 28 | -£ 311,077 | £ 521,566 |
| 29 | -£ 320,349 | £ 537,213 |
| 30 | -£ 329,899 | £ 553,329 |
| 31 | -£ 339,736 | £ 569,929 |
| 32 | -£ 349,868 | £ 587,027 |
| 33 | -£ 360,304 | £ 604,638 |
| 34 | -£ 371,054 | £ 622,777 |
| 35 | -£ 382,125 | £ 641,460 |
| 36 | -£ 393,529 | £ 660,704 |
| 37 | -£ 405,275 | £ 680,525 |
| 38 | -£ 417,373 | £ 700,941 |
| 39 | -£ 429,834 | £ 721,969 |
| 40 | -£ 442,669 | £ 743,628 |
| 41 | -£ 455,889 | £ 765,937 |
| 42 | -£ 469,506 | £ 788,915 |
| 43 | -£ 483,531 | £ 812,583 |
| 44 | -£ 497,977 | £ 836,960 |
| 45 | -£ 512,856 | £ 862,069 |
| 46 | -£ 528,182 | £ 887,931 |
| 47 | -£ 543,968 | £ 914,569 |
| 48 | -£ 560,227 | £ 942,006 |
| 49 | -£ 576,973 | £ 970,266 |
| 50 | -£ 594,223 | £ 999,374 |
Update – 23/02/2023: Following further clarification from ICO, we have been asked to provide the following information from the version of the business plan which was quoted at Full Council meeting on the 22nd September 2022.
Total Cost: £29,192,851 (includes running costs and loan repayments)
Total Income: £30,211,560
Therefore, the net positive contribution from the project would have been: £1,018,709
Please note: This information is out of date and the February 2023 version, is at the top of this article.
