Decision details

Former Breeze Hill School Caretakers Houses, 56-58 Gibraltar Street, Salem [St.Marys]

Decision Maker: Executive Director for Place & Economic Growth

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The purpose of the report is to seek approval for the Council to sell the vacant, surplus properties at 56-58 Gibraltar Street to the Department for Education ('DfE') in connection with the redevelopment of the former Breeze Hill School. The properties are shown edged red in the plan attached in Appendix One.

Decision:

RESOLVED - That the Council proceed to dispose of the Freehold interest in the vacant properties at 56-58 Gibraltar Street, subject to the provisionally agreed heads of terms set out in Appendix Two.

Reasons for the decision:

Option 1 - Do nothing.
Option 2 - Sell the properties on the open market.
Option 3 - Sell the properties to the DfE on the basis of a direct disposal.

Alternative options considered:

Option 1 - Do nothing.
Option 2 - Sell the properties on the open market.

Other reasons / organisations consulted

Ward Councillors were alerted to the proposed sale of the properties to the DfE in June 2019 and have not raised any objections.

Contact: Mark Prestwich, Development Officer 0161 770 1660, Email: mark.prestwich@oldham.gov.uk Email: Mark.Prestwich@oldham.gov.uk.

Publication date: 13/09/2019

Date of decision: 13/09/2019

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