Decision details

Date of Decision:

24th February 2025

Title:

Acquisition of Calendar House, Mangham Way

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Kevin Fisher, Assistant Director Property and Facilities Services

Details of Specific Committee Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Assistant Director Property & Facilities Services acting as Property Officer in consultation with the Council’s

S. 151 Officer, Assistant Director – Legal Services, the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy

This decision seeks to exercise the powers delegated at Cabinet in September 2023 (minute no.58) to negotiate and agree the acquisition of property interests related to the Mainline Station

Decision:

The purchase (acquire) of Calendar House to facilitate the development of the Mainline Station, in line with delegations from Cabinet.

Reasons for the Decision:

The acquisition of this property is critical to the development of the station, providing essential emergency access/egress from the Northern platform necessary to satisfy Health and Safety operational requirements.  The site brings additional benefits in enabling direct access to the station from the North of the town.

Where the decision is made under specific delegation from a decision making body, the names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did so:

N/A

Reports or parts of reports considered

Rotherham Integrated (Mainline & Tram Train) Station Land Acquisition & Project

Update.

Minutes of Cabinet 18^th September 2023

Lucy Mitchell – Regeneration Manager

Lucy.Mitchell@rotherham.gov.uk