Decision details

The purpose of this report is to confirm that the subject property is surplus to the Council’s operational requirements and Officers are authorised to dispose of the property via a procurement exercise as detailed below in order to protect the existing use of the site by the adjoining school and community uses and to facilitate investment to endeavour to bring the site back up to F.A. standard.

RESOLVED - That: To advertise the disposal of the freehold in the asset with an open tender exercise via the Council’s Procurement portal – The Chest.

Option 1 - Retain the asset
Option 2 - To advertise the disposal of the freehold in the asset with an open tender exercise via the Council’s Procurement portal – The Chest – specifying the works required to bring the site back into use. This is subject to the regularisation of the occupation of St Margaret’s school under a new 25 year lease and also consent from the SoS.
Option 3 - To re-run the original marketing exercise as a pure land transaction amended as necessary to take into account the investigation following the challenge to that process.

Option 1 - Retain the asset
Option 3 - To re-run the original marketing exercise as a pure land transaction amended as necessary to take into account the investigation following the challenge to that process.

Consultation at the Council has been undertaken with the following departments/individuals : Legal, Finance, Procurement, Audit, Property and Ward Councillors, together with Wider Public Consultation.