(Report of the Director of Corporate Resources
– Agenda Item
27):
Our Chair agreed to admit the
report as urgent business. The report was late because of the need
to complete consultations. The report was too urgent to await the
next meeting because the report was on the Forward Plan and to
defer consideration would delay acting on the matter.
The interleaved report was the subject of a
motion to exclude the press and public from the meeting as it
contained exempt information relating to the business or financial
affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding
that information).
We noted that the Cabinet Member for Resources
had asked for the site to be marketed within a month and
discussions take place with the CSCA.
RESOLVED:
- That, subject to
satisfactory replacement of community facilities, approval be
granted to the release of the Welbourne Community Centre and site
for disposal and redevelopment.
- That approval be
granted to the draft Marketing Brief for the disposal and
development of the site to generate the optimum number of
residential units, taking account of the need for replacement
community facilities, in consultation with Ward members, the
Caribbean Senior Citizens Association (CSCA) and other
stakeholders.
- That
approval be granted to the marketing of the Welbourne Community
Centre site for sale on the open market for best consideration
reasonably obtainable and a preferred purchaser/developer be
selected.
- That officers be
authorised to:-
- Engage with the CSCA
to discuss the proposed development proposals noting that this
could result in the CSCA participating in securing community
facilities to enable them to continue meeting the needs of the
local community in the event that the Welbourne Community Centre
site is released for development.
- Engage other stakeholders in assessing the currently unmet needs
for community spaces, as well as considering the impact of the
scheme on demand for new community facilities, so that a
specification for additional community facilities could be included
within the brief and to assist with the future assessment of
Section 106 contributions.