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REPORT OF THE INTERIM PROPERTY CONSULTANT

To seek Cabinet’s approval for the declaration as surplus to the District Council’s requirements approximately 3.05 acres of land at The Snipe, Weston.

NB: This item was considered following consideration of the Part 2 item of the same name.

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the land at The Snipe, Weston be declared surplus to the District Council’s requirements and the decision to place upon the open market or pursue alternative development options be delegated to the Service Director for Resources, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance and IT;

(2)       If the property is placed on the open market for sale, then following receipt of offers for the land identified in Appendix A, the decision to accept an offer is delegated to the Service Director for Resources, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance and IT.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

(1)       To provide a financial receipt to help fund the District Council’s capital programme;

(2)       To facilitate the provision of new private and affordable housing through the use of Council owned land that might otherwise remain of limited benefit to the community;

(3)       Marketing the land on the open market will maximise interest from developers and satisfy the requirements to obtain the best price reasonably obtainable.

Audio recording – 2 hours 33 minutes 1 second

NB The Committee, Member and Scrutiny Manager undertook a roll call to ensure that all were present and could hear and be heard.

NB This item was discussed following the Part 2 Item of the same name (Minute 80 refers)

The Executive Member for Enterprise and Cooperative Development presented the report entitled Land at the Snipe, Weston, Herts together with the following appendices:

·                Appendix A - Location Plan of Land to be Declared Surplus;

·                Appendix B – S.123 Local Press Advertisement.

Councillor Keith Hoskins proposed, Councillor Martin Stears-Handscomb seconded and it was:

RESOLVED:

(1)       That the land at The Snipe, Weston be declared surplus to the District Council’s requirements and the decision to place upon the open market or pursue alternative development options be delegated to the Service Director for Resources, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance and IT;

(2)       If the property is placed on the open market for sale, then following receipt of offers for the land identified in Appendix A, the decision to accept an offer is delegated to the Service Director for Resources, in consultation with the Executive Member for Finance and IT.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

(1)       To provide a financial receipt to help fund the District Council’s capital programme;

(2)       To facilitate the provision of new private and affordable housing through the use of Council owned land that might otherwise remain of limited benefit to the community;

(3)       Marketing the land on the open market will maximise interest from developers and satisfy the requirements to obtain the best price reasonably obtainable.