Decision details

Minor Property Transaction - Voluntary Sector Lease for the Endeavour Sea Scouts

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

RESOLVED:

 

That Cabinet authorise the surrender and regrant of the lease on a higher rent, as detailed in this report and instruct the Corporate Director of Place to complete the appropriate legal documents in consultation with Legal Services.

 

Reasons for decision

 

The Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Property introduced a report and recommendations, which Cabinet agreed, to make the necessary property lease decisions to enable the Endeavour Sea Scouts to utlilise the new Scout Hut built on Moorfield Road, Cowley and benefit from the Council’s established policy of discounted leases for the voluntary sector.

 

Alternative options considered and rejected

 

Cabinet considered the alternative options in the report, which included not to grant the lease negotiated or consider alternative uses, but discounted them.

 

Relevant Select Committee

Corporate Resources and Infrastructure

Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in)

Cabinet’s decisions on this matter can be called in by a majority of the select committee by 5pm, Friday 21 March 2025. If not called-in, Cabinet’s decisions can then be implemented.

Officer(s) to action

Jacob Davis

Directorate

Place

Classification

Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

 

Publication date: 14/03/2025

Date of decision: 13/03/2025

Decided at meeting: 13/03/2025 - CABINET

Effective from: 22/03/2025

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