To consider a report of the Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration.

1. That the Options Appraisal report produced by ARUP be noted.

2. That it be approved that an application be made to the Registration Authority (Planning and Development Management Committee) that the former William Wroe Golf Course site be designated as a Town/Village Green to provide additional legal protection beyond its green belt status and planning policy protection.

3. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place to complete and submit the application.

4. That it be acknowledged that the designation of William Wroe as a Town and Village Green may constitute a disposal under section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 and that such a disposal would be a disposal at undervalue; and that the disposal be approved as it promotes the social and environmental well-being of Flixton and its residents.

(v) That the undertaking be approved of further work to develop a masterplan for the William Wroe site and determine the most appropriate management and funding models.

The Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration submitted a report which provided an update on public engagement and options appraisal work which had been undertaken in relation to the former William Wroe golf course. In seeking the designation of the site as a Town and Village Green, it was also intended that the Executive would continue to develop a masterplan for the site and determine the most appropriate management and funding models. An opportunity was provided for Members to raise questions, which centred on the merits of alternative protection mechanisms, and implications more broadly across the borough.

RESOLVED –

(1)       That the Options Appraisal report produced by ARUP be noted.

(2)       That it be approved that an application be made to the Registration Authority (Planning and Development Management Committee) that the former William Wroe Golf Course site be designated as a Town/Village Green to provide additional legal protection beyond its green belt status and planning policy protection.

(3)       That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place to complete and submit the application.

(4)       That it be acknowledged that the designation of William Wroe as a Town and Village Green may constitute a disposal under section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 and that such a disposal would be a disposal at undervalue; and that the disposal be approved as it promotes the social and environmental well-being of Flixton and its residents.

(5)       That the undertaking be approved of further work to develop a masterplan for the William Wroe site and determine the most appropriate management and funding models.