Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations

1.    That the principle of selling the Council-owned Eldertree garage site to CADAM Construction Ltd, in order to enable residential development on an adjacent privately owned site, be approved.

2.    That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning, Regeneration and Transport to agree the terms for the sale, in consultation with the Council’s Section 151 Officer and subject to any conditions imposed by Planning.

3.    That authority to negotiate and complete the legal documentation to give effect to the Cabinet’s decision, be delegated to the Council’s Head of Legal Services.

Consideration was given to the report which explained why the Eldertree garage site should be sold to the Rotherham-based developer, CADAM Construction Ltd. CADAM had obtained planning permission to build 24 new homes on land adjacent to the garage sites but this was dependent upon the developer being able to acquire the site from the Council in order to gain access to the Eldertree Lodge site.

The Eldertree garage site had been valued and the developer and Council had agreed a position that reflected “best consideration to the Council.” By allowing the demolition of the garage sites, the Council would be facilitating the building of much needed housing in the Borough.

Eight of the garages on site were tenanted at the time the report was written meaning that the sale of the site would require existing tenants to vacate their garages. The Garage Site Development Protocol had been established and ensured tenants were provided with significant advance notice of the potential development and make provision to support any tenants who would face hardship.

Resolved:-

1.    That the principle of selling the Council-owned Eldertree garage site to CADAM Construction Ltd, in order to enable residential development on an adjacent privately owned site, be approved;

2.    That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning, Regeneration and Transport to agree the terms for the sale, in consultation with the Council’s Section 151 Officer and subject to any conditions imposed by Planning.

3.    That authority to negotiate and complete the legal documentation to give effect to the Cabinet’s decision, be delegated to the Council’s Head of Legal Services.