Note: Report of the Executive Member Housing and Regeneration and the Corporate Director for Place.

1. That the Strategic Land Review Programme for 2020/21 as set out in the report be approved.

2. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director Place to:

o   negotiate and accept bids in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and Systems and Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy.

o   specifically in relation to Brown Street Hale, to negotiate and accept offers from purchasers in respect of the disposal of individual residential apartments in the scheme.

o   engage external resources where this will assist in implementing the programme.

o   Commission, submit and/or authorise as appropriate:

i) any applications for planning permission on any properties included in the programme where this will assist in marketing and/or add value.

ii) any surveys/investigations where such surveys will reduce the risks associated with redevelopment and/or add value to the capital receipt /revenue return.

iii) any design for the site and or premises in association with either obtaining a planning consent or as part of options appraisal

iv) any demolitions or physical alterations this will either reduce the risks associated with holding the premise or accelerate the sale/redevelopment and/or add value to the capital receipt/revenue return.

o   offset eligible disposal costs against capital receipts in accordance with capital regulations.

o   advertise the intention to dispose of a site in the event that it comprises open space as defined by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, in accordance with the relevant statutory procedure, and if any objections are received, to refer to the relevant portfolio holder for consideration in consultation with the Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality and Climate Change.

o   acquire adjacent land or property where the acquisition will either add value to the overall development or de-risk the disposal/development of the Council asset.

o   add to or substitute sites into the programme during the year.

o   commission security services.

o   authorise alternative methods of disposal where appropriate.

3. That the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy in consultation with the Corporate Director Place and, where appropriate, the Corporate Director for Finance and Systems, be authorised to finalise and enter into all legal agreements required to implement the above decisions.

The Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration and the Corporate Director for Place submitted a report which proposed a Strategic Land Review Programme for the disposal of land and buildings during the financial year 2020/21, sought the necessary delegations and advised as to proposals for 2021/22 and 2022/23.

            RESOLVED -

(1)     That the Strategic Land Review Programme for 2020/21 as set out in the report be approved.

(2)     That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director Place to:

o   negotiate and accept bids in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and Systems and Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy.

o   specifically in relation to Brown Street Hale, to negotiate and accept offers from purchasers in respect of the disposal of individual residential apartments in the scheme.

o   engage external resources where this will assist in implementing the programme.

o   Commission, submit and/or authorise as appropriate:

i) any applications for planning permission on any properties included in the programme where this will assist in marketing and/or add value.

ii) any surveys/investigations where such surveys will reduce the risks associated with redevelopment and/or add value to the capital receipt /revenue return.

iii) any design for the site and or premises in association with either obtaining a planning consent or as part of options appraisal

iv) any demolitions or physical alterations this will either reduce the risks associated with holding the premise or accelerate the sale/redevelopment and/or add value to the capital receipt/revenue return.

o   offset eligible disposal costs against capital receipts in accordance with capital regulations.

o   advertise the intention to dispose of a site in the event that it comprises open space as defined by the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, in accordance with the relevant statutory procedure, and if any objections are received, to refer to the relevant portfolio holder for consideration in consultation with the Executive Member for Environment, Air Quality and Climate Change.

o   acquire adjacent land or property where the acquisition will either add value to the overall development or de-risk the disposal/development of the Council asset.

o   add to or substitute sites into the programme during the year.

o   commission security services.

o   authorise alternative methods of disposal where appropriate.

(3)      That the Corporate Director of Governance and Community Strategy in consultation with the Corporate Director Place and, where appropriate, the Corporate Director for Finance and Systems, be authorised to finalise and enter into all legal agreements required to implement the above decisions.