Agenda item

Report of the Director of Open Spaces.

The Committee received a report of the Director of Open Spaces in relation to extending the burial space at the City of London Cemetery (The Shoot).

Members noted that the redevelopment of The Shoot totalled £504,000 and would provide space for 3,000 new lawn burials, which would achieve income in excess of £14,000,000 in the long-term. The redevelopment cost would be funded through the cemetery reserve fund, details of which would be included in a long-term business plan to follow this report.

In response to a question from a Member, the Superintendent and Registrar advised the Committee that there were planned long-term increases in fees for burial and that the City of London Corporation currently aimed to provide a sustainable burial space.

RESOLVED – That,

a)    the development of the ‘shoot’ area for lawn burial as described in the report and the attached appendix (1) be approved; and

b)    approval be given to allow the cemetery and crematorium service to use its reserve fund to achieve point one above.