Decision details

Student Accommodation at West Point

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

1. That it be approved that the Council enter into an agreement to nominate units for student accommodation at West Point on the terms set out in the report.

 

2. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director, Place in consultation with the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy and the Corporate Director of Finance and Systems to finalise terms for the proposed agreement.

 

3. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy to enter into any documents required to implement the above recommendations.

 

4. That it be agreed that the Council should continue to work with UA92 and other interested parties to facilitate and enable the development of student accommodation within Old Trafford and Stretford which is consistent with the proposed masterplanning for those areas, using the powers at its disposal where reasonable and appropriate and subject to further Executive approval as required.

 

5. That this decision be considered as Urgent Business and exempted from the call – in process for the reasons given in the report.

Reasons for the decision:

To enable a nominations agreement to be agreed and signed for West Point in support of UA92.

Alternative options considered:

Enter into an agreement creating an option to take on a lease of West Point as approved as approved by the decision made on 17th September 2018. However it is considered that the nominations agreement achieves the same goals as a lease and is more flexible and has a reduced financial risk. Or, the Council to follow its original path and be a developer and provider of student accommodation. As set out in the previous report, this is not considered appropriate given the overall risk position.

Urgent item?: Yes

Publication date: 15/10/2019

Date of decision: 28/08/2019

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